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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 42 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: 11-month-old baby, 2 adults shot on Harlem Street in Worcester
+Noon: The late Jeff Beck played Worcester twice, with the Yardbirds in '66 & Stevie Ray Vaughan in '89
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
+Noon: Thrift Store Finds: Formal, casual, designer labels, seekers' deslight
+Noon: Winter Walks: Worcester's Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary
+Noon: First Person: An adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"
-Break-in suspect found in building ductwork in Worcester
-3 Auburn minors charged after middle schoolers shot with gel pellets
-Coworker pulls gun, machete on Auburn colleague, police say
-Worcester investment advisor who pleaded guilty to stealing $2.8 million from his clients to be sentenced
-Worcester moves forward with hotel conversion for homeless despite residents' opposition
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-New Worcester restaurant hiring, opening soon
-Worcester colleges enlisted for heating, cooling center expansion
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-Boston RV & Camping Expo opens Friday (2:02)
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from ASL Club at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury (:51)
>FOOD: Worcester donut shop debuts last menu
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Rock trio Space Casino to play at Ralph's in Worcester
-Last Call: Glenn Reinhardt of the Fitchburg Pilots Association
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Rethinking Assisted Living with Notre Dame's Winter Stay
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who fought on D Day and in the Battle of the Bulge
-ICYMI: Top of tractor-trailer truck peeled open after hitting bridge in Worcester
-Grill raising money to open Worcester restaurant
-Worcester Walmart violated Mass. law after homeless camp clearing: City
-Dental practice with offices in Worcester and Auburn to pay $3.5 million settlement over claims of deceptive advertising
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Removal of cafeteria essentials “last straw” for some Mountaineers
-LIFT Fitness in Holden not just prioritizing health, but overall wellness in 2023
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 person seriously injured in rollover crash in Northbridge
-First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury celebrates 300 years
-"Antiques Roadshow" is coming to Sturbridge (:24)
-Fight at Fitchburg High leads to 2 arrests
-Upton police seek to identify man in A&B investigation
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Pelicans, 125-114
-Changes expected for Patriots after Kraft-Belichick meeting
-NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule, TV and announcers
-Damar Hamlin heading home after being discharged from Buffalo hospital
-Holy Cross women's basketball team rallies from 13 down to win at home. Highlights (2:33)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Lehigh
-Signs and sounds from the Holy Cross women's hockey team's win at Fenway Park (2:40)
-"Boy, I love this team," Wachusett girls' basketball coach Jim Oxford says of 7-0 squad
-Railers lose to Newfoundland, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: At least 6 injured in attack at central Paris railway station
-Uvalde school police chief told investigators why he didn’t try to stop gunman
-Tragic: 12-year-old girl stabs 9-year-old brother to death
>NEW ENGLAND: Vigil to be held for missing Cohasset woman as search for mom of 3 continues
-Man charged with murder, arson after 80-year-old woman found dead in burned Attleboro home
>COLLEGES: A whimsical floral design by Clark prof. appears on rolls of Bounty paper towel
-Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday in Worcester: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: What the new Mass. data privacy act means for business
-Kathleen Jordan to take over leadership of Seven Hills
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Paramount+ boss teases there’s “a lot more coming” From Taylor Sheridan
>MOVIES: Netflix movie preview 2023
>CELEBRITY: Jeff Beck, guitar virtuoso who influenced generations, dies at 78
-Ben Affleck dishes out Dunks in Medford for commercial shoot
>ANIMALS: Giant dog's emotional support animal is a cat (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, video shows the moment a deer crashed through a glass door at a butcher shop
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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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