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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, high of 71 in Worcester
+6:00: Report: Worcester officer acted "lawfully" in shooting armed man
+6:00: Green Street Pub Crawl tonight in Worcester
+6:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Worcester’s willingness to welcome Afghan refugees is laudable
+6:00: Sterling gets in the picture for "Salem's Lot" remake
+6:00: WARL's Adoption Option: Meet Douglas
+6:00: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - September 17th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Photographer Stephen DiRado's "With Dad" to air on GBH
+Noon: Worcester comedian Orlando Baxter to perform at Comics Come Home
+Noon: Pickup truck comes to rest on Northbridge man’s lawn after swerving to avoid stopped school bus
-Worcester leaders prepare to welcome 200 Afghan evacuees
-Worcester's newest brewery opens
-City opens bidding for demolition of former bar
-"It’s appalling": Elderly man’s car stolen from Worcester pizza shop in broad daylight
-Stolen car in Worcester leads to chase in Rhode Island, another stolen car; woman arrested
-Catalytic converters stolen from Worcester service center again
-Man accused of stabbing beloved Marine veteran during Worcester brawl faces judge
-Rosalie Tirella: Destroying Green Island's Lafayette Street
-Five Things to Do: Robin Lane at Shawna Shea Film Festival and more ...
-Mosquito spraying last night in Burncoat after West Nile found again
-Rally for IFL champion Mass. Pirates September 21st on Worcester Common
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Rosen's Roundtable #453 (28:07): Who should get the kids to school?
-Worcester District 1 City Council candidate Cipro releases ethics opinion
-Worcesteria: Low turnout means District 1 and 5 races still toss-ups
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" No. 20 (24:43): Meet Matt Wally, candidate for City Councilor At-Large
-George Thorogood & The Destroyers return to Indian Ranch
-ICYMI: Moose in Worcester's Main South hit by car, wanders away and then captured safely (1:59)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Golf cart catches fire while charging in Howe Village garage
-Channel 7 solves Southbridge man's no-show ticket blues
-Changes to outdoor dining process could be on Shrewsbury Town Meeting warrant
-Scarecrows headed back to Shrewsbury’s Town Common
-Northborough biotech office building sells for $3 million
-Sports: Holy Cross football is "bringing the juice" in preparation for Yale
-WooSox tie game in 9th, lose, 4-3
-Shrewsbury, St. John clash in "electric" football matchup
-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
-National: A look at the new glass box observation deck opening high above NYC
-Philadelphia to pay $2 million to woman pulled from car, beaten by police
-New England: National Guard begins driving kids to schools
-Boston day care under investigation after video appears to show worker shaking toddler
-Business: UMass Memorial's insurance plan hires Medicare expert as first CEO
-Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & Metrowest names first woman CEO
-Colleges: Quinsigamond CC offers free healthcare training
-Holy Cross professor: OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it
-Animals: Worcester area pets who need a home: Meet Benny, Raven & more
-Food: Paxton market focuses on local products, hometown hospitality
-History: Historic Worcester Centrum, DCU Center concerts A through Z (105 photos)
-TV/Streaming: Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings to host "Jeopardy!" through end of year
-The best new shows to watch from FOX's 2021 fall lineup
-Celebrity: Elton John postpones European shows after hip injury
-Homes: 3 open houses to scope in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Wichita firefighter rescues girl from burning building
-Meanwhile, in Maine, this man's motorized, floating picnic tables are turning heads
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Palladium to begin requiring proof of vaccination
+Noon: Mask mandate in Worcester starting Monday
+Noon: This Central Mass. family has been cautious to the extreme, but their 9-year-old daughter tested positive
+Noon: CDC director: Report offers "evidence of the power" of vaccinations as delta surges
+Noon: Will I experience side effects after the booster shot?
-Gov. Baker: State considering vaccination ID program
-West Springfield enacts mask mandate as Big E fair opens
-Mass. doc on how much protection vaccines are providing (2:43)
-ICYMI: Worcester to host 4 youth vaccine clinics that will raffle off $150 gift cards to sneaker shops in city
-Mass. officials report 1,999 new cases, 16 additional deaths with 2.3 percent positivity rate
-Class of Bridgewater 4th-graders sent home to quarantine after 13 kids test positive
-After erroneous tweet went viral, White House offers call to Nicki Minaj to answer vaccine questions
-Can I get COVID again after a breakthrough case?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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