Highlights in The 016 Friday, September 3rd

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Mostly sunny, high near 70 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Five Things to Do: Geoff Tate, High Command and more ...

  +6:00: Worcesteria: From public art to new restaurants, making something amazing during hard times

  +6:00: Power outage scheduled at Worcester State on Saturday

  +2:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans

  +2:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  +2:00: Worcester police arrest 24-year-old man on gun charges

  +2:00: Cleanup continues after Blackstone River floods in Northbridge (2:08)

  +2:00: Ronnie's Seafood and Ice Cream of Auburn to end season early, amid staffing and delivery problems

  +2:00: Table Hoppin': B. Kind Café serves up good food and goodwill

  +2:00: 20-year-old man hospitalized in head-on crash in Dudley

  +2:00: Traffic advisory in Leicester through Sunday

  -St. Vincent Hospital has striking nurses’ unemployment benefits suspended

  -Worcester School Committee votes to search for new superintendent

  -More apartments coming to Worcester, but some tenants want more affordable housing

  -Prime location open at Worcester Public Market as tenant leaves

  -Low pay, shrinking substitute teacher pool leaves schools scrambling to cover classrooms

  -2 men arrested on drug distribution charges in Worcester

  -Worcester preparing to welcome 300 refugees from Afghanistan

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 3rd

  -West Boylston driveway washes away, swallows car

  -"I can't live like this": Northbridge homeowner grapples with flooding inside and outside her house (1:47)

  -Gallery: Remnants of Hurricane Ida cause flooding to Northbridge Blackstone River (15 photos)

  -Because of flooding from Ida, no wake order issued for Lake Quinsigamond and Flint Pond

  -How to avoid holiday weekend traffic

  -ICYMI: Murder charge in Worcester man's beating death In Bridgewater 

  -Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday 

  -Artist Spotlight: "Action Geek" Doug Chapel to display new work at Bean Counter Bakery

  -Melissa Etheridge has a "one way" ticket for fans at Indian Ranch on Labor Day

  -The Secret History of Worcester Hip-Hop

  -Flash Sale: Amtrak offering 50% off on fall rides 

  -5 questions for Yenni Desroches, Worcester District 5 City Council candidate

  -Rosen's Roundtable #451 (28:14): Jet Blue

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Groundbreaking for new Shrewsbury police station at 8 this morning

  -Census data documents population growth in Shrewsbury

  -Spencer Fire Department raffling off PlayStation 5 to benefit firefighter

  -Holden hiring firefighter/paramedic 

  -Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night

  -Worcester beat Rochester, 10-2

  -Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Holy Cross Athletics announces updated visitor policy, vaccination requirements

  -Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)

  -RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry

  -Business: Greater Worcester unemployment rose in July to 6%

  -U.S. jobless claims reach a pandemic low as hiring strengthens 

  -National: "Sweetheart deal" with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted 

  -New England: Dozens of "matted, sick and dirty" cats rescued from Metrowest home

  -Connecticut state trooper dies after being swept away by Ida floodwaters, officials say 

  -Tragic: Twin baby boys found dead inside car at South Carolina day care 

  -Colleges: Stress management group for QCC students

  -Manuscript lost in WWI fire turns up in Clark Archives

  -Tribute to doctor who served UMass for 30 years and recently passed away

  -Animals: Dog calendar competition returns in Worcester; 160 pups participated last year 

  -Shopping: Best Labor Day sales of 2021 

  -Homes: 4 new Worcester open houses

  -TV/Streaming: "Seinfeld" is coming to Netflix in October

  -Movies: 8 must-see movies being released in September

  -History: City Hospital in Worcester

  -Celebrity: ABBA is back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School 

  -Meanwhile, in Texas, someone abandoned a mobile home in the middle of the road 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests

  +6:00: Worried about COVID, most parents no longer want kids in school full time, survey finds

  +6:00: More than 9 million vaccine doses administered in Mass.

  +2:00: Some of Worcester's biggest employers will mandate workers get a jab

  +2:00: CDC reports nearly 15 million vaccine doses wasted in U.S.

  -Updated numbers for every Worcester County city and town

  -After more than 500,000 child cases in 3 weeks, experts say schools need mask mandates

  -Why is the vaccine for younger children taking longer?

  -U.S. hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID

  -ICYMI: 2 Worcester area bars report customers' positive tests for COVID-19

  -Mass. officials report 1,593 new cases, 14 additional deaths as positivity rate drops to 2.5 percent

  -Expanded Baker mandate would require vaccines for home care workers

  -Newest variant showing elusive characteristics

  -Ivermectin is not effective against COVID-19, public health officials say