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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Heavy rainfall, localized flooding possible today
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+6:00: "Beyond a transaction": How UMass Medical School in Worcester courted the Morningside Foundation, leading to a $175 million gift
+6:00: Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
+6:00: Replay of Mass. Pirates' semifinal victory over Frisco (2:00:57)
+1:00: House Speaker visits Worcester with Rep. Jim McGovern (1:38)
-Tree worker killed when bucket hits live wires in Northborough (1:23)
-Planning Board OK's 7-story Kelley Square apartment tower
-How Worcester is preparing for an expected arrival of Afghan refugees
-Trailer released for Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence movie partly filmed in Worcester
-Table Hoppin': Ziggy Bombs a pop-up fan favorite
-Belmont Street strip mall with 7-Eleven sold for $3.9 million
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 9th
-Officials investigating cause of fire at Shrewsbury Montessori School
-Webster police arrest 2 juveniles for armed robbery
-Worcester police arrest West Boylston man with stolen car, gun and drugs
-Marine Corps League hosts memorial service for fallen soldiers
-Edith Morgan: A Clean Worcester
-ICYMI: Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents in Worcester, Wakefield
-Worcester County Memorial Park looking to reunite veteran with hat
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (13:46): COVID, WPS leadership change, UMass Medical
-Early voting today in District 5 at Stearns Tavern, Mill Street
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned for 6:30 tonight
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (28:48): Meet Shanel Soucy, candidate for School Committee
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Local artist paints a "Diversity in STEM"-themed mural at WPI
-Pride Worcester Week kicks off with raising of Pride flag at City Hall
-Gloria Hall named 39th ArtsWorcester Award winner
-Last Call with Vaughn Slowaski, owner and founder of Scoop Drip
-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): Paxton Little League coach honored by Red Sox Foundation
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-Choose Love to partner with West Boylston Middle/High School
-Princeton celebrates Chandler Bullock Memorial tennis tournament
-Title game send-off for Mass. Pirates at 11 a.m. this morning
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 4-3
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-St. John's football looking to play fast and physical this season
-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: UMass partners to launch Medicare health plan for Worcester County
-Colleges: Holy Cross professor selected as 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Fellow
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Morgan
-TV/Streaming: "Dancing With the Stars" introduces full season 30 cast
-History: Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Celebrity: "The Flash" actor Logan Williams cause of death finally confirmed
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses to stop by
-Shopping: Rebates up to $1,500 on select KitchenAid® packages at Sclamo's
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Widow of 9/11 hero meets woman her husband rescued after 20 years
-Meanwhile, naked Florida woman, 28, drives golf cart through scene of armed standoff, cops say
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Classified (Help Wanted)
-Boutwell Packaging, Fitchburg, Multiple positions
-Creedon and Company, Worcester, Multiple positions
-R.Fresolo Plumbing & Heating, Worcester, Plumber
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Majority of vaccinated Americans willing to get booster shot: poll
-What is protocol when students test positive at Massachusetts schools?
-Gov. Baker not considering remote option amid school outbreak
-Schools will be required to resume case reporting, officials say
-Worcester County cases increased by 1,520 this week
-UMass Medical doctor stresses importance of vaccine for pregnant women
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
-23,858 breakthrough cases reported in Mass., just 0.53% of vaccinated people
-Mass. officials report 1,362 new cases, 15 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-Surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloom
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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