In and around The 016 - Wednesday, August 17th

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  In The News

  >Latest weather: Cloudy and cool, high of 67 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS  

  +6:00: REPORT: Affordable housing for renters in Worcester currently "out of reach"

  +6:00: Inc. magazine names 19 Central Mass. companies to fastest-growing list

  +6:00: Barbershop living in Worcester

  +6:00: The Faces of Worcester: Jamie Burke

  +6:00: Firefighter injured in 2-alarm Grafton fire; neighbor came to aid

  +6:00: Fire heavily damages single-family home in Fitchburg (:20)

  +6:00: Is COVID reaching the endemic stage? UMass Medical School virologist Jeremy Luban weighs in
  
  

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 17th

  +Noon: Crooked Coast comes to rock Terptown Throwdown at Spencer Fairgrounds

  +Noon: Worcester-area LGBT teens join national designer, performers at Queer AF fashion show

  +Noon: Worcester County 4-H Fair set for August 26th to 28th with contests from poetry to poultry in Barre

  +Noon: Bad Advice: Pet proves catastrophic to otherwise perfect relationship

  +Noon: Connecting the Dots No. 118 (30:00): Bemis Farms
  
  

  -Former Doherty, WSU hoop standout killed in I-290 hit-and-run Saturday leaves behind a 4-year-old son; GoFundMe seeks to help

  -Fundraiser started to purchase headstone for 13-year-old victim of deadly Chandler Street crash

  -Brush fire strikes wooded area near Worcester Technical High School

  -Animal tranquilizer being mixed with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl in Worcester County

  -Investigation finds bolts failed, causing sign to fall onto I-190 in Worcester

  -ZAP 50 seeks thousands of volunteers for Blackstone River cleanup

  -Low marks from Worcester School Committee members on Mass. raising MCAS scores

  -Back-to-school COVID clinics coming to Worcester

  -Main South Business Association gives away free backpaks and haircuts at "Back to School Fiesta"

  -Worcester: A Working City
   

  >ANIMALS: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Dogs, cats and more

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

  >SHOWTIME: Writing on the walls: The cost and value of public art

  -A Nun, a Pope, two World Wars, and a re-imagined platonic love story plays out in Barre

  -Janice Harvey: Decades later, Zonkaraz love leads to friendship

  -RMV warns residents of text message, email scams

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who worked at the Telegram & Gazette for 34 years 

  -ICYMI: Charlton Deli owner to buy Tatnuck Square Bushel 'N Peck in Worcester

  -Amazon building hiring center in Worcester

  -Aerial video of the progress on construction of new Doherty High in Worcester (:58)

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 car stops in Shrewsbury lead to 2 gun busts

  -16-year-old hospitalized after being hit by police cruiser in Uxbridge

  -Shrewsbury celebrates grant for shared-use path at Jordan Pond

  -Leicester police logs, August 4th to 10th
   

  >SPORTS: Massive player scuffle breaks out at Patriots training camp

  -Patriots defensive front "dominating" Panthers in joint practices

  -Red Sox beat Pirates, 5-3

  -Jason Varitek surprises fan wearing his T-shirt at Canobie Lake Park (:45)

  -Holy Cross football team ranked 18th nationally in AFCA poll

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

  -WooSox fall to Rochester, 4-1

  -Shrewsbury rally falls 1 run short to defending champs in American Legion World Series semifinal
   

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

  -Dodge will discontinue its Challenger and Charger muscle cars next year

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

  -Tragic: Brother of fallen Marine kills himself by memorial site 

  >NEW ENGLAND: Falling metal airplane part narrowly misses person in New England

  -Doughty, Campanale define agenda in local town hall

  -Submariner pleads not guilty to killing wife with hammer in Connecticut
  
  

  >BUSINESS: Ron Brosnan, 85, retires after 70 years in glass business

  -Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame

  -What is quiet quitting? Inside the work trend taking over TikTok

  >HEALTH: FDA clears path for sale of over-the-counter hearing aids 

  -Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library

  >HISTORY: Main Street looking south from Exchange Street, 1911

  >HOMES: See inside hidden 1905 mansion on Wachusett Aqueduct
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "Saturday Night Live," "The Voice" and more leaving Hulu for Peacock in September 

  >MOVIES: Film Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars 

  >CELEBRITY: Wolfgang Petersen, "Air Force One" and "Das Boot" director, dead at 81

  -Robyn Griggs, soap star and film actress, dead at 49

  >FOOD: Girl Scouts to introduce new Raspberry Rally cookie in 2023

  -Pumpkin spice making return to Dunkin'

  >SHOPPING: Walmart’s discounts send sales surging

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school football players hailed as heroes for saving woman in car crash 

  -Meanwhile, in New Zealand, family buys suitcases filled with body parts at auction 

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