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In The News
>Latest weather: Summer-like warmth returns, high of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-State police searching local lake for missing boater
-Holden sophomore bikes to Revolution game to fight childhood cancer (1:17)
-Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Worcester
-Restaurant group buys Canal District site next to Bocado for $535,000
-What you need to know about Sunday's stART on the Street in Worcester
-Baking baklava is a full-time job for Worcester's Greek Festival
-Day of Play Family Festival returns to Elm Park
-Hundreds fill Institute Park Saturday for Yes to Recovery walk
-Beats and Barbecue hip-hop festival returns to Worcester Common
-Central Mass. Striders run to remember abducted Tennessee teacher
-Police in Worcester investigating Country Club Boulevard shooting that left 1 injured
-Worcester police recover stolen dirtbike, arrest rider
-WRTA Advisory Board to consider extending fare free through June
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
-Worcester events, take your pick: Greek Festival, Beats and Barbecue, stART on the Street
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (27:28): Paul Hernandez of Blue Flamingo
-Racial equity audit details internal struggles in Worcester City Hall
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-Don Landgren cartoon on Doherty High School fire, new city manager
-Vocero Hispano: 09-16-2022 al 09-22-2022
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury woman dies as a result of school bus crash
-Fire strikes three-decker on Rodney Street in Worcester
-Worcester man sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn woman battling ALS helps raise money for a cure
-Man arrested following 4-car Auburn crash, charged with driving truck at officer
-Former scientist from Whitinsville trades in lab coat for sewing needle, starts own clothing brand
-Former Becker College campus center open for learning to Leicester High School students
-Emergency water service repair in Shrewsbury on Sunday
-Wachusett Early Childhood Center is accepting applications
-Grafton releases official primary election results
-New owners of Gardner diner keeping it all in the family
-Salem Cross Inn barn in West Brookfield badly damaged in morning SUV crash
>SPORTS: Patriots vs. Steelers preview: 5 crucial matchups
-Patriots vs. Steelers: Expert predictions
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Crusaders roll past Yale in home opener, 38-14
-Holy Cross-Yale highlights (3:55). Press conference (4:39)
-Derek Ng sets HC record for most career field goals
-Royals smash Red Sox, 9-0
-WooSox lose in Scranton, 7-5
-Friday Night Frenzy Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
-Shrewsbury comes up big late, holds off St. John's in an in-town football thriller
-Oxford QB Lucas Lambert does it all as Pirates romp over David Prouty
>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: Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine's advances
-Puerto Rico under hurricane watch; Powerful storm strikes Western Alaska
-Tragic: 19 kids, 2 adults killed after truck smashes into school bus in South Africa
>NEW ENGLAND: 2-year-old Maine boy fatally struck by vehicle in his own driveway
-Man, teen killed after crash involving disabled vehicle on Connecticut road
>FOOD: Queen Elizabeth’s pancake recipe is going viral. Here’s how to make them
>COLLEGES: Nichols prof: Many Americans are facing economic distress and it's likely to get worse
-WPI is making STEM-focused Graduate Programs more accessible to meet market demands
>HEALTH: UMass Memorial Health doctor praises "cancer moonshot"
-Local doctor recommends people get new Bivalent COVID booster shot if they're eligible
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 33 (22:37): Abide Intergrative Services
-Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Stop using these male-to-male cords sold on Amazon due to shock & fire risks
>TV/STREAMING: Meet "SNL's" newest cast members
>MOVIES: "Confess, Fletch" streaming movie review: Stream it or skip it?
>CELEBRITY: Pat Sajak hints at "Wheel of Fortune" retirement: “We’re getting near the end”
>HOMES: Historic Mass. home on sale for first time in 300 years
>HISTORY: $5 note from Worcester County National Bank
>ANIMALS: Rabbits in South Carolina, Connecticut suddenly drop dead from lethal virus
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Rapper Bad Bunny helps buy home for 10-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor
-Meanwhile, in Taiwan, nursing home apologizes for hiring stripper for seniors in wheelchairs
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+Multiple openings, Town of Holden
-All front of house positions at Canal District restaurant
-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
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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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