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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 81 in Worcester today
+6:00: Tree worker killed when bucket hits live wires in Northborough (1:23)
+6:00: How Worcester is preparing for an expected arrival of Afghan refugees
+6:00: Webster police arrest 2 juveniles for armed robbery
+6:00: Gloria Hall named 39th ArtsWorcester Award winner
+6:00: Last Call with Vaughn Slowaski, owner and founder of Scoop Drip
+12:30: Officials investigating cause of fire at Shrewsbury Montessori School
+Noon: Edith Morgan: A Clean Worcester
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Ziggy Bombs a pop-up fan favorite
+Noon: Holy Cross professor selected as 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Fellow
-UMass Medical School in Worcester gets $175 million gift; school to be renamed UMass Chan Medical School (1:36)
-Related: Gift followed pitch from Chancellor Michael Collins
-Worcester Police Department settles decades-long discrimination suit with Black officers
-Video shows SUV barrelling into Worcester restaurant (2:00)
-Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents in Worcester, Wakefield
-Primetals' former Worcester facility sold for $12 million to N.Y. firm
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 8th
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID, Officer Garcia, local elections and South High
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of September 6th
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-ICYMI: Alleged drunken driver slams into ambulance, state police cruiser on I-395
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-U.S. Speaker of the House to focus on child care during Worcester visit
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (28:48): Meet Shanel Soucy, candidate for School Committee
-Early voting today in District 1 at Lincoln Village Tenants Association
-District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose relies on record of collaboration in bid for third term
-Richard Cipro aims to bring "proven track record" to District 1 council seat
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned ahead of preliminary election
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Reminder: Trash collection delayed a day because of Labor Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury’s new Beal school officially welcomes students
-Community celebrates during the Shrewsbury Summer Festival
-Locally owned Leicester cannabis dispensary bought out by Chicago firm
-Hydrant-flushing today in Holden
-Apple Tree Arts celebrates the return of live theatre
-First Congregational Church in Sutton hosts breakfast, golf ball drop
-Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka and kicker Derek Ng win Patriot League awards
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 5-4
-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: The U.S. workforce has gotten significantly older and more diverse
-Growing uncertainty pushed business confidence down in August
-National: RFK’s widow says his assassin "should not have the opportunity to terrorize again"
-Tragic: Father dies while trying to save 2 children in Connecticut lake
-New England: Girl, 13, dies in dirt bike crash at motocross park in Wareham
-Man tied up dog, left it to possibly drown in high tide at Revere beach, police say
-Animals: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Nugget, Moe & more
-TV/Streaming: Hulu raising prices of on-demand plans by $1 next month
-History: Old Union Station in Worcester
-Celebrity: Britney Spears' father files petition to end conservatorship
-Homes: See inside this Sudbury home that has its own hockey rink and lists for $4.85 million
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 2 Indiana boys hop off bikes, pay their respects while coming across funeral for serviceman
-Meanwhile, in Belgium, woman banned from zoo after chimp becomes emotionally attached to her
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Worcester County cases increased by 1,520 this week
-Mass. DPH reports 4,415 new breakthrough cases, 18 more deaths among vaccinated residents
-Mass. school district quarantines 2 classes amid outbreak
-Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
-WPI increases testing to twice a week regardless of vaccination status
-This Labor Day saw 300% more new cases on average than last year
-ICYMI: Mass. doctor watching trend as children return to school post-Labor Day (1:39)
-Mass. officials report 5,484 new cases, 12 additional deaths over 4-day period
-U.S. reaches 40 million recorded cases — with 4 million counted in the last 4 weeks
-Children make up more than a quarter of the weekly U.S. cases, pediatricians’ group says
-More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19
-NIH to study how vaccine impacts menstrual cycle
-Doctor says she will refuse to treat unvaccinated patients
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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