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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Summer weather remains this week, chance of soaking rain ahead
+6:00: Video shows SUV slamming into Worcester restaurant (2:02)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (14:53): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID, Officer Garcia, local elections and South High
+Noon: UMass Medical School in Worcester gets $175 million gift; school to be renamed for UMass Chan Medical School (1:17)
+Noon: District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose relies on record of collaboration in bid for third term
+Noon: Richard Cipro aims to bring "proven track record" to District 1 council seat
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of September 6th
+Noon: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-Alleged drunken driver slams into ambulance, state police cruiser on I-395
-Foundation named for slain runner hosts self-defense class in Worcester
-Fitchburg teenager seriously injured during hockey tournament (2:03)
-Joyner Lucas puts hometown artists in the limelight with Joyner Fest
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Worcester rapper Louie Gonz cuts deep with "Drift Away"
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 7th
-ICYMI: "Selfless" and "genuine": Worcester Police Officer Iggy Garcia dies after battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
-Ford family raises awareness during Suicide Prevention Month
-Puerto Rican restaurant in Worcester closes
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Reminder: Trash collection delayed a day because of Labor Day
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned ahead of preliminary election
-Additional community input sessions for ARPA funds scheduled in districts 2, 5
-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): Remembering "Santa" who put kids in Christmas spirit and adults on road to sobriety
-Fitchburg parishes grow, deliver food for people in need
-Grafton artist Corey’s work will be interpreted — in flowers
-Holy Cross football jumps into Top 25 in national rankings
-Liam Andersonn of Holy Cross Football has been named the Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-210 Sports Blog: How sweep it is! WooSox have 6-0 week in Rochester
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Jobless Americans left scrambling after pandemic unemployment benefits end
-At the office: The pandemic changed work for millions. Here are 3 steps to help you love your job again
-National: Plans for $400 billion new city in the American desert unveiled
-6-year-old girl dies on mine drop ride at Colorado amusement park
-Tragic: 4-year-old Alabama boy fatally shot while visiting dad in Chicago
-New England: Family rescued after driving off I-495 into pond in Littleton
-Man caught speeding 135 mph with children in the car, police in New Hampshire say
-Colleges: Holy Cross' Joyce Contemplative Center will once again offer retreats this academic year
-Tribute to former Worcester State professor who recently passed away
-Animals: 14 newborn snapping turtles saved from busy parking lot (4:39)
-Shopping: Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Labor Day 2021 sale includes 50% off sales
-TV/Streaming: New PBS series lifts the lid on the way we work and what's next
-Movie: "Shang-Chi" smashes box office records over Labor Day weekend
-History: Worcester Trust Building in 1920
-Celebrity: Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on "The Wire," dead at 54
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man who lost family in fire 20 years ago rescues woman from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Maine, landlord finds 19 tarantulas and a python in apartment
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: U.S. reaches 40 million recorded cases — with 4 million counted in the last 4 weeks
+Noon: Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
+Noon: This Labor Day saw 300% more new cases on average than last year
-Mass. doctor watching trend as children return to school post-Labor Day (1:39)
-ICYMI: City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests
-First responders nationwide resist vaccine mandates
-Doctors in hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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