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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 72 in Worcester
-Auburn man killed in tractor-trailer crash on turnpike in Maine
-Do you recognize these 3 people wanted for questioning in Worcester?
-City man gets 7 years for 5th-offense illegal re-entry into country, identity theft
-Man in custody after robbery at Park Avenue TD Bank in Worcester
-Worcester Prius owners warned of catalytic converter thefts
-Local inmate sentenced for assault on a corrections officer
-Homes: See inside penthouse in Downtown Worcester listed for $264,900
-Gentile's Bakery bread now available at D'Errico's Market in Worcester
-With Greek Festival postponed, St. Spyridon set for Gyro Fair October 2nd-3rd
-Artist Spotlight: Sheryl May
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Halloween Outlet heir finds new holiday horror with Deja Boo
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester in October
-ICYMI: Worcester man accused of making racially derogatory remarks to officer after arrest
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Boylston police chief retires after 21 years (:33)
-5th anniversary Ron's Ride for Tarentino Fund tomorrow starting in Leicester
-Ownership of Burnap Road intersection in Sutton could finally be "cleaned up"
-Lost dogs have "taken up residence" in Pike median in Charlton
-Sports: WooSox win third straight
-South High running back runs for 413 yards, 7 touchdowns in win
-St. John's puts it all together in rout of Malden Catholic
-Gronk listed as doubtful for tomorrow night's return to Foxborough
-Worcester raffle for Pats-Bucs tickets raises $33,000 for injured hockey player
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie 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
-National: 4th year since Las Vegas massacre: "Be there for each other"
-Photo shows police officer consoling 1-year-old boy after parents overdose in car
-New England: Alaska man on vacation dies after metal flies off truck, through windshield in Danvers
-Police say 10-year-old boy escaped potential kidnapping
-Business: Union’s guidelines say St. V's nurses aren’t guaranteed their jobs back
-Colleges: Standardized tests for admission to area colleges not required
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Stewie
-Food: Here's why coffee could cost more at groceries, cafes
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Bridgerton" tops Netflix’s list of most watched TV shows ever, while "Extraction" leads among movies
-Movies: 10 must-see movies being released in October
-Celebrity: Rock star David Lee Roth announces retirement
-Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Snoop Dogg to perform at Super Bowl halftime show
-History: Historical photo of Worcester Town Hall and Old South Church
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Strangers offer to help out dad accused of stealing diapers after credit cards get declined
-Meanwhile, in Turkey, "missing" man joined the search party for himself after walking into the woods drunk
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Memorial Chief: A vaccine mandate may make hospital staff, ICU bed shortages worse
-Worcester area seniors ready for booster shot
-Updated case numbers for every Worcester County community
-U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
-COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of people in urban areas
-ICYMI: Amid bed shortages, UMass Memorial to set a date for terminating unvaccinated employees
-Mass. confirms 1,543 new cases, 20 additional deaths; over 276,000 booster shots given
-Pediatricians group warns of spread among children
-Tragic: 10-year-old girl in Virginia dies after five-day battle with COVID-19
-U.S. COVID cases falling, but hospitals brace for next wave
-Can breakthrough COVID infections happen more than once?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
+Noon: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
+Noon: Highlights and history mark Denholm Building exhibit
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Empty Chairs" by Ronald C. McGilvray
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. brings jokes to Mass as saints listen in
+Noon: Tracking Patriots' schedule leaks with dates and times
-Worcester pastor accused of fraud shuns testimony in bankruptcy case
-Worcester fox attack leads to rabies treatment, public health questions
-Holden man recalls time in quarantine unit now used for hantavirus
-READ: Worcester-area complaints to F.C.C. about Super Bowl halftime show
-Weekly farmers market in Worcester opens Sunday
-UMass Medical School students launch summer camp for Worcester high schoolers interested in careers in medicine
-Worcester nonprofit leader Ron Waddell announces run for state Rep.
-Burncoat High School launches feasibility study for possible new school project
-Out to Lunch set to return to Worcester Common with new musical acts
-Check out this McDonald's-themed cake from Worcester bakery
-Last Call: Retired astronaut and researcher Al Sacco Jr. keeps looking up
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-2 dogs found at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, 1 found on Belmont Street
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Globally Inspired Restaurants (5:23)
-ICYMI: Victim of fatal Worcester pedestrian crash was beloved firefighter
-Police body camera video shows moments after child fell from window in Worcester
-Worcester cybersecurity firm issues warning over financial future
-Controversial 288-unit Worcester housing project in limbo after zoning request withdrawn
-Worcester airport director to retire after 18 years
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town warns that door‑to‑door solar sales aren't affiliated with Light Department
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-$35 million sewer settlement will not offset $5.5 million override, officials say
-Official results: Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-Related: Message from Town Manager Peter Lukes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): House arrest for ex-Westminster postal worker who hid bathroom camera
-Spencer man arrested for pulling knife on Leicester Walmart employee, threatening to slit cop's throat
-Candidates thank voters after Shrewsbury election wins
-Endangered Central Mass. school gets to stay open — for now
-Grafton Town Meeting approves override vote on town ballot
-Hear from the Grafton School Committee candidates in lead-up to Election Day
-Stephen Koronis named Charlton Select Board Chairman
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Between The Buried And Me to rise again at Palladium
-Chance the Rapper, Lainey Wilson among Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular performers (1:42)
-WPI Professor Michelle Ephraim’s memoir shortlisted for international literary prize
>OPINION: Tiffany Williams: Worcester is trying to build a modern city while still operating in the past
-Mary C. DeSouza: Parenting as a part of spring's natural flow
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 934 (28:01): Donald Perron, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam veteran and former senior Worcester building inspector
>SPORTS: Patriots returning to Germany for international game against Lions
-Patriots rookie arrested on assault charge
-Red Sox beat Phillies, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 6-2
>NATIONAL: U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month
-South Carolina Supreme Court overturns murder convictions and life sentence for Alex Murdaugh
-Tragic: Video shows Frontier Airlines plane striking person on runway in Denver (2:14)
>NEW ENGLAND: Man goes viral for comments over Marblehead housing plan (1:44)
-Mass. looks to ban social media, but experts, even advocates, are skeptical
>COLLEGES: 6 Worcester State students win Library Research Awards
-African Diaspora Dance Association at Clark brings students together for shared culture and rhythm
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Experts reveal simple ways to avoid outrageous baggage fees
>BUSINESS: ComputerVault joins Advans IT in filing for bankruptcy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction and treasury market consequences
-Radio Worcester (21:07): Why fundraising for life sciences startups is so difficult in 2026
>HOMES: Home sales barely budge in April as spring buying season off to disappointing start
>HEALTH: How having a baby affects mom's heart (2:50)
-Why younger adults are rethinking alcohol (2:48)
>FOOD: Salmonella contamination recalls: List of products
>TV/STREAMING: Late-night hosts crash "Colbert," he reveals which A-list actress he was "wildly attracted" to
>MOVIES: "Grown Ups 3" in the works at Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt's "Devil Wears Prada 2" salaries revealed
-James Van Der Beek's widow shares heartbreaking life update 3 months after actor's death
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:58)
>HISTORY: Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades
>GOOD NEWS: Wrong way crash survivor reunites with deputies who saved her
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Hollywood stars' free gas stunt sparks pandemonium at station
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