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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: 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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