Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, September 8th

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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