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>Latest weather: Another warm one, high of 89 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-38 apartments planned for old tool factory near Polar Park in Green Island
-Latin American Festival in Worcester showcases cultural pride and unity
-Hundreds ride motorcycles, raise money for Project New Hope in Worcester
-23-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-UMass Memorial Health treats 10,000th patient at COVID treatment center
-Chamber official upset by Worcester school's monument for this reason
-4 first-year Worcester Public Schools teachers share feelings on city, year ahead
-Volunteers pull invasive water chestnut plants from water at Coes Reservoir
-Getting out the vote early: Worcester voters can fill out, submit ballots starting August 27th
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
-Ribbon cutting ceremony held for Worcester's new RMV service center
-Worcester County drenched with outdoor water use restrictions as drought rages
>MOVIES: Filmed in Central Mass., "The Liberator" to be screened in Marlborough
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Home Free, She's Busy, Pride Pageant and more ...
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-The Faces of Worcester: Debbi Mallinson
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 888 (28:00): Ann Lisi
-Vocero Hispano: 08-19-2022 al 08-25-2022
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime local business owner
-ICYMI: Family owned Worcester pub & restaurant to close after 52 years
-Area postal worker busted for stealing packages, feds says
-West Mountain Street water main leak in Worcester to be fixed by "Monday the latest"
-Popular Worcester restaurant plans to fix longtime parking woes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Police rescue doesn’t stink
-Holden Bandstand concert 6-8 p.m. Sunday
-Shrewsbury girl wins gold medals at World Karate Championships
-Oriol names 2022 scholarship winners
-Paxton resident is Living Proof
-Girl Scouts get OK to install bat houses in Sterling to help fight mosquito-borne viruses
-Plan would turn former bowling alley in Leominster into new DCF office
-Check your trees for Asian longhorned beetle
>SPORTS: 5 Patriots who made a roster push against Carolina
-Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski were almost Raiders
-Red Sox beat Baltimore, 4-3
-Ex-Red Sox Bill Lee "wasn’t breathing" after collapse, revived
-Holy Cross junior QB Matthew Sluka ready to lead offense again
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 5-1
-Montreal beats Revolution, 4-0
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-Which EVs qualify for new U.S. tax credit? Websites offer help
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: E. Coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio that has sickened 29 people is concerning, CDC says
-A partial foot in a shoe is discovered in one of Yellowstone’s deepest hot springs
-Tragic: Mom dies after being struck by lightning while waiting for child to be released from school
>NEW ENGLAND: Unprecedented 30-day shutdown of Orange Line underway
-Drug traffickers torture Mass. man for wrongly thinking he snitched, feds say
>BUSINESS: American Airlines buys 20 supersonic planes to zip travelers across the globe in half the time
-Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 31 (18:08): Bri’s Sweet Treats
>COLLEGES: WPI undergrads navigate move-in day
-Cantor Art Gallery at Holy Cross commissions large-scale painting to mark opening of new home
>HEALTH: Health leaders recommending patients get their flu shot before October
-New CDC quarantine guidelines: What to do if you test positive
>FOOD: Buffalo Wild Wings is adding pizza to its menu
>HOMES: Mass. housing prices set record, even as market cools
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend
>CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married — again
-Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at convention
>SHOPPING: Ocean State Job Lot's Educator Deal Days run through August 24th
>ANIMALS: Sick rescue beagle has puppy energy thanks to foster mom (3:26)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nation’s senior letter carrier celebrates 70 years on the job
-Can you spot the hidden number in this magic optical illusion?
-Meanwhile, in California, monkey believed to be behind 911 call from zoo
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>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
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-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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