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In The News
>Latest weather: A couple of rounds of showers and thunderstorms today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Permit for welding at new Doherty High was expired when fire started, city says
+6:00: Movie to film in Downtown Worcester this week
+6:00: Weekend traffic advisory for stArt on the Street festival on Sunday
+6:00: Worcester was one of the first places to offer these increasingly popular donuts in Mass.
+6:00: Worcester area pet adoption: Brody, Isa, Ana and more
+Noon: Worcester man charged in overdose death out on $20,000 bail after Superior Court arraignment
+Noon: Inside food pantries and the fight against hunger in Worcester County
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 13th
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Greek Festival returns to St. Spyridon after 4-year hiatus
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Worcester Auditorium revitalization a welcome effort
+Noon: This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of September 12th
-Construction worker injured in fire at Doherty High School (2:11)
-Foam roofing insulation fueled fire at new Doherty High construction site
-Over 200 rounds of ammunition in vehicle leads to arrest
-Moose on the loose in Sterling caught on video (:47)
-Don Landgren: Who is against the Indian Lake jet ski ban?
>POLITICS: 7 takeaways from Kennedy-Petty state Senate race; winning strategies, win for progressives
-Radio Worcester: First Worcester District State Senate primary wrap-up with Robyn Kennedy (14:42) and Joe Petty (2:54)
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 486 (28:02): Schools
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>HOMES: See 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Song to Get You Through the Week: Charley Carrozo charms with joyous "Namaste"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (22:30): Linette of Real Meals
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who served as eucharistic minister for over 40 years
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help locating nonverbal 18-year-old
-Local singer Cara Brindisi set to compete on NBC's "The Voice"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victim in fatal Oxford single-car crash identified; passenger hospitalized
-Main Street work in Holden to conclude with resurfacing
-Wachusett grad awarded Bay State scholarship
-Fitchburg High School locked down for student with knife
-Crews put out fire on 2-story home in Fitchburg
-Gardner students return to school after building construction delay
-Athol man who attacked wife while drunk, then police after she escaped, returning to court Tuesday
>SPORTS: Holy Cross football team ranked 12th and 13th nationally in new polls
-Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka named National Offensive Player of the Week by Stats Perform
-Mac Jones plans to be ready for Steelers after back injury
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-6 runners who will make an impact in Central Mass. girls' cross-country this season
>CARS: 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: Ukraine keeps up momentum as forces liberate more villages and reach Russian border
-Fewer children faced food insecurity last year, but more elderly Americans did
-Police believe 3 children drowned by mother at NYC beach
-Tragic: Teen studying to be a doctor dies after sip of piña colada
>NEW ENGLAND: In Boston, president sets "cancer moonshot" goal of cutting death rates in half
-Referendum on controversial new law will appear on Mass. ballot
>COLLEGES: Nearly 100 Clark graduate students in union cast votes for possible strike
-WPI joins the community-based Global Learning Collaborative
>HEALTH: Vitamin D won't protect you from COVID or respiratory infections, studies say
-How to navigate rollout of new COVID boosters in Mass.
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Why wireless carriers are able to give out iPhone 14s
-Railroads, unions pressured to reach deal to avoid "economic disaster"
>FOOD: Artificial sweeteners may raise risk of heart disease or stroke, new research finds
>TV/STREAMING: 'SNL' announces premiere date amid major shake-ups
>MOVIES: Harrison Ford makes emotional return to Indiana Jones franchise
>CELEBRITY: See the full list of winners of Emmy Awards
-All the best-dressed celebrities at the Emmys
>ANIMALS: Watch as a sea lion jumps onto boat to escape killer whales
>HISTORY: Worcester in the 1940s trough the '70s (11:14)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Amazon driver hailed as hero for helping family get out of burning home
-New "breathtaking" Webb images to reveal the secrets of star birth
-Meanwhile, in China, a man rode a hydrogen balloon to pick pine nuts. He ended up drifting more than 175 miles
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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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