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>Latest weather: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Charlton Deli owner to buy Tatnuck Square Bushel 'N Peck in Worcester
+6:00: Aerial video (pictured) of the progress on construction of new Doherty High in Worcester (:58)
+6:00: Leicester, Worcester police departments recover 2 dirt bikes stolen from Leicester
+6:00: Monkeypox cases in Worcester reach 7
+6:00: Worcester County's COVID new cases flat; Mass. cases fall 6.6%
+6:00: Radio Worcester (11:11): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, monkeypox and health systems
+6:00: Holy Cross fifth-year seniors are hungry for another Patriot League football title
+Noon: Binienda Memorial Beach (formerly Coes Pond Beach) closed for third straight day
+Noon: Song to Get You Through the Week: The Devil's Twins deliver gritty, catchy "Anger Room"
+Noon: Worcester World Cup: El Salvador, Italy capture soccer titles during weekend tournament
+Noon: WooSox Rewind: Worcester slowly falling behind division leaders after 2-4 week
-27-year-old Worcester man killed in hit-and-run on I-290 in Worcester struck by "multiple" cars including tractor trailer, police say
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 15th
-People who use Worcester parking app need to install new app by Monday
-Indian Lake boat ramp closed Monday for herbicide treatment
-Worcester Public Schools Transportation Department open house noon-7 on Wednesday
-DUI checkpoint this weekend in Worcester County
-Clinton woman arrested for pushing boyfriend through door window for saying her friend looked pretty
>HOMES: 5 new Worcester houses on the market
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Young students learn West African dance at Ritmos Dance Studio
-Peppercorn's hosting Jimmy Buffet cover band August 20th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who kept working until age 90
-ICYMI: Alabama murderer arraigned in killing of 19-year-old Worcester woman in 1980
-Worcester man arrested after police find 2 loaded handguns in fanny pack
-State Senate candidates Kennedy, Petty to meet at forum
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury selectmen accept easement for Old Mill Road sidewalk
-Whitinsville glass factory property sells for $4.2 million
-2 Amazon-leased properties in Westborough receive $97 million for construction, refinancing
-Westborough police log, August 12th edition
-Leicester police logs, July 28th to August 3rd
-Fitchburg furniture store receives $15,000 NCMDC loan
>SPORTS: Red Sox blank Yankees, 3-0
-Linebacker Jacob Dobbs cooks up a storm while preparing for Holy Cross football season
-Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross basketball great, dies at 90
-Celtics to host Bucks at TD Garden on Christmas Day, report
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall, 6-5
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: 1 dead, 17 injured after vehicle struck a crowd at Pa. fundraiser for families of 10 house fire victims
-FBI confirms Alec Baldwin pulled trigger in fatal "Rust" shooting
-Tragic: 28 killed by wind-blown bouncy houses since 2000, study shows
>NEW ENGLAND: Memorial services held for mother and children killed in Northfield, N.H.
>HISTORY: Worcester and Casey At The Bat
>COLLEGES: Clark University professor Bob Tobin know for LGBT studies dies at 60
-Q&A with Worcester State VPA Professor Carlos Odria
>BUSINESS: Area credit union names new CEO
-When layoffs are looming, get proactive to save your job
>FOOD: Frozen pizza product recalled due to possible contamination with metal
>HEALTH: How the CDC’s new COVID guidance could affect schools
-Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Monday: 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: "Today Show" tensions still simmering after Savannah Guthrie’s return from her over-sleeping disaster
>MOVIES: "Bullet Train" speeds through box office again
>CELEBRITY: Steve Martin says he may retire after "Only Murders in the Building": “This is, weirdly, it”
-"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Denise Dowse dead at 64 after battling meningitis
>ANIMALS: Abandoned puppy with mange becomes beautiful, happy girl (3:22)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Delaware man wins second lottery jackpot in 5 weeks
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, watch feathers fly as turkey who broke into apartment dodges cops in wild chase
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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