In and around The 016 - Friday, July 29th

• Posted by 016 Administrator July 29, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,165 views

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
  

  

  In The News

  >Latest weather: Rain possible this evening, high in the mid 80s today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Listen to Worcester police audio moments before Chandler Street crash that left 1 teen dead, 4 others injured

  +6:00: Related: Audio only (2:01)

  +6:00: 5 apartments at Mill Street complex structurally unsound, report says

  +6:00: Mass. lottery spots that sold most $1 million+ prizes

  +6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  +6:00: WBUR (14:39): Worcester professor reframes "Romeo and Juliet" as a pandemic story

  +6:00: Worcesteria: Worcester Common, where the city's history and future collide ...
  
  

  +Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Shrewsbury Street restaurant (pictured) closes for the rest of the week because of staffing

  +Noon: Some Worcester neighborhoods are hotter than others. Here's why it matters

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 29th

  +Noon: Major Taylor's life in Worcester comes to the big screen

  +Noon: Artist Spotlight: Michelle May

  +Noon: Poetry Town: "Building up a History (for PR)"

  +Noon: Health advisory lifted for Shrewsbury pond

  +Noon: Lottery now open for Julia Bancroft Apartments in Auburn

  +Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Quigly
  
  

  -New video shows moments leading up to fatal Worcester crash (1:54). Article

  -Earlier: Victim of crash in Worcester was 13 years old; 15-year-old in coma, police say

  -Earlier: Driver in fatal crash was not being pursued by police (2:29)

  -Tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartment in Worcester will have to return to court for third hearing

  -Related: Radio Worcester (5:38): 267 Mill Street update with City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj (July 28th)

  -ProPublica and WBUR win Journalism Excellence Award for investigative reporting on Worcester DA's office

  -Worcester man who barricaded himself in apartment accused of strangling, kidnapping girlfriend, killing cat

  -Coes Reservoir, beach reopen after bacteria test results show no threat

  -Several schedule changes from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this fall on JetBlue

  -Study will look at flood risks in Green Island, other areas of Worcester

  -Brattle Stop Market in Worcester has it all

  -REC'S Mobile Farmer's Market produce prices are higher this year due to inflation

  -Worcester Tech teacher Kim Youkstetter lauded with entrepreneurship award

  -New Worcester School Committee election map approved by the Board of Election commissioners and plaintiffs

  -Worcester's new superintendent spends summer inside school classrooms

  >OBITUARIES: Area family loses father and son in same tragic day
   

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday 

  >SHOWTIME: Soul-Lit celebrates decade of spiritual poetry

  -Free tickets available for Doctor Robert Band show at Peppercorn's

  -Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....

  -Time To Rock: This Tesla is heading down the highway to Indian Ranch

  -First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Etch-A-Sketch

  -Mega Millions jackpot now $1.1 billion, nation's 3rd largest

  -ICYMI: New signs on downtown building will introduce bank to Worcester

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton High Gators snap up new online home

  -Band of Brothers tour organizer from Grafton pleads guilty to larceny charge 

  -Grafton Special Town Meeting will tackle land purchase, ARPA spending

  -Shrewsbury invites community to food truck festival

  -Paxton voters approve security system for school

  -Princeton service dog nonprofit opens $2.6 million breeding center

  -Congressional hopeful pleads not guilty to gun theft charges
   

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Cleveland, 4-2

  -Patriots' defense bounces back in Day 2

  -'Sader Stories podcast (22:13): Title IX Reflection with Megan Lynch Hammond, Varsity Club Hall of Famer

  -Catch by Worcester Bravehearts catcher makes "SportsCenter" Top 10

  -Bravehearts batter Bees, 13-6

  -Bravehearts next home game 6:30 Friday (Military Appreciation Night & Postgame Fireworks)

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox win in Buffalo, 3-1
   

  >CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)

  -RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)

  >NATIONAL: Aerial video shows catastrophic flooding across eastern Kentucky

  -Celebrity Jon Stewart rails against stalled burn pits legislation for veterans

  >NEW ENGLAND: New video shows first-hand account of whale smashing into boat

  -Plane lands into trees in Barnstable 

  >BUSINESS: U.S. economy shrinks for a second quarter, raising recession fear

  -Cannabis Confidential: Medical Marijuana in Maine is a different experience
   

  >COLLEGES: Worcester State student leader honored as one of Massachusetts’ 29 Who Shine

  -UMass Medical School researcher wins fellowship award in neuroscience

  >FOOD: Say goodbye to Sprite in green bottles 

  >HEALTH: Infectious disease doctors see increase in non-COVID illnesses

  -Laxatives sold at CVS, Walgreens recalled due to contamination

  -Free vaccinations/boosters Friday: 9-noon at Worcester Senior Center, 3-5:30 at Guild of St. Agnes (Grove Street)

  >HISTORY: Abby Kelley Foster, a leader in women's and African-American's rights 

  >HOMES: 5 Worcester open houses
   

  >TV/STREAMING: "Live PD" is back as "On Patrol: Live" 2 years after being canceled 

  >MOVIES: The movies coming to theaters in August 

  >CELEBRITY: Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album leaked online two days early

  -Shawn Mendes cancels tour, including Boston stop, citing tour’s "toll" 

  >ANIMALS: Outdoor cat forces himself into neighbor's life (3:01) 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Video shows police officer giving a ride to older woman walking to hair appointment

  -People perplexed over "invisible" bike optical illusion

  -Meanwhile, Florida Man gets DUI after driving scooter into Walmart shelves 

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