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>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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-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-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 (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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