In and around The 016 - Friday, August 19th

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  In The News

  >Latest weather: Plenty of sunshine and hot, high of 90 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

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

  +Noon: Family owned Worcester pub & restaurant to close after 52 years

  +Noon: West Mountain Street water main leak in Worcester to be fixed by "Monday the latest"

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 19th

  +Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  +Noon: Artist Spotlight: George Hancin

  +Noon: Poetry Town: "Bask in Love When It Arrives"

  +Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Ollie

  +Noon: What to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on VOD: "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," "Spin Me Round," "Vengeance" and more
  
  

  -OVERNIGHT: Massive fire, explosions at warehouse in Dudley (:31). Article

  -UMass Medical School may expand with regional campus in Burlington

  -Table Talk Pies "almost didn’t make it"; Group helps save Worcester pie company from collapse

  -Public meeting next week for Lake Avenue sewer pumping station update

  -Effects of drought conditions can be seen at natural landmarks in Worcester

  -Weekend traffic advisory: Streets closed for Latin American Festival in Worcester

  -Worcester beaches, Crompton Park pool close for summer on Sunday night

  -Attorney for man accused of killing Amanda Dabrowski says he was brilliant kid before "something happened"

  -WATCH: Worcester's Crompton Skate Park in action

  -Bill Shaner: Another camp eviction highlights the city's poor homelessness policy

  -Worcesteria: Out to Lunch, other festivals show Worcester at its best

  -The Faces of Worcester: Jamie Burke

  -Radio Worcester (17:17): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on potentially banning fossil fuels, the CPA, drought and more

  -Worcester’s chief diversity officer position still not posted to allow city time to establish support structure, acting city manager says

  -WCCA-TV's "Activate Worcester No. 302" (28:10): James McGrath
   

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

  >SHOWTIME:  Five Things to Do: Home Free, She's Busy, Pride Pageant and more ...

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

  -Dizzy Wright headlines TourForLife’s stop at Electric Haze

  -First Person: Memories of neighborhood bonds, tinged by intolerance 

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester doctor who practiced for 55 years 

  -ICYMI: Popular Worcester restaurant plans to fix longtime parking woes

  -Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen

  -Worcester staffing agency reports client’s 106 layoffs

  -Layoffs at T&G parent company hit smaller Central Mass. newsrooms

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Swimmer, 27, drowns in Brookfield pond

  -In Holden, Shrewsbury Street project could still move forward

  -Fitchburg man is arrested a fifth time for driving with suspended license in Lunenburg

  -Shrewsbury officials share strategic plan at farmers market

  -"Senior" dance troupe practices their steps in Shrewsbury

  -Sutton Senior Center celebrates 50th anniversary
   

  >SPORTS: 10 key things to watch in tonight's Patriots-Panthers game:

  -Holy Cross football receives largest gift in program history 

  -Red Sox lose to Pittsburgh, 8-2

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

  -WooSox beat Rochester, 9-8
   

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

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

  >NATIONAL: Multiple people were killed when 2 planes collide above airport in California

  -Tragic: Umbrella swept by wind kills woman at South Carolina beach 

  >NEW ENGLAND: How this SUV ended up inside a Mass. mall (1:16)

  -MassDOT joins "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign

  >BUSINESS: U.S. retail sales were flat in July

  -Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
  
  

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross student examines political polarization on Twitter

  -WPI researchers receive $347,843 U.S. Navy award for system to estimate underwater plumes in real time 

  >HEALTH: Global experts race to understand rare cases when monkeypox leads to death

  -Johnson & Johnson will stop selling baby powder with talc in 2023

  -Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Friday: 3-6 at Friendly House

  >HISTORY: 300 facts for Worcester's tercentennial 

  >HOMES: 5 new Worcester properties on the market
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "House of the Dragon" review: How is the "Game of Thrones" prequel? 

  >CELEBRITY: FBI report reveals new details about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 2016 plane incident 

  >FOOD: Drought could have an impact on this year's apple picking season 

  >SHOPPING: 30 best back to school sales of 2022 

  >ANIMALS: Watch as these bear cubs struggle to climb into backyard hammock in Connecticut 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy who idolizes umps now officiating games (2:10) 

  -Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, port-a-potties spill onto highway 

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