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>Latest weather: Final day of oppressive heat & humidity, feels like 95 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Documentary on Burncoat dance program to be screened in Worcester
+Noon: Several people break into Gardner apartment, steal video games, trade some in, get arrested
+Noon: Maine man speeding through Lunenburg with over a pound of pot in his car gets arrested
+Noon: Chris Sale out for rest of season after injuring wrist in bike crash
+Noon: Serena Williams announces retirement
-Worcester Redevelopment Authority votes to purchase Denholm Building for $3 million
-Regular day at Worcester Starbucks after workers end strike
-Radio Worcester (8:07): Starbucks workers strike with Bailey & Imani of the East Central Street Starbucks in Worcester
-Take a Look inside Worcester's new RMV center
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 9th
-Mike Benedetti: City Council preview: Zoning, naming things, building disasters
-Worcester councilor probes city response to Mill St. collapse
-Worcester health leaders putting plans in place in case of a monkeypox outbreak
-Worcester stepping up efforts to combat mosquitoes
-Worcester flooding study aims to boost climate resiliency
-Worcester Public Schools will be screening kindergarten children by appointment August 29th to August 31st
-Don Landgren: Worcester-Holden trial verdict up in the air?
>SHOPPING: State sales tax holiday is August 13th-14th: Here's what you need to know
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Italian Festival returns to Worcester August 11th-14th
-Lineup announced for Central Mass. Jazz Fest September 20th to 24th
-"Epicenter 508" podcast, Volume 2, No. 2 (1:06:49)
-Radio Worcester: Matt Bissonette on the road with Elton John
-10 best places to get your blood pumping in Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who gathered with friends for breakfast every Saturday morning for 40 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man sues 2 police departments for arresting him for driving without a license, judge takes exception
-Worcester man to go on trial for murder of woman
-$100,000 lottery winner sold at Honey Farms in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 retired "40+ Club" employees honored by the town of Millbury
-Avoid Main Street in Grafton this week as road milling gets underway
-Auburn Police Department collecting school supplies for Auburn Youth and Family Services
-American Legion Post 42 is having a meeting Tuesday in Holden
-Shrewsbury to refresh website and release a mobile app
-"He was a loving kid" mom says of Uxbridge teen killed in violent weekend crash in Upton
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Uxbridge
-Teens heard screaming in Ashburnham, accuse police of sexual assault as they resist arrest
>SPORTS: Patriots 53-man roster projection
-Bruins announce return of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci
-Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley to leave Red Sox booth after season
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts season ends
-2 Bravehearts capture season-ending league awards
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: No-hitter win part of another .500 week
-Shrewsbury Post 397 Legion advances to World Series
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-Volkswagens, Audis recalled over risk of exploding airbags
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: FBI searches Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
-Here’s what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act
-Tragic: Baltimore girl, 15, shot and killed by boy, 9, playing with loaded gun
>NEW ENGLAND: Father, husband of New England shooting victims speaks out
-Actor Ezra Miller charged with burglarizing Vermont home
>BUSINESS: Worcester area unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in June
-Chase aims for 4 Worcester-area locations by 2025
-Profits down 18% at IPG Photonics, $300 million stock repurchase program launched
-Author Malcolm Gladwell slams working from home
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>COLLEGES: Clark partners with foundation to support after-school programs
-Holy Cross students pursue computer science passion through theoretical physics
>HEALTH: Under 60, healthy, vaccinated and boosted? "You’re in a pretty good place" with COVID
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network content to premiere on HBO Max
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Newton-John dies at 73
-Inside Olivia Newton-John's 30-year battle with breast cancer
-Where to watch "Grease" in honor of the late Olivia Newton-John
-David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, dies at 89
>ANIMALS: Watch beagles rescued from breeding facility play outside for first time
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates their 70th wedding anniversary
-Meanwhile, Subway fan scores sandwiches for life after getting massive logo tattoo
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
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-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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