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>Latest weather: Sunny and cool, high of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged in overdose death of a local woman
+6:00: Former Worcester school superintendent John Durkin mourned
+6:00: Worcesteria: The Worcester Public Library wants you back
+6:00: Shrewsbury’s Dean Park playground closed for renovations
+6:00: Bolton-area businesses look to LIV Golf Tournament for economic boost
+6:00: 20 beagles bred for research find new homes at Second Chance Animal Shelter
+Noon TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 2nd
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Amanda Baldi
+Noon: New movies around shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "Mack & Rita," "Rumble," "Burial" and more
-Worcester home gutted after evening fire in Quinsigamond Village
-Worcester police looking for 65-year-old man
-Worcester police clarify no shots were fired Wednesday downtown; incident appears to have been road rage
-Earlier: Worcester police investigating shooting downtown
-Dispute outside Worcester church that led to pastor tasered, churchgoers arrested, prompts lawsuit against police, city
-College students returning provides boost to Worcester's economy
-CEO of country's second-largest bank to speak in Worcester
-Free horse-drawn wagon history tours to return to Worcester’s Canal District
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - September
-Expert travel tips as people take to the roads Labor Day weekend
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown podcast (41:18): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy
-"Virtual debate" highlights from Chris Doughty, Geoff Diehl (2:49)
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 485 (28:25): A Tribute to Gary Vecchio
>FOOD: SEE THE MAP: 40 Pick-Your-Own Orchards in Central Mass.
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty Shrewsbury firefighters help a homeowner in need
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Woodstock Fair, OSV, Out to Lunch and more ...
-Electric Haze celebrates 9 years of creativity with Marvel Years
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — The gentle art of crushing a beer can on your head
-ICYMI: Minor struck by car on Mill Street in Worcester, police confirm
-Worcester police: Social media prompts return home for missing children
-New Doherty Memorial High School takes shape during construction
-REPORT: 102 structurally deficient bridges in Central Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): The Halal Guys opening soon at White Plaza in Shrewsbury
-Developers pitch 40B housing project on Main Street in Shrewsbury
-Grafton youth spend time in the slammer
-No room for mistakes for WRSD in next budget season
-Northborough seeks investor to refurbish historic White Cliffs mansion
-Leicester high juniors, seniors start school year on former Becker College campus
-62 year-old Brimfield woman ID'd as pedestrian struck, killed by motor vehicle on Route 20 August 26th
-Leominster police use confidential informant to catch local fentanyl dealer
-Monty Tech mourns sudden death of wrestling coach, father figure Kieron Smith
-Beloved Holden market closing for good on Sunday
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Texas, 9-8
-Holy Cross football visits Merrimack for payback, after learning from last season
-Holy Cross football team names 5 captains for 2022
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 4-3
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Airlines commit to free meals, lodging for delays ahead of Labor Day
-4 found dead in a North Dakota wheat field in an apparent murder-suicide
-Tragic: Student killed after pillar collapses at Lewis & Clark College
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. woman's death in Maine vacation home ruled homicide
-Former high school assistant lacrosse coach arrested on child pornography charge
>BUSINESS: Is it time for breweries to replace "craft" with "indie"?
-Private sector job growth slows to just 132,000 positions added in August, new ADP report shows
>COLLEGES: New Holy Cross arts center to welcome campus and local communities during Community Day
>HEALTH: U.S. life expectancy lowest in decades after dropping nearly a full year in 2021
-FDA clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 1:30-3:30 at Worcester Islamic Center
>SHOPPING: The 15 best Labor Day TV sales: Amazon, Samsung, Vizio and more
>HOMES: Mortgage rates climb to 5.66%, their highest level in 2 months
>TV/STREAMING: "Saturday Night Live" loses 3 more cast members ahead of Season 48
>MOVIES: 10 Must-See Movies Being Released in September
>CELEBRITY: Celeb chef and Clark grad celebrates 52nd birthday with bikini photo
>HISTORY: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 13: Famous beverage manufacturer
>ANIMALS: Guy follows stray dog in the desert for 4 days (1:00)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch as bull gets loose, flees into the crowd at rodeo
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>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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