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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Second Out to Lunch of the season brings arts, music, business and more to the Common
+6:00: Elevated cocktail lounge The 1885 coming to Worcester’s Canal District
+6:00: Traffic advisory for Saturday's Latin American Festival in Worcester
+6:00: The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2023 season
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "No Hard Feelings," "Elemental," and more
+Noon: Worcester Walks: The city's only flock of sheep say hello at Donker Farm
+Noon: Jazz at Sunset returns "All In" with Verve and beautiful melodies
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — all in good "faith"
-Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old girl
-2 children taken by their non-custodial mother in Worcester found safe in upstate New York
-How a pair of Facebook posts prompted an outcry and roiled a Worcester City Council race
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (40:28): Political fallout from “hateful and harmful” social media posts
-Group says it plans to move community fridge from Main South location in Worcester (picture)
-Worcester Diocese says students must use names and pronouns assigned at birth (2:41)
-Related: Channel 5 coverage (1:54). Article
-Earlier: Key Catholic institutions decline new Worcester Diocese school gender, sexuality policies
-Radio Worcester (7:12): Laura Clancey celebrates completion of Burncoat High School bleacher construction
-Worcester Housing Authority announces death of former director Ruth Carlson
-Worcester Hot Dog Safari Saturday
-Worcester Branch Naacp Community Cookout Saturday
-Main South community cookout prepares for inaugural festival with a call for volunteers
-5 years ago: PawSox say they're leaving for Worcester
-Nicole Apostola: Worcester Community Labor Council forum for at-large council seats
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for August
-ICYMI: New CNN host Laura Coates has Worcester roots
-Worcester cop threatens to sue over alleged harassment by police chief
-Man who won $8 million judgment against Worcester cops who fabricated evidence says they haven’t paid
-Study ranks Worcester in the top 20 most expensive places to raise children
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Document shredding at regional recycling center Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Blood drive in Shrewsbury on Friday
-S.E.L.C.O. open house postponed
-Public health advisory remains for 1 Shrewsbury pond
-TV crews coming to Sterling, Clinton
-Worcester Regional Food Hub to open sister location in Fitchburg
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Laura Ricci is helping to keep Sterling clean
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-New Lancaster fire truck going before voters
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester’s once-blighted Midtown Mall is getting a ‘90s-style brewery
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Pike Hair Fest, Pride Worcester Pageant, more ...
-Latin American Festival will feature music, arts, food, and more on Worcester Common
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 935 (27:15): Athy Memorial Home
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community with Ernie Floyd (59:26)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a young Worcester daycare worker who volunteered with the Special Olympics
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Nationals, 10-7
-7 instant takeaways from the Celtics' 2023-24 schedule
-Bob Cousy on the odd path that brought him to the Boston Celtics
-2023 Worcester Bravehearts memories (1:30)
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 2-1
-Assumption football team looks to repeat as league champion (4:05)
-Central Mass. natives win gold in bowling at Special Olympics World Games
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 8; What you need to know in Mass.
-Aerial footage shows the devastation wrought by Maui wildfires (:17)
-Tragic: Dad finds 11-year-old daughter dead hours after she warned him about a stranger at the door: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Customer sues Eataly Boston after slipping on slice of prosciutto
-July tax collections rise 11% over July 2022
>COLLEGES: Photo Essay -- Clark's Summer STEM Workshop
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 great long weekend trips in Canada
>BUSINESS: Canton construction company expands with Worcester office
-Franchises offer vital economic opportunities
>HEALTH: New variant EG.5 is on the rise as COVID cases and hospitalizations go up
-As few as 4,000 steps a day can reduce your risk of death, but more is better
>FOOD: When does pumpkin spice season start? It already has in some places
>SHOPPING: You're not imagining it -- Here's why Halloween stuff is out earlier each year
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, August 6th to 12th. Most Expensive
>TV/STREAMING: Which streaming services offer student discounts? Subscribe to the best deals
>MOVIES: Bad behavior in blockbusters sparks theater-etiquette discussion
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari split
>ANIMALS: Puppy found with garbage wouldn't stop shaking (3:11)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 18th (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple wins Lucky for Life lottery during their anniversary
-Meanwhile, Florida man arrested after registering $250,000 Porsche stolen from museum, police say
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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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