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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-A Worcester family’s battle from addiction and homelessness to living again
-New urgent care facility opens in Worcester
-Worcester police chief requested, then rejected, plan to eliminate court liaison officers
-Arkansas Diocese gender, sexuality policy used by Worcester Diocese
-W.R.T.A. makes bus schedule changes as drivers seek improvements
-"The Walking Dead," killer clowns and Bill Belichick -- Unusual course topics in Central Mass. colleges
-TODAY! Worcester Caribbean American Carnival celebrating 10th year
-TODAY! Worcester Fire Department vs. Worcester Police Department charity baseball game
-TODAY! National Cinema Day -- Where to see $4 movie in Mass.
-100FM The Pike (7:23): Sully Roberts from Veterans Inc. on the Run4Veterans 5k Run/Walk
-Nicole Apostola: Upcoming municipal candidate forums
>FAITH: "It’s not right to be in the world alone" -- Homelessness a place of loneliness, isolation
-Unsolved: Worcester -- The Main South Woodsman serial killer - Part 2. Video (16:41). Audio (17:42)
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial brings back staff mask mandate as COVID surges (1:44). Article
-Worcester bar remains closed following flood last week
-End of summer bucket list: Still time to do the things you mentioned in June
-3 arrested in Worcester home break-in
-What’s Up Woo (10:00): Protest erupts against new LGBTQ+ policy at Worcester Catholic schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Crocheting leads to hand made fun for Holden woman
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gong cha opens at Blackstone Valley Shoppes
-With new courts at Coolidge, pickleball all the rage in Shrewsbury
-Leicester Public Safety Day September 19th
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Rocco's Doughnuts in Westborough now offers Doordash delivery
-Leominster man busted for assaulting officer who responded to a 911 call from his mother
-Eagle Scout gives Lancaster a place to sit and relax
-What’s new at North and South Grafton Elementary Schools?
-What’s new at Millbury Street School?
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-More Americans than ever are drinking hard liquor: Gallup poll
>SHOWTIME: Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross
-100FM The Pike (12:16): Comedian Aaron Weber on Nashville, baseball and Myspace
-John Monfredo: Some advice for Worcester Public Schools families and students
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 396 (27:25): Troy Siebels
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 177 (28:19): Domenica Perrone, Candidate for City Council, At Large
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his second career providing transport services to the patients at St. Vincent Hospital
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Dodgers, 8-5
-Bravehearts x Boston Children’s Hospital Jersey Auction (:34)
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-3
-Saturday's local sports roundup
-Revolution lose to CF Montréal, 1-0
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: 3 killed in racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville
-Maui missing list shrinks as survivors come forward
-Tragic: Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole
>NEW ENGLAND: 8 people shot near Caribbean festival in Dorchester
-See 2024 Mass. ballot measures, 2026 Constitutional Amendments
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross parents share thoughts on moving students into college
-Nichols welcomes Class of 2027
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 12 of the strangest towns in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:15) -- B.B.B. warns homeowners to be cautious of solar scams
-Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen -- How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s M.V.P.s
-N.L.R.B. adopts new standard for evaluating lawfulness of work rules
>HEALTH: A.D.H.D. in older adults may resemble early onset dementia
-Scientists race to understand highly mutated COVID variant spotted in 4 countries, including the U.S.
>FOOD: "Thanksgiving nachos" among new foods available at this year's Big E
>SHOPPING: Lowe's Labor Day sale -- Save on tools, appliances, and more
>HOMES: Wondering when to decorate for Halloween? Here's the answer
>TV/STREAMING: TV shows and movies affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
>MOVIES: "Gran Turismo" speeds into the No. 1 spot at the box office
>CELEBRITY: Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price is Right," dies at 99
>ANIMALS: Couple finds puppy living in a hole (3:29)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 27th (1:54)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty State Trooper, bystanders rescue elderly women from burning car
-Meanwhile, in California, watch as bear burglar takes nap in man's bed
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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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