In and around The 016 - Tuesday, September 27th

• Posted by 016 Administrator September 27, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,676 views

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

  In The News

  >Latest weather: More sun, high in the mid 60s today in Worcester

  -Hurricane Ian makes landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm, threatening a path of destruction

  >TOP OF THE NEWS  

  +6:00: Rosen's Roundtable No. 488 (28:19): Jet ski ban, inclusionary zoning

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (7:01): City Councilor Khrystian King gives an update on the City Manager search

  +6:00: Worcester Business Connect No. 34 (14:02): Big Belly Barbecue

  +6:00: Westborough man charged with possession of child sex images
  
  

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 27th

  +Noon: Search for new Worcester city manager goes back to City Council

  +Noon: WPI seeks to organize after Clark forms union amid Worcester labor push

  +Noon: Local residents make recommendations for White House conference on hunger

  +Noon: Northborough orchard ranked among top 10 in the country

  +Noon: Oakmont Regional High School, Overlook Middle School cleared after lockdown

  +Noon: Foul is Fair, Fair is Foul, and funny in John Stimpson's "Ghost Light"

  +Noon: Janice Harvey: New Yorker's Andy Borowitz scores with new book
  
  

  -Shrewsbury singer Cara Brindisi joins Team Gwen in "The Voice" 

  -Evaluation of suspect in 2019 stabbing death at O'Connor's is still not complete

  -Worcester police on trial, man accuses department 16-year wrongful imprisonment

  -Worcester police, firefighters face off in inaugural baseball classic honoring Officer Manny Familia (2:14)

  -Grant may allow Worcester to hire dozens of firefighters

  -Quinsigamond Community College instructor sued over alleged racial remarks about Nigerians, blacks

  -New 45-day closure along I-190 in Worcester starts soon

  -Worcester Academy alum named as Obama Foundation Scholar

  -High Holiday services held at Central Mass Chabad for Rosh Hashanah

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet from Rutland rides in sidecar for 99th birthday
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: Piff (and Mr. Piffles) and Puddles to play Worcester

  -The Faces of Worcester: Laura Marotta

  -School Profile: North High School (5:36)

  -Radio Worcester (17:06): Lisa Mair, Independent running for State Senate

  -Councilors seek plan to combat housing crunch in Worcester

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at Walt Disney World

  -ICYMI: Motorcyclist killed in Boylston crash

  -Worcester hotel sold to real estate investor for $40 million

  -Beloved Worcester eatery gets a lifeline to reopen

  -An unexpected loss spurs WPI professor to complete student’s unfinished dissertation

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
   

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police charge man for loaded handgun without license

  -Lost puppy found in Shrewsbury

  -Holden DPW building Grand Opening on Saturday

  -Grafton Public Library events

  -$100,000 Mass Cash winners sold in Southbridge, Fitchburg

  -Sterling Cultural Council reports to Select Board

  -2 men permanently trespassed from Motel 6 in Leominster following fight that started at Denny’s

  -Fitchburg vaccine clinic dedicated to longtime health professional Jeffrey Stephens
   

  >SPORTS: Mac Jones likely to miss multiple games because of injury, ESPN reports

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

  -Holy Cross football team moves up to 10th and 11th in national rankings

  -Meggan Fourie of Holy Cross Field Hockey is your Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

  -Orioles bash Red Sox, 14-8

  -WooSox win rain-shortened game over Red Wings, 6-1

  -WooSox Rewind: Worcester stumbles in final homestand, in danger of finishing season under .500

  -Green Hill Municipal GC in Worcester drives forward by giving all bunkers a facelift
  
  

  >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: U.S. warns Russia of "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons

  -NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test

  >BUSINESS: Unum subsidiary opens office in Worcester

  -Worcester developer buys site in Shrewsbury for $970,000

  >SHOPPING/DEALS: Another Amazon Prime Day? Prime Early Access Sale preview, deals to shop now
  
  

  >NEW ENGLAND: School bus sustains "heavy damage" in two-vehicle accident on Cape Cod

  >COLLEGES: Clark prof assists local educators in teaching about slavery

  -WPI business school Dean Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson named to prestigious professorship

  -Holy Cross forum to end hunger in America (1:26:51)

  >HEALTH: Do you have COVID and have symptoms? Learn how to get free treatment

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

  >FOOD: This nondairy, plant-based ice cream is made in Mass.

  >TV/STREAMING: "Days of Our Lives" fans livid as network loses 750,000 viewers after move from NBC to Peacock 

  >CELEBRITY: New book reveals palace staff's nasty name for Meghan Markle 

  >HISTORY: WPI grad Elwood Haynes changed the way we travel

  >HOMES: $3 million "family compound" on lake in Marlborough up for sale

  >ANIMALS: Big dog obsessed with cats gets his very own (3:16) 

  -Meanwhile, in Chicago, man's car is stolen twice on the same day 

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