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>Latest weather: Plenty of sunshine, high of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester students excited to return to classrooms (2:32)
+6:00: Worcester offers perks to lure new workers
+6:00: These are the 20 highest paying education jobs in the Worcester area
+6:00: Radio Worcester (5:43): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, monkeypox and back to school
+6:00: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival marches on with music, food, fun
+6:00: Don Landgren: Worcester getting serious with the trash talk
+6:00: Sinead Walsh named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Worcester students head back to school with new safety changes
+Noon: Caribbean American Carnival returns to Worcester
+Noon: 35-year-old Worcester woman arrested for breaking and entering
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 29th
+Noon: Today is last day to apply for mail-in state primary ballot
+Noon: Fuel leaks force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket
-WPD asks for help finding missing 17-year-old
-Kelley Square gas station, convenience store, Dunkin' now open (pictured)
-Worcester resident wins $825,000 in Connecticut lottery
-Caribbean American Carnival parade fills streets of downtown Worcester after 3 year absence
-88 new banners hanging to promote Downtown Worcester
-Worcester students can track their bus this school year on mobile app
-Vernon Hill American Legion Post collects money, LEGO sets for children with cancer at motorcycle ride
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Donna Colorio could be Worcester mayor with a Senator Petty; PAC calls her "radical"
-Bill Shaner: A guide to the First Worcester District Senate race
-Beacon Hill Chat No. 351 (27:29): Steven Schimmel
-Worcester Public Schools will be screening kindergarten children by appointment through Wednesday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WATCH: Tattoo the Earth Festival rocks Worcester
-Anthrax, Black Light Society and Hatebreed play Tattoo the Earth
-Mass. offering artists COVID recovery grants
-Vocero Hispano: 08-26-2022 al 09-01-2022
-ICYMI: 20-year-old killed in Conn. crash involving Worcester tractor trailer driver
-White Eagle celebrates 85 years in Worcester, honors heritage at Polish Festival
-Worcester police host first back to school bash at Institute Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woodstock Fair returns Labor Day weekend with rides, entertainment
-Shrewsbury Fire Department hosts Firefighter Awards Ceremony
-Arrest made in Charlton hit-and-run that severely injured bicyclist
>SPORTS: Tom Brady breaks silence on mystery absence: "Lot of s--t going on"
-Tampa beats Red Sox, 12-4
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Mets, 7-5
-Galaxy beats Revolution, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon
-2 dead and at least 1 injured in a shooting at an Oregon grocery store
-Tragic: 5-year-old who was left in car dies outside Texas elementary school
>NEW ENGLAND: Hiker dies after collapsing at Mount Washington summit
-Rep. candidate for governor Chris Doughty with Jon Keller (5:05)
-DCF worker nabbed for protecting area mother wanted for child sex trafficking, police say
>BUSINESS: Low fuel inventories cause special concern in Northeast
>HEALTH: DPH reports 37 new monkeypox cases in Mass.
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library and 5:30-7:30 at City Hall vigil
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A products contain undeclared dairy allergen
>SHOPPING: HP Labor Day sale 2022: 8 deals on laptops, desktops, more
>HOMES: See the top 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County last week
>ANIMALS: Dozens more beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility now in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: New on Hulu in September
>MOVIES: Coming to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day
>CELEBRITY: 2022 MTV VMAs: The complete list of winners
-The best and worst moments from the VMAs
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hospital's first-time procedure saves newborn
-Meanwhile, Oscar Mayer debuts jot dog-flavored popsicle
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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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