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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: A nice day, high of 72 in Worcester
-Farmers’ Almanac annual winter forecast is out. Why you should be skeptical
-Person flown to hospital after horrific wreck on I-395 near Oxford
-Here's what the "age-appropriate" sex ed curriculum will look like in Worcester
-A fresh start at South High Community School in Worcester
-The Telegram & Gazette will not print an edition on Monday
-Holy Cross knocks off UConn in historic upset
-Mass. Pirates advance to championship game with 43-22 win at DCU Center
-Tribute to well-known Worcester lawyer who recently passed away
-ICYMI: Historic Worcester diner sold to former Boston deli owner
-Worcester Public Library encouraging people to use its new services, including the innovation center
-Labor Day 2021: What's open, what's closed
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Geoff Tate, High Command and more ...
-Two Steps At A Time (22:38): Walking Through Vibrant Worcester Massachusetts
-Listen Up: Jafet Muzic shines on personal "92"
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Trash collection delayed a day after Labor Day
-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): Leicester EMS unpaid bills may cost service $500,000
-Shirley memorial calls attention to military, first responder suicides
-Holden hiring before and after school program staff
-Sports: Worcester beats Rochester again
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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: Companies loosen job requirements but staffing challenges remain
-Spectrum promotes Andy Lacombe to news director of Spectrum News 1 in Worcester
-National: "Sweetheart deal" with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
-Mother, daughter share chilling account of how they survived Surfside condo collapse
-New England: Conn. trooper swept away in storm died of blunt trauma, medical examiner says
-Mass Pike Acceler-8 bridge replacement project finished
-Tragic: It's possible police gunfire killed 8-year-old girl at Pennsylvania football game
-Colleges: Clark president appoints first general counsel in school’s history
-QCC and AARP teaming up to help prepare adult job seekers
-Animals: Braintree police apprehend "disorderly" fawn
-Shopping: Get Walmart's best Labor Day sales of 2021
-Homes: Shrewsbury estate sale includes letter signed by Ulyssess S. Grant, "huge selection" of jewelry and more
-TV/Streaming: Kate Walsh set to return to "Grey’s Anatomy" in multi-episode arc
-History: Accident at Elm & West streets in Worcester in 1921
-Celebrity: Willard Scott, longtime weatherman for "Today," dies at 87
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet meets woman who wrote him thank-you note 12 years ago (2:56)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, groom has epic post-nuptial meltdown, scuffles with jailers, declares "All hail Donald Trump"
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Mass. doctor worried Labor Day weekend could trigger new surge (2:58)
-ICYMI: City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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