In and around The 016 - Wednesday, September 28th

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

  In The News

  >Latest weather: Mix of clouds and sun, high of 66 today in Worcester

  -Category 4 Ian takes aim at Florida

  >TOP OF THE NEWS  

  +7:00: Italian Heritage Parade marches in Worcester October 9th after 4-year absence

  +7:00: 52-year-old Worcester man dies following Oxford motorcycle, truck crash

  +7:00: Worcesteria: Brindisi a good representative for Worcester on "Voice"

  +7:00: Noh Place Poetry Anthology reading to be held at Worcester State University

  +7:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (27:48): Get to know Holy Cross women's soccer coach Ben Graham

  +7:00: WooSox season finale canceled
  
  

  +1:00: Water main break at the intersection of Shrewsbury and Mulberry streets

  +1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 28th

  +1:00: Hyped for Worcester show, Silverstein set to "put pedal to metal"

  +1:00: Last Call: Ruth Rodriguez Fay, community activist

  +1:00: Bad Advice: It's OK to be afraid of the dark

  +1:00: WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 3 (27:45): Politics, election and state of news media
  
  

  -WPD looking for 2 missing teens with infant 

  -Large fuel spill reported overnight on the Mass Pike in Auburn

  -Westborough elementary school employee arrested for child porn

  -Man arrested for stealing catalytic converters in Shrewsbury

  -Family of Molly Bish wants new investigators assigned to her case

  -Worcester bar's former owners sell building for $900,000, bar to remain

  -Search for new Worcester city manager goes back to City Council

  -WPI seeks to organize after Clark forms union amid Worcester labor push

  -Local residents make recommendations for White House conference on hunger

  >ANIMALS: Cats evacuated from Florida shelters land in Worcester (:27)
   

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

  >MOVIES: Foul is Fair, Fair is Foul, and funny in Princeton filmmaker John Stimpson's "Ghost Light"

  >SHOWTIME: Cara Brindisi sings Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" with country flair (4:49)

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

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

  -Radio Worcester (15:45): Yes on the Community Preservation Act with Ann Lisi

  -How much would the Community Preservation Act tax increase cost you and how would Worcester benefit?

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

  -The Faces of Worcester: Laura Marotta

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

  >OBITUARIES: Worcester woman helps write touching tribute with her family 

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

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

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

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
   

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northborough orchard ranked among top 10 in the country

  -Ashburnham, Gardner among 20 schools to receive bomb threats, officials say

  -Former Brimfield animal control officer accused of stealing nearly $750,000 pleads not guilty

  -Millbury staple for 23 years closes for good

  -Millbury Planning Board recap

  -Power outage in part of Holden on Wednesday

  -Developer purchases former Gardner News, Bank of America buildings with plans to renovate

  -WWII vet from Rutland rides in sidecar for 99th birthday
   

  >SPORTS: Red Sox snap 6-game losing streak

  -Janet Hourihan Brooks among first HC women's basketball stars to have jersey retired

  -Interview with author of "Jack 'the Shot' Foley-A Legend for All Time" (23:49)

  -Bravehearts to hold baseball clinic at Bancroft School October 17th-21st

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

  -WooSox beat Red Wings, 8-6
   

  >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: Stunning images showing NASA's DART spacecraft’s intentional collision with an asteroid

  >NEW ENGLAND: Here's how much slower traffic has gotten in Mass. after Labor Day

  -2 found dead in Mass. home

  >COLLEGES: WPI grad brings plant-based hot dogs to the Fenway Faithful 

  -Visitors experience Holy Cross' Prior Performing Arts Center at Community Day
  
  
  >BUSINESS: WuXi Biologics holds topping off ceremony for new Worcester manufacturing facility

  -Worcester Business Connect No. 34 (14:02): Big Belly Barbecue

  -bankHometown’s parent to finalize $4B Quincy merger October 7th 

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

  >HEALTH: Walgreens customers in Mass. confused by mixed messaging over pharmacy availability

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

  >FOOD: McDonald's is selling Happy Meals to adults. Here's the twist
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas movies: Countdown schedule and start date 

  >CELEBRITY: Roseanne Barr to premiere first stand-up special in 16 years 

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

  >HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County September 18th to 24th 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer adopts dog he helped rescue

  -Only 15% of people can spot the hidden dice in under a minute

  -Meanwhile, in California, surfer shoos otter who stole his surfboard 

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