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>Latest weather: Blazing sun, high humidity, high of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: USPS waiting on notification of Denholm Building sale to decide future of Downtown Worcester post office
+6:00: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Blitz, Conrad, Heron and more
+Noon: 40-year-old man arrested overnight inside Auburn Mall
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 30th
+Noon: Wonder Bar Express in Shrewsbury announces closing
+Noon: Extreme set to rock Indian Ranch, open for Aerosmith at Fenway Park
+Noon: Welsh guitar phenom James Oliver makes U.S. debut including Tree House Brewing show
+Noon: Massachusetts Cultivator’s Cup coming to Worcester
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Shores of Coes Reservoir made for a perfect playground
-Restaurant to reopen Monday at new Downtown Worcester location
-35-year-old Worcester woman arrested for breaking and entering
-Worcester man on moped blows red light in Athol, flips over Honda, attempts to flee, gets arrested
-Worcester offers perks like free parking and no drug test to lure new workers
-Worcester to build micro-units for chronically homeless
-Worcester students excited to return to classrooms (2:32)
-Worcester students head back to school with new safety changes
-New Worcester buses, eager drivers roll out for first day of school
-Worcester Public Schools will be screening kindergarten children by appointment through Wednesday
-These are the 20 highest paying education jobs in the Worcester area
-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"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown podcast (41:18): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy
-Radio Worcester (10:02): Yes on 1: The Fair Share Amendment with Shanique Spalding
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival marches on with music, food, fun
-Simple Plan, Sum 41 return to Worcester for "Blame Canada Tour"
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Genosha rappers land blows with "Axe Gang"
-Radio Worcester (5:43): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, monkeypox and back to school
-Don Landgren: Worcester getting serious with the trash talk
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman's whose retirement was as busy as her career
-ICYMI: WPD asks for help finding missing 17-year-old
-Kelley Square gas station, convenience store, Dunkin' now open
-Worcester resident wins $825,000 in Connecticut lottery
-88 new banners hanging to promote Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): WRTA changes end of Route 12 because of construction at Edgemere Crossing
-Bishop McManus comes to Shrewsbury to celebrate Saint Mary’s 100th anniversary
-School starts Tuesday — here’s a few changes in Grafton
-Water service interruption in Jefferson
-"Wizard of Oz" lesson at Millbury Public Library
>SPORTS: Belichick preaching patience after preseason finale dud
-Twins beat Red Sox, 4-2
-Celtics' Gallinari suffers knee injury while playing for Italy
-Sinead Walsh named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Bravehearts attendance up 30% from 2021
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-MLB players' association trying to unionize minor leaguers
-Here's a starting 11 of Central Mass. football players to watch
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: 2 die, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting rampage; suspect dead
-Fuel leaks force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket
-Tragic: Girl, 3, declared dead, wakes up at her funeral — then dies again
>NEW ENGLAND: 59-year-old dentist, 21-year-old woman die in murder-suicide in Conn.
-Rep. candidate for governor Chris Doughty with Jon Keller (5:05)
-Vermont sheriff's captain fired, footage shows him kicking detainee
>BUSINESS: No Central Mass. public companies are led by a female CEO
-Westborough company launches new version of analysis tool for bakeries
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross welcomes largest class in school history
>HEALTH: Many patients stop taking statins because of muscle pain, but statins aren’t causing it, new study says
-How to get free COVID tests delivered before the program is suspended on Friday
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library and 5:30-7:30 at City Hall vigil
>FOOD: Dunkin’ to offer teachers free coffee for back-to-school
>SHOPPING: The 15 best small female owned brands on Amazon to shop now
>HOMES: Home sale cancellations rise in "remarkably uncertain time"
>ANIMALS: Rescue dog was terrified of going outside until... (3:45)
>TV/STREAMING: Drew Barrymore abruptly cancels taping for season 3 premiere of her struggling talk show
>MOVIES: Weird Al Yankovic kisses Madonna in trailer for new biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe
>CELEBRITY: Kelli Giddish forced out of "Law & Order: SVU" by NBC, report claims
>HISTORY: The WPD at the Worcester Historical Museum
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Postal worker helps save assault victim in Connecticut
-Meanwhile, in Utah, couple's height difference earns them Guinness World Record
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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