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In The News
>WEATHER: Muggy with a mix of clouds and sun, high in the low 80s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Thousands ride as 47th Pan-Mass Challenge begins in Worcester (2:12). Article
-Earlier: Enthusiastic Pan-Mass Challenge riders arrive in Worcester (3:41). Article
-Related: Bruce Springsteen sends message to Pan-Mass Challenge Riders (video)
-Judge orders deportation after fake robbery of Austin Liquors
-Severe injuries after crash on Route 146
-Worcester man violates chainwide Walmart ban, tries to leave store with $384 haul in stolen shoes
-Worcester man arrested after Shrewsbury police find cocaine during inspection-sticker stop
-Meet Jimmy Cash, Worcester's funniest janitor
-Worcester farmers markets mark National Farmers Market Week
-$56,000 state grant expands pollinator gardens across Worcester Public Schools
-Our Bright Future secures funding for summer program, new Innovation Hub
-Ocean State Job Lot to donate 10,000 cans of formula in Worcester County
-Worcester nonprofit names new executive director
-T&G This Week: An overview of our criminal justice coverage guidelines
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Meet Tim Brumfield from Big Belly BBQ (6:46)
-Worcester restaurant celebrates 10th anniversary with Grill & Chill menu
-ICYMI: Drone video shows Worcester's beauty, traffic chaos rolled into one (:36)
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun at Peace Park
-Coes Reservoir reopens for weekend, treatment planned Monday
-Local woman rescues duck trapped at Salisbury Pond spillway
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 today
-Parking information for State Championship weekend
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Verizon to pick up Ripple Fiber's customer base after acquisition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hopedale interim administrator, assistant resign
-Fitchburg man wanted on arson charge in Myrtle Avenue house blaze
-Road closures Monday and Tuesday in Auburn
-Firm to be selected to update Spencer zoning bylaws, subdivision review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Pike GrungeFest, The Word Alive, Herb Alpert and more ...
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-Today! Community Drum Circles at The Village
-Slipknot reportedly kicks Sid Wilson out of band, another member posts cryptic message
>OPINION: Nicole Ethier: What I wish I knew before signing my son up for youth sports
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester Movies on the Common August 13th
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 226 (27:58): Charles Jackson, Building Bridges
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:35): Parole, online lottery, civilian review and residential programs closing
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:57): Civilian review board debate, police oversight & city council politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who had a 40-year career as an educator
>SPORTS: Training camp recap: Gabe Jacas makes Patriots practice debut
-Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity
-Red Sox beat Dodgers, 3-2
-Holy Cross sets fundraising records
-Bravehearts to host Beers Around the World on Monday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 4-3
-Worcester golf pro Jack Gale reflects on 50 years after PGA honor
>NATIONAL: Flock surveillance cameras targeted around the country amid opposition
-New footage captures moment cops found dead University of Idaho students
-Tragic: Pregnant mom found dead in Mexico after vanishing with her 7 children
>NEW ENGLAND: Video shows white shark swimming in Mass. (:45)
-Mass. Senate unanimously passes press shield law (1:40)
-He entered prison with a 2-year sentence. His family says medical neglect turned it into a death sentence
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $354,443 to expand hands-on life sciences training
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The hidden costs of retiring abroad
-We found Croatia's most unexpected attraction - underwater (2:59)
>BUSINESS: Local bank promotes V.P. to chief risk officer
-Saint-Gobain expands Northborough presence with $30 million fire lab
>HOMES: The truth about "clean eating": When healthy habits go too far (1:43)
>SHOPPING: Over 120,000 refrigerators recalled after 34 fires, 1 death: report
>HEALTH: Infuriating thing ovaries may start doing after menopause
-How high school health classes may help reduce teen substance use (2:38). Article
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): Smashburgers
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Spider-Man: The blockbuster franchise nobody's messed up
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore dies at 80
-Trace Adkins details being shot by his ex-wife during heated argument
>ANIMALS: Terrified German Shepherd finally finds courage to stand (3:56)
>HISTORY: New look inside the incredible world of daredevil Evel Knievel
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins 2 big lottery prizes in a week
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, iguana leaps out of box, gives FedEx store employees a scare
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>HELP WANTED
-Full-time line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Line cook, Worcester Mexican restaurant
-Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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