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>Latest weather: Dry and quiet, high of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-9/11 to be recognized in Central Mass. by firefighters and others
-Local students build sculpture remembering 9/11 by using steel from World Trade Center
-1 person dead, another injured in single-car crash
-Canal Diggers 5K raises money for charity, runs through Worcester's Canal District
-Pride Worcester Festival hosts hundreds downtown
-The Saint Spyridon Grecian Festival returns to Worcester next weekend
-Is this Worcester restaurant is the best beer bar/gastropub in the state?
-Healthcare company with Worcester facility settles discrimination case with DOJ
-Worcester Regional Airport hiring on-call snow removal help for winter
-Project Bread helps connect healthy food to those who need it
-Bob Kraft unveils mobile medical unit for substance abuse care
-As Worcester prepares to publicize its racial equity audits, top leadership hopes to improve structural supports
-5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester beer garden extends operation downtown to October 28th
>SHOWTIME: Nominate your favorite artists, venues, and more for Worcester Music Awards
-The Faces of Worcester: Wairimu Macharia
>POLITICS: Rosen's Roundtable No. 486 (28:02): Schools
-Radio Worcester: First Worcester District State Senate primary wrap-up with Robyn Kennedy (14:42) and Joe Petty (2:54)
-Etel Haxhiaj: Inclusionary zoning right move for City Council
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who was active in her church for decades and was awarded a key to the city of Worcester
-ICYMI: 9-story high-rise proposed at former Canal District site of Fairway Beef
-Developer plans 218 apartments behind Shrewsbury Street restaurants
-Layoffs, furloughs hit Family Health Center of Worcester; branches outside city closed
-JetBlue switches to larger plane for daily service between Worcester and Fort Lauderdale
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Prolific residential developers buy Shrewsbury plot for $740,000
-Former Nashoba wrestler turned Marine drops everything to help train Ukrainian army units
-West Boylston store sells 6 $100,000 lottery tickets in 1 day
-Poker on Quaboag Pond raises money for environmental efforts
-Millbury's new Shaw Elementary School opens to students for first time
-Events on the horizon at Shrewsbury Senior Center
-Lowell investment group expands Gardner holdings
>SPORTS: No. 15 Holy Cross football team beats FBS Buffalo on game's final play
-Related: Holy Cross' Hail Mary game-winning play (1:13)
-Could Patriots offense unveil Alabama influence in season opener vs. Dolphins?
-Expert predictions: Week 1 picks for Patriots at Dolphins
-Red Sox smash Orioles, 17-4
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Lehigh Valley, 9-5
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-Mass. inspection sticker changes start November 1st
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Royal family members moved to tears by outpouring for the Queen
-Zelensky gloats as Russia flees vital supply hub in Ukraine
-2 Georgia deputies "ambushed," killed serving warrant
-Tragic: Sisters who survived Holocaust die days apart in Alabama
>BUSINESS: The world's second largest movie theater chain files for bankruptcy
>NEW ENGLAND: Search continues for jumper who leapt off Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge
-State launches website, map for sexual assault survivors
>FOOD: Kellogg's wants you to add water to its new cereal
>SHOPPING: Amazon has a secret warehouse section where you never pay full price for items
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria to hold groundbreaking October 1st for multipurpose athletic complex
>HEALTH: Mass. distributing 3.5 million free at-home COVID tests to residents
-Mass. reports 6,623 new COVID cases this week
-Over 31,000 kids battery-powered ear muffs recalled over burn risks
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: "Barbarian" slashes way to top of box office on Friday
>CELEBRITY: “Bar Rescue” host Jon Taffer opens new Taffer’s Tavern in Watertown
>ANIMALS: Here are the top 5 dog breeds in Mass.
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive houses sold in the city of Worcester, August 28th-September 3rd
>HISTORY: Worcester in the 1940s trough the '70s (11:14)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "Heroic" nurse saves baby who stopped breathing on Spirit Airlines flight
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, watch as a bear gets caught on camera opening SUV door, climbing inside
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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
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>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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