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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
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Mass Pike eastbound lanes closed in Charlton due to crash (:48)
+5:00: Heartbreaking loss: Mom remembers son killed in scooter crash (2:28)
+5:00: $1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester man offers $1,000 reward for missing pet tortoise
+1:00: Worcester Independence event features fireworks, singer Alisan Porter
+1:00: Pedestrian hit by car in Fitchburg (:20)
+1:00: College grad and filmmaker Maximilian Kent to share Goddard's story
+1:00: Serenity Jackson displays her rapping skills on "Everybody Mad"
-Auburn man indicted in killing of 7-year-old years after child abuse conviction
-Worcester police seize untraceable gun in Canal District
-These Worcester kids get to see a World Cup game for free (2:06). Article
-Worcester's Ghanaian population out in force on common for World Cup
-Earlier: Immigrants from Ghana who now call Worcester home are galvanized by the World Cup
-Worcester residents urge city to rescue injured swan
-Part of 2018 Amy Schumer film was secretly shot at Worcester airport
-A troubled reflecting pool? Worcester saw its own shortcomings
-Today! Journalists to discuss business coverage in Worcester
-Free swim lessons return as Worcester opens pools, beaches
-Free summer eats return to Worcester for children and teens
-WuXi Biologics targets 2028 completion for Worcester facility
-Worcester council tackles Boylston Street safety concerns, duck crossings in super brief meeting
-Rent control question won’t be on the ballot in Mass. due to religious exemption
-Worcester Walks: Gorgeous grasslands await at Potter Hill Meadows
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester parents form coalition to reduce screen time in schools
-Worcester Superintendent's end of the school year message (2:55)
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. in Brief agenda preview for Thursday School Committee meeting
>DINING OUT: Why an upscale downtown Worcester restaurant is now open for Thursday lunches
-ICYMI: Mother mourns Clam Box worker killed in electric scooter crash on Route 9
-Earlier: Employee killed in crash outside Central Mass. restaurant
-Parole denied for man convicted in 1983 killing of Trooper George Hanna in Auburn
-Worcester prepares for Independence Day celebrations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center closed Wednesday and Thursday
-Truck Day for kids 10 to noon Thursday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Participate in Vision Zero Survey
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call: Toy Town Elementary Drama Club (:34)
-Leominster man arrested for exposing himself to woman while urinating in handicap parking space at Cumberland Farms
-Updated details for Sturbridge's Semiquincentennial Celebration June 27th
-2 vacancies on Shrewsbury Planning Board
-Auburn Select Board delays town manager evaluation process
-Community Profile: Southbridge Junior Hoopers
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) at Friday and Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Worcester is Lit: Reading "Ulysses" with a shout-out to Dublin revelers
-The Hidden Census traveling history exhibit comes to Worcester
-Summer reading recommendations for moms
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1382 (30:00): Olivia Rodrigo, The Ex-Bombers and more
>OPINION: Nicole Bell-Peña and Jillian Kearns: Sports events hike risk of sexual exploitation
-Manny Jae Media's 508 LIVE! (59:24): Special Guest Carter Valentine
-Unity Radio's The SuSanity Life (55:37): Ginnie Bonnici, co-founder, Peaceful Creations Wellness Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Holy Cross for 25 years
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft wants Patriots to play game in Scotland after Tartan Army's World Cup takeover
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 20-16
-Celtics select Houston freshman Chris Cenac Jr. with 27th pick
-Red Sox beat Rockies, 5-2
-Bravehearts split doubleheader, 1-6 and 10-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 4-1
-5 years to play 5 seasons: N.C.A.A. panel approves new eligibility rules
>NATIONAL: New Pentagon U.F.O. files show recurring glowing orbs (1:17)
-Mom accused of starving to death her 20-month-old daughter on just 250 calories a day
-Tragic: Boy, 3, drowns despite life vest -- because of 1 step missed
>NEW ENGLAND: Eighth grader dies month after being found unresponsive in pond (:25)
-Trooper charged with assault, wiretapping now part of gun probe (3:15)
-Court clears way for ballot question that would eliminate political party primaries in Mass.
>COLLEGES: WPI welcomes more than 5,000 during 3 consecutive weekends of robotics competitions
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 things you’re doing to attract pickpockets
-Use this hack to override your hotel’s thermostat
>BUSINESS: Oracle axes 21,000 jobs in massive layoff, A.I. replaces workers
-Do you trust A.I.? Almost every American says no and believes humans are more helpful: survey
-LPL Financial Research: Kevin Warsh could shake up the Fed
-Q&A with Munq: "My mom's resilience changed everything"
>SHOPPING: Radio Worcester (10:31): Prime Day scams are back
>HOMES: How long does it take to buy a house in Worcester in 2026?
>HEALTH: Antidepressant recalled over suspected carcinogen
>FOOD: MorningStar Farms recalls plant-based sausage products
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc on Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (1:53)
>MOVIES: Madonna: Biopic with Julia Garner fell apart over budget
>CELEBRITY: Amy Adams recalls helping bleeding man after neck stabbing
-Bikini-clad Lindsey Vonn shows off her injured leg on yacht
>ANIMALS: Tiny feral kitten rescued from highway helped family heal (2:10)
>HISTORY: Plumley Village 1971 (47:09)
>GOOD NEWS: Plumbers find ring dropped into toilet a decade earlier
-Meanwhile, on Nantucket, wild video shows fisherman wrestling with great white shark on beach
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