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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: City investigated ex-Worcester police chief over road rage incident
+6:00: At least 1 hospitalized after fire at Red Roof Inn in Sutton (pictured)
+6:00: Phoever Vietnamese restaurant opening on Park Avenue in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester City Council votes unanimously to take away Unum Group’s tax break
+Noon: Dan Kennedy — A nonprofit news outlet will launch in Worcester in an unusual partnership
+Noon: Route 13 bridge in Leominster opens near Cadillac dealership that saw sinkholes
+Noon: stART on the Street to return with arts, crafts, music and more
+Noon: Neoclassical metal pioneer Yngwie Malmsteen shreds the Palladium
+Noon: Phantoms by Firelight, Cyrkus Vampyr, coming to Old Sturbridge Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Death Over Simplicity delivers brisk, thought-provoking E.P.
+Noon: Dirty Gerund Poetry Series starts campaign to film concert movie
+Noon: How Duke freshman T.J. Power of Shrewsbury might look as an NBA draftee
-Man arrested in shooting that injured 2 at Worcester Caribbean Festival
-$14,500 Rolex stolen from local store, police ask for help
-New England Patriots Foundation adopts Worcester school (:39)
-There’s something strange in the skies over Worcester, people have photos to prove it
-Worcester's "Heart-To-Hub" train won't be express anymore: Keolis
-Worcester may relax in-law apartment building rules to boost housing
-Worcester chamber launches nonprofit digital news organization
-Caitlin McCarthy is Worcester teacher by day, screenwriter by night
-Here are the channel Charter customers will lose in the cable bundle
-Radio Worcester (8:18): Worcester Regional Food Hub partners with Q.C.C. to bring local eats to campus
-TODAY! Worcester to announce 2 new housing programs
-TODAY! Courageous Conversations at The Village 6-7:30 Tuesday
-The 5 candidates for Mayor of Worcester
-Nicole Apostola: City Manager’s Leave plan
>DINING OUT: Review of Red Pepper in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding 15-year-old girl who ran away from courthouse
-You have your channels back! Charter, Disney reach new distribution agreement
-After 14 years, Downtown Worcester bar closes for good, seeks new location
-Worcester eyes decertification of tax break on downtown building
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Coffee and..." at Senior Center with Fire Chief Hall and Police Chief Sherblom
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Holden Recreation hiring staff for before and after school programs
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Berlin residents honored for bravery in home explosion
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Library to host talk on the Sacco and Vanzetti case, judicial system flaws
-Shrewsbury schools welcome roughly 50 homeless students
-Traffic advisory starting today in Paxton
-Robert Temple leaves lasting mark on Sterling
-Learn to tell your story at the Ignite Blackstone Valley Professional Development Workshop
>STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LEOMINSTER
-"A disaster" Leominster residents "overwhelmed" by damage (2:16)
-Leominster braces for more rain after catastrophic floods (3:22)
-Evacuation orders lifted for Leominster residents near Barrett Park Pond Dam (2:37)
-Schools closed again Wednesday after "catastrophic" flooding in Leominster
-Couple escaped home minutes before sinkhole opened up (1:24)
-Leominster dad races to get home to newborn during flooding (1:25)
-Drone footage shows aftermath of Leominster flooding (1:51)
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Cigar bar to hold clearance sale Thursday and Friday
>SHOWTIME: Tickets for Trans-Siberian Orchestra on sale Friday
-Radio Worcester (21:40): Mechanics Hall hosts 180th Annual Meeting
-Pulse Magazine is taking nominations for 2024 People to Watch
-100FM The Pike (13:01): Comedian Jimmy Dunn on Manny 267 benefit, being on strike and pizza
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 400 (25:35): Easterseals of Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked for Holy Cross for 35 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose home doubleheader to Yankees
-WooSox defeat Syracuse, 10-2
-Revolution make additional coaching changes in aftermath of Bruce Arena’s resignation
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey single-game tickets now on sale
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: American Red Cross declares national blood shortage
-Secret Service agent who was with J.F.K. raises new questions about assassination
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl dies of bacterial infection after being misdiagnosed with a cold
>NEW ENGLAND: Oregon man walks into F.B.I. office, confesses to "ice-blooded" 1979 murder of Boston woman
>COLLEGES: Convocation speaker Taneisha Mings reflects on her first-generation journey at Worcester State
-The early years of Jonas Clark Hall
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to stay in Colorado’s most charming mountain towns
>BUSINESS: Revived Athlete Recovery in Worcester is not just for athletes
-Nominations for W.B.J. Champions of Health Care awards due September 15th
>SHOPPING: Worcester Bazaar
>HEALTH: C.D.C. warns that R.S.V. cases may be starting to rise
-Sudafed, Benadryl and most decongestants don’t work, F.D.A. advisory panel says
>FOOD: McDonald’s is getting rid of self-serve soda machines
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, September 3rd to 9th
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu + Live TV streaming deal — Take 30% off your first 3 months
>MOVIES: Warning signs amid summer’s big box office highs
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift sweeps Video Music Awards, makes history
-The best-dressed celebrities at the V.M.A.s: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and more
>ANIMALS: Corgi is so obsessed with koi pond that he falls in (2:52)
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 13th (1:49)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Amazing double rainbow appears over N.Y.C. on 9/11
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, the inside story of Howdy Doody, the viral bull riding shotgun
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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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