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In The News
>Latest weather: Fall-like weather, high of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Shrewsbury fan facing up to 20 years after pleading guilty in Worcester woman's 2018 death
+6:00: School bus in accident in Shrewsbury
+6:00: WPS instrument rental night tonight
+6:00: Worcester Community Action Council moving this fall
+Noon: Doherty fire will have "minimal impact" on school construction
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 15th
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cake Breaker
+Noon: The Space Prince ready to electrify with "Psycha"
-Overnight: Tentative railway labor agreement reached, averting national strike
-Company opens new global headquarters in Worcester
-Worcester pub offers amazing all-you-can-eat wings deal
-Worcester police make arrest for loaded gun, open Hennessy bottle after traffic stop on Highland Street
-Worcester man sentenced for fraudulent sports car purchase
-Auburn police seek assistance to identify theft suspect
-Worcester affordable housing coalition highlights "desperate need" in push for inclusionary zoning policy
-Spa in Worcester focuses on sports massage through partnerships with local pro teams
-Pride, BLM part of designs of painted pianos created by Nativity School students
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Matt York delivers heartbreaking "Gently Used"
-Worcester will be swinging with free concerts September 20th through 24th
-Last Call with Thomas Connell, Civil War re-enactor
-Bad Advice: The Sort of Late Show
-Beats and Barbecue returns to bring the groove to Worcester Common
-Worcester accepting nominations for Poet Laureate to follow Juan Matos
-The Faces of Worcester: Serenity Jones
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (22:30): Linette of Real Meals
>POLITICS: Worcester mayor backs Batista, but councilors want city manager search to go on
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who started and ran 3 successful businesses
-ICYMI: Movie to film in Downtown Worcester this week
-Permit for welding at new Doherty High was expired when fire started, city says
-ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to New York City on JetBlue for $39
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Floor & Decor coming to Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Man drives on flat tires to evade police during 21-mile chase from Sterling to Concord
-Shawna Shea Film Festival celebrates anniversary with Skids doc and more
-Holden recreation facilities could get major expansion
-Wachusett Regional School District Committee working on dress code update
-Music lessons available at Wachusett
-Nursing scholarship available for BSN students
>SPORTS: Yankees beat Boston, 5-3
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (24:26): Title IX reflection with Mary McNaughton-Collins
-Patriot League recognizes 5 Crusaders as Trailblazers of Distinction during the 50th anniversary of Title IX
-WooSox lose in Scranton, 4-1
-Shrewsbury-St. John's rivalry highlights a week of new matchups
-West Boylston football ready to move on after upending Northbridge
>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: Nearly 20% of Congress trades stocks that present conflicts of interest: report
-Holiday plane ticket prices hitting 5-year high as travel chaos continues
>NEW ENGLAND: Florida governor flies 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard
-Healey opens general election with big lead over Diehl: Suffolk/NBC poll
>SHOPPING: Americans won't be going crazy with holiday gifting this year
>FOOD: Raisins distributed at stores nationwide recalled
>COLLEGES: UMass Graduate School of Nursing welcomes 43 to field at pinning ceremony
-NIH awards $1.8 million to WPI researcher to advance process that could streamline drug development
>HEALTH: COVID end "in sight," deaths at lowest since March 2020, WHO says
-Vitamin D won't protect you from COVID or respiratory infections, studies say
-UMass Medical School to test Paxlovid in kids
-Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: Workers say this is the No. 1 reason they'll quit
-Inflation remains high despite lower gas prices and cheaper used cars
>TV/STREAMING: Is the show over for Showtime? Paramount looks to consolidate the struggling network with Paramount+
>MOVIES: Christian Bale and David O. Russell met for 6 years over "Amsterdam"
>CELEBRITY: Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are "living separately," source tells CNN
>HISTORY: Award medal for the Bancroft School in Worcester in 1931
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold this week in Worcester County
>ANIMALS: Caught on camera, shark jumps onto fishing boat off the coast of Maine
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS driver rescues dogs from drowning in a backyard pool
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear crashes birthday party (:30)
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-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
-Kitchen staff at Worcester restaurant expanding hours
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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
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-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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