In and around The 016 - Friday, September 9th

• Posted by 016 Administrator September 9, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,543 views

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

  In The News

  >Latest weather: Another beauty, high of 77 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Ex-UMass health worker launches bakery
  
  

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

  +Noon: West Boylston store sells 6 $100,000 lottery tickets in 1 day

  +Noon: JetBlue switches to larger plane for daily service between Worcester and Fort Lauderdale

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 9th

  +Noon: Clothing drive is latest Be Like Brit effort

  +Noon: Artist Spotlight: Brian Murphrey

  +Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on VOD: "Where The Crawdads Sing," "Marcel The Shell," "Thor: Love And Thunder" and more

  +Noon: Austin is available for adoption through WARL
  
  

  -Man in ICU, another being held on bail after stabbing outside Polar Beverages warehouse 

  -Trial approaching for man suing Worcester police over alleged 16-year wrongful imprisonment

  -Local investment advisor pleads guilty to fraud

  -Rock band Extreme attempted to "incite crowd" at Indian Ranch concert, police allege

  -U.K. reporter in Worcester's sister city reflects on Queen Elizabeth II's legacy (more below in Nation/International)

  -Related: British expatriates in Worcester express sadness over queen's death

  -Worcester wraps up this year's Out to Lunch series

  -Worcesteria: Trash, politics and partying in Worcester

  -Worcester remains in stage 1 drought status despite recent rain

  -Clark University grad student union announces strike vote

  -Local news makes comeback with acquisition of 4 local papers

  -Earlier: 4 Central Mass. weekly newspapers saved from closure

  -Weekend traffic advisory: Pride Festival, Canal Diggers Road Race on Saturday

  -Nonprofits, volunteers work to meet needs for influx of Haitian refugees

  -Maura Healey, Kim Driscoll focus on economy at campaign kickoff in Worcester 

  -What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (31:22): Woodrow Adams Jr. 

  -The Faces of Worcester: Jane Kimani 

  -Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: stART on the Street art festival is set to return

  -Five Things to Do: Cassandre McKinley, Jerry Seinfeld and more ...

  -Poetry Town: Bad Furniture (for The Klute)

  -Working for a living: A Labor Day playlist 

  -Reminder: Trash, recycling pick-up in Worcester delayed a day this week

  -ICYMI: Worcester police asks for help finding 17-year-old girl

  -California restaurant chain looks to Worcester

  -Robyn Kennedy won 24 of 38 precincts in Worcester. See a map showing where those wins happened

  -2 Worcester restaurants close abruptly

  -Worcester man wins $2 million on scratch ticket

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Route 20 improvements coming to Shrewsbury: "It pays to be brave" 

  -Sadowski takes firefighting skills to West Boylston

  -"Wizard of Oz" lesson at the Millbury Public Library

  -Wachusett Muster 2023 to be held in Bolton

  -Drug dealer arrested in Athol while attempting to collect $80 cocaine debt
   

  >SPORTS: 10 things to watch as Patriots look to break Dolphins win streak in opener

  -As NFL season kicks off, here are 13 former local football stars to follow this year

  -Receivers Ayir Asante, Jalen Coker have raised Holy Cross offense to next level

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

  -WooSox split doubleheader with Lehigh Valley

  -5 quarterbacks who will make an impact in Central Mass. football this season

  
  >CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)

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

  >NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Queen Elizabeth II: Longest-reigning U.K. Monarch dies (2:35)

  -The last photo of Queen Elizabeth

  -10 surprising facts about Queen Elizabeth

  -The Reign of King Charles III begins

  -Celebrities react to Queen Elizabeth’s death

  >NEW ENGLAND: Family "devastated" by attack that left MCI Shirley correction officer on life support

  -The Big E to feature Dropkick Murphys, G-Eazy and more
  
  

  -Tragic: 2 people shot in Uvalde's Memorial Park, police say

  >FOOD: Bird flu forces egg farm to euthanize 3 million chickens 

  >BUSINESS: Jobless claims continue to fall, hit 3-month low

  -Main South Business Association creates power through community 

  >COLLEGES: Investigators release report on sexual misconduct at Holy Cross

  -UMass Medical School scientists develop web app for visualizing locality of COVID variants, clinical data

  >HEALTH: More than 17 million masks used with sleep apnea machines recalled due to safety issues

  -Nearly 1 in 4 young adults in U.S. treated for mental health during pandemic, CDC survey finds

  -Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Selma Blair joins "Dancing with the Stars" amid multiple sclerosis battle: See the full list of contestants 

  >MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix: September's freshest films to watch 

  >CELEBRITY: Harry Styles apparently did not spit on Chris Pine at Venice Film Festival

  -Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82

  >HOMES: The 10 most expensive houses sold in the city of Worcester, August 28th-September 3rd 

  >ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy found alone in dirty bin now part of family (:50) 

  >HISTORY: From basketball to Tupperware, here are 25 amazing things Mass. has given the world 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young twins befriend WWII veteran after hearing his story (2:37) 

  -Meanwhile, in the U.K., firefighters rescue a cow with its head stuck in a tree 

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  -Bartender at Canal District restaurant

  -Kitchen staff at Worcester restaurant expanding hours

  -Director of Public Health, City of Worcester

  -School Van Driver for Summit Agency in Worcester

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