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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 (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-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
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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