Good morning, Worcester.

The Home Depot Labor Day Sale is live now through September 9, offering savings on grills, patio sets and tools including a buy one (get one free) Milwaukee tools deal.

Shoppers in Worcester can take advantage of these seasonal discounts for home projects before prices return to normal.

Spencer Technologies, a Medway-based contractor for retailers, was acquired by NewBold Technologies on Tuesday; the South Carolina company backed by Fort Point Capital said the deal will broaden its North American reach while CEO David Strickler remains as a consultant.

NASA awarded $8M to a Worcester firm that will test drug delivery materials in space + the firm plans to use the microgravity environment to innovate production.

Dolly Parton, who performed at the Centrum during a multi-singer tour, died Tuesday, Aug.

25, prompting local tributes with pink lights on the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge & free book giveaways at the Worcester Public Library honoring her legacy.

Erik Sontheimer, a professor with expertise in CRISPR gene editing, has been named chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan, effective January.

He will succeed Phillip Zamore, who will remain with the institute as an adjunct faculty member.

Roman Anthony, on a rehab stint with Triple-A Worcester, hit a round-trip Tuesday at Polar Park that echoed his 497-foot homer from 2025 — complete with a commemorative home plate near the wall — and he said he is excited to earn a call up to Boston soon.