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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police bodycam: Teen shot by taser after Little League brawl
+6:00: Worcester airport to see second phase of runway fixes start August 21st, Massport say
+6:00: Jennifer Algarin sentenced to prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2019
+6:00: Mental health crisis in the Worcester schools: What is being done about it?
+6:00: Worcester Election: Forums porobe district City Council candidates
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts tie as league's wins leader, but end up third seed in playoffs
+Noon: A repurposed school bus is bringing arts, tech programs to underserved youth in Worcester
+Noon: Pop punk band Yellowcard celebrates "Ocean Avenue," hits Worcester with new music
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Old Orchard Beach brings memories of childhood vacations
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Last call: Worcester bar closes, will relocate outside of city
-New Tradition Bar opens in Worcester
-Worcester Regional Airport 2023 passenger numbers "stronger" after pandemic
-UMass Memorial ranked among best hospitals in state, new study says
-Drone flight inside Doherty Memorial High School construction (3:55)
-Worcester police arrest man after commercial break-ins on Green Street
-Radio Worcester (26:53): 6 nonprofits successfully relocate to former Unum building in Worcester
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Rival Gang Retaliation". Video (18:19). Audio (20:21)
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (8:10) -- Taste the Best of Central Mass. with Worcester Restaurant Week
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit receives $4 million for Greendale demolition, redevelopment
-Nonprofit Be Like Brit is increasing its security measures following kidnapping in Haiti
-Worcester hotel being converted into housing for the homeless is sold for $10.8 million
-What you need to know: Worcester preliminary election on September 5th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Mountview Middle School graduates, award recipients
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ski Ward making snow in August
-Marion’s Camp in Sutton closed to swimming August 10th
-Bolton Fair returns for 140th year this weekend
-Millbury's link to professional basketball's integration efforts
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury police activity for July
-Grafton Select Board supports bottle bill revisions
-Summer concerts continue in Item towns
-Blackstone Valley Tech announces third trimester commendation list
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Access presale tickets for Disney on Ice at the DCU Center
-100 FM The Pike (4:51): Andy Grigorov from Cinema Worcester on finding a theater
-RoboCop's Peter Weller insults, annoys and kind of entertains at FAN EXPO Boston panel
-Aislynn Doyle: “I’d love to see actual proof”
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 176 (28:39): Nelly Medina, Candidate for School Committee, District E
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 14 (27:29): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nurse who passed away at age 101
>SPORTS: Patriots gearing up for first preseason game
-Red Sox beat Royals, 6-2
-$5 tickets to Bravehearts' playoff game at 7 p.m. Wednesday
-TODAY! Fan bus to Burlington, Vermont for Bravehearts' playoff opener
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox 4-2 week keeps them in International League’s second-half playoff race
-Holy Cross football team ranked No. 5 in preseason Top 25
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Over 120,000 Kia Niro, Niro EV cars recalled for risk of engine compartment fire
>NATIONAL: $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the 3rd largest in U.S. history
-3 dead, dozens injured as tour bus crashes on Pennsylvania highway
-Tragic: Girl, 8, shot by man upset with kids making noise
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. father indicted in death of his son, 7, found burned, beaten
-Complaint leads to discovery of body at Boston public works facility
>COLLEGES: Women are still underrepresented as college presidents
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most patriotic small towns in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Is this the summer of strikes for U.S. workers? Here’s what the data says
-Should you be confident in The Hanover Insurance Group?
>SHOPPING: Here's when Christmas Tree Shops will hold its final day of business
>HEALTH: COVID levels in Mass. trending up
-A blast of air up the nose can stop migraine pain: new study
>FOOD: Lunchables adding fresh fruit to new snack tray, available in some stores this month
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 30th to August 5th
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy!" producer reveals big changes for "derailed" Season 40
>MOVIES: Take a look at the movies coming to theaters in August
>CELEBRITY: "Today" contributor Jill Martin opens up about “scary” cancer journey
>ANIMALS: Chimp sees the sky for first time in 28 years (2:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 8th (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mail carrier saves the life of 90-year-old woman during her shift
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, truck spill covers highway in nacho cheese
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-All positions at Worcester Restaurant Group
-Police officer, Town of West Boylston
-Before and after school program staff, Town of Holden
-3 positions with Holden D.P.W.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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