In and around The 016 - Wednesday, September 21st

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

  In The News

  >Latest weather: Dry and warmer, high of 73 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS  

  +6:00: Should Worcester allow homeless to camp? No easy answers, experts say

  +6:00: Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. sets up operations centers in old bank
  
  

  +1:00: WRTA may extend free bus policy into 2023

  +1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 21st

  +1:00: It's Buy One, Get One Free Wednesdays at Shrewsbury Street restaurant in Worcester

  +1:00: TyShawn Dion set to tour with Joyner Lucas

  +1:00: T.S.O.L to play Punk In Drublic at Palladium with NOFX, Descendents

  +1:00: "The Bus Stops": A short story by Nick Duffy

  +1:00: Doherty's Nicollette Kiorpes to represent U.S. at FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup

  +1:00: Should you get my Omicron booster and flu shot at the same time?

  +1:00: Hank Stolz: Make Eric Batista the city manager now!

  +1:00: Bad Advice: Crocs are perfect fashion statement for formal wedding
  
  

  -Barbara Haller, former Worcester city councilor, dies following cancer diagnosis

  -Worcester City Council honors former councilor Barbara Haller: "She was devoted to the city"

  -Former Patriot, NFL All-Pro coming to Worcester to perform as a rapper

  -Emmy Award winner and Holy Cross alum Ann Dowd tours new Prior Performing Arts Center 

  -3 scratch tickets worth $6 million sold at local stores

  -Watertown firm buys planned Worcester residential development property (pictured) for $6.4 million

  -Hurricane Fiona hits close to home for Worcester restaurant owner

  -Worcester awarded $1.2 million from FEMA for running COVID hospital

  -Few turn out for meeting aimed at improving Worcester Police Department

  -Worcester's Taste of Shrewsbury Street to Return in October

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 487 (29:22): Donna Colorio

  -GoFundMe account created to benefit son of Shrewsbury woman killed in crash

  -Saint John's to hold open house on Saturday 

  -Protesters plan to disrupt commute in Boston Wednesday morning, officials warn

  >ANIMALS: Dogs, cats and pets available for adoption at Worcester area shelters
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jazz Fest kicks off

  -Last Call with Giovanni Petrella, pop and hip-hop artist

  -Sofia Talvik brings folk music to Bigelow Free Public Library

  -First Person: How many swipes does it take to get the gift card 

  -The Faces of Worcester: Audra Doody

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who developing an improved dialysis machine 

  -ICYMI: Demolition proposal of historic Worcester home to be reviewed Thursday

  -Worcester racial equity audit leaves some wondering if real change will happen or if "it’s more of a PR strategy"

  -Worcester "career" criminal with 2 first names gets 16 years in prison: DOJ

  -Worcester man found near Assabet trail charged after fighting police

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
   

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Public hearing unveils Route 20 improvements in Shrewsbury

  -Traffic advisory in Leicester Thursday-Sunday

  -Holden woodworker took wife’s advice: Get a hobby in retirement

  -Last taste of summer at Sutton Senior Center picnic

  -Minnesota manufacturer to expand Northborough operation

  -F & M Tool & Plastics president sells Leominster property in $25 million leaseback

  -Fitchburg man sentenced to prison for role in drug trafficking conspiracy

  -Pennsylvania firm buys 2 Uxbridge industrial properties for $7.6 million
   

  >SPORTS: Bravehearts post hilarious video to clear their lost & found (1:17)

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

  -Former captain Zdeno Chara retires as a Bruin

  -Red Sox beat Reds, 5-3

  -Holy Cross make TicketSmarter the official ticket resale marketplace for Crusader athletics

  -Season tickets now on sale for Holy Cross men's basketball (:31) and women's basketball (:31)

  -WooSox beat Mets, 3-2

  -Pirates re-sign kicker Josh Gable
   

  >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: Putin announces partial mobilization of 300,000 troops

  -DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from program meant to provide meals to needy children

  -Missing mom found dead after sending daughter chilling message

  -Tragic: Woman dies after falling 30 feet off cliff in Maine 

  >BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment rate climbs to 3.8%

  -WBJ's Movers & Shakers for September 19th
  
  

  >NEW ENGLAND: Federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants brought to Mass.

  -Election officials across Mass. bombarded with records requests

  -2 decomposed bodies found in home of former Rhode Island mayor

  >COLLEGES: WPI prof lands $747,283 NSF grant to support data visualization studies

  -Listening to the whispering world of ASMR with Clark professors Shuo Niu and Hugh Manon

  >HEALTH: Polio recently reemerged in the U.S. Who should get a polio vaccine now?

  -What are the Omicron bivalent COVID booster side effects?

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

  >SHOPPING/DEALS: Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting 

  >FOOD: Here’s why your grocery bill might’ve felt extra high 

  >TV/STREAMING: Selma Blair brings the ballroom to tears with her emotional performance on "Dancing with the stars" 

  >MOVIES: First look at the Whitney Houston biopic coming to theaters in December 

  >CELEBRITY: Inside Brendan Fraser's comeback, after years of Hollywood snubs

  >HOMES: "Affordable" rents could still range from $1,161 to $1,990 even with Worcester inclusionary zoning policy

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local Habitat for Humanity builds playhouses for 2 veteran families

  -Meanwhile, in Woburn, aggressive turkeys cause trouble in neighborhood 

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