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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 87 today in Worcester
-Watch: Vivid lightning streaks across Worcester sky (:44)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: High-speed chase through 4 towns ends with multi-car crash in Webster, police say
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Asteroid City," "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," and more
+Noon: Sweet drops in a bitter cup — new book depicts Stanley Kunitz's mother
-Worcester's newest brewery opens after years of planning
-West Nile Virus found in Worcester mosquitoes, spraying to follow
-Judge orders G.P.S. removed for former Worcester teacher accused of sex trafficking
-2 men plead guilty to tax fraud in Worcester federal court
-Lt. Gov. Driscoll went knocking on doors in Worcester to underscore MassHealth changes
-Worcester hospital ranked among top cancer hospitals in America
-Worcester Fire Department holding 3 open houses in July
-Radio Worcester (17:23): Homelessness, lifeguards and more with Worcester Mayor Joe Petty
-100 FM The Pike (6:24): City Manager Eric Batista talks about the city's new 311 app
-Unsolved: Worcester -- 50th Anniversary of Worcester's Deadliest Fire - Part 1. Video (22:57). Audio (24:06)
-Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26): Meg describes how she had to navigate the healthcare system to get needed care
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 3 (9:20); Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11); Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant open for lunch this summer
-ICYMI: Victim of random Gardner stabbing shares story (2:30) . Article
-Menkiti expands Downtown Worcester redevelopment effort with another Main Street acquisition
-Worcester convenience store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Man with gun arrested near Polar Park during WooSox game
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Former Celtic visits "Back to Basics"
-Bagel Inn marks 29th anniversary
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Seniors, students meet their Pen Pals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Touch-a-truck event 11-1 Friday in Rutland
-Local ninja warriors make their mark
-Roadwork Friday in Millbury
-Millbury woman named Ms. Massachusetts Senior America
-Gardner community rallies around toddler with extremely rare kidney disease
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Garden Fairy shares the magic of flowers
-Bolton woman shows off her “green hammer”
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things: Worcester Youth Speak Honestly, Pop 2000, Yoga ...
-Worcester Arts Council funding priorities survey now open
-A sports star of history, sci-fi adventures and more in area literary events
>HISTORY: With time passing, new challenges in teaching about the Holocaust
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 103 (28:25): David Nishimura on Pens
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 86 (27:26): Hamzah Henshaw, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local newspaper reporter Ken Powers
>SPORTS: Bravehearts fall to Vermont in extra innings. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday
-Worcester Academy's Mav Rizy delivers coast to coast in summer showcases
-Worcester Rugby Sevens Tournament set for Saturday
-Unity Radio (1:00:01): Punch Out at Polar Park
-Revolution beat Atlanta, 2-1
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: U.S. sets a grim milestone with record for the deadliest 6 months of mass killings
-What's behind the summer slump at Disney World and Universal Orlando
-Tragic: Father of 5 dies after falling 150 feet from Multnomah Falls trail
>NEW ENGLAND: Man drowns in home in Vermont’s 1st recorded flooding death
-12-year-old fatally shot in Boston
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Alumni Association welcomes new board members
-Holy Cross students gain clinical experience at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center internship
>HOMES: Nantucket home sells for a state record at $38.1 million
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 fairytale castles in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Hanover Insurance named among top 200 companies to work for
-Mass. Brewers Guild names new leaders
>SHOPPING: 10 things to find at Brimfield Antique Flea Market's summer session this week
>HEALTH: First over-the-counter birth control pill gets F.D.A. approval
-"Rapid" rise in child kidney stone cases concerns doctors
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix’s new releases in July
>MOVIES: "Barbenheimer": "Barbie," "Oppenheimer" double-feature obsession
>CELEBRITY: Hollywood actors vote to join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike
>FOOD: Worcester bakery creates custom cake with Pablo Escobar theme
>ANIMALS: Stray cat decides to work at car shop and greet customers (4:21)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy rescues 2-year-old sibling from drowning in family pool
-Meanwhile, in Florida, viral video shows raccoon getting doughnut from Dunkin' drive-thru
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+Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
-2 patrol positions at Leicester Police Department
-Part-time servers at local restaurant
-Bus and van drivers at W.R.T.A.
-Water Operator for Holden D.P.W.
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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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