Here's what's going on today in Worcester
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Snowstorm in Worcester
+NEW: Worcester Making Strides Towards Redevelopment, Polar Park (2:29)
+NEW: At urging of mayor, Worcester school standing committee to take up sex ed
+NEW: Worcester Academy's Head of School to depart
+NEW: Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: Teen accused of slaughtering 4 family members in Utah
-Worcester Declared Parking Ban is in effect as of 2 p.m. on Saturday
-Holy Cross identifies rowers who remain hospitalized following deadly crash
-‘Life lost too soon’: Vero Beach officials set up touching memorial for Holy Cross women’s rowing team
-Watch: Worcester Bobcat Is Back — This Time During The Day. Wednesday: See Bobcat Slinks Through Backyard
-All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester Police Seek Help Locating Woman for Questioning in Violent Robbery (1:36)
-Worcester police asking public for help identifying vehicle involved in pedestrian hit-and-run
-Worcester student enrollment declined in 2019, state data shows
-Worcester vows to launch GPS school bus tracking soon
-Great news, country music fans! Here's How You Can Fly from Worcester to Nashville Starting in April
-ICYMI: Since ‘At Least October,' City Knew About Additional Money Needed to Complete Polar Park
-Worcester Bravehearts not going anywhere, says owner John Creedon
-Holy Cross men's basketball set for road game at American
-'Health Without the High': Worcester CBD Store Promotes Positivity
-Teen seriously injured in fight at Northbridge High (1:19)
-1 Dead After Crash On Route 12 In Leominster (:14)
-Ricky Duran to Perform National Anthem at Worcester Railers Game
-Bull-noser: Camera records moose trapping Alaska man in shed (1:00)
-Today's Hero: Bartender springs into action to save choking patron at Boston bar
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-Worcester dentist indicted for fraud, tax evasion
-Grand opening of Lincoln Plaza restaurant today; Sept. 14: New restaurant coming to Lincoln Plaza
-New eatery opens in building damaged by fire nearly 20 months ago
-WSRS, WTAG hit by iHeartMedia layoffs
-‘All Victims Expected To Survive,’ Doctor Says Of Holy Cross Athletes
-Table Talk to Build New Facility in Main South, Add 50 Jobs
-One Holy Cross rower's hometown holding fundraiser (2:24); Father describes daughter's injuries (1:50)
-Worcester man wins $1M on $30 scratch ticket, plans to take son to Disney World
-Holy Cross rowing student Grace Rett killed day after her birthday in Florida van crash
-Check Out New South High in Worcester, scheduled to open in 2021
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Sunday's "Salute to Disney" concert postponed due to rainy forecast
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "M3GAN 2.0," "How To Train Your Dragon," and more
+Noon: Astronomer C.E.O. and Coldplay fan Andy Byron has Central Mass. tie
-Worcester named one of the best places to live in 2025
-"Still so shocked!": Worcester woman thought she won $100,000, but actually won $1 million on scratch ticket
-Legal battle over $21 million donation to Holy Cross comes to a close
-TCB preserves 85 units of affordable housing in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man gets 6 years for loaded guns, silencer
-Paxton couple gets a surprise from a "bear-y" handsome visitor
-Area man's family disputes teen dogwalker's allegations of kidnapping (3:02)
-Earlier: Dog sitter lured into Southbridge home, kidnapped, police say
-Doherty Valedictorian Dea Kamberi eyes government career
-Marching for childhood cancer; 100-mile Ruck returns
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (22:45): Mayor Petty talks housing, petitions and Latin American Festival
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:09): Supermarkets, festivals and power of petitions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): At Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, breakfast served with a side of community
-ICYMI: Police raising funds to support officers seriously injured in alleged O.U.I. crash (1:20). Article
-Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
-After stalled makeover, Commerce Building owner seeks to unload downtown property
-City council presses for answers on Mill Street safety, costs, steps
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Corner Shop awards scholarships
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Abigail Lei awarded Grange scholarship
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury adopts housing production plan
-Leominster shoots down horse racing and Fairgrounds overlay district proposal
-Millville transit firm to pay $1 million over alleged MassHealth fraud
-Sutton Cultural Council launches summer concert series
-Clinton School Superintendent Steven Meyer garners praise at review
-Need a gift basket? Check out Rosie's
-Board chooses new Lancaster fire chief
-Luther Burbank Middle School honor roll announced
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: ArtsWorcester's "One" exhibit, Poet's Cauldron and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:56): Jeremy Piven
-Coldplay's Chris Martin has cheeky reaction after exposing apparent "affair" at Boston concert
-WooBox public art project celebrates community and brings pop of color
>OPINION: John Keough: The Worcester gaslight council continues to shine
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Puerto Rican flag on the Statue of Liberty
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 469 (28:09): State Senator Michael Rodrigues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served in the Navy for 20 years
>SPORTS: NFL assistant sees Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez as "next great one"
-Fans get money's worth with upcoming Futures Collegiate League All-Star festivities
-Bravehearts well represented as Futures League All-Star Game rosters announced
-First-place Bravehearts win again, 10-2. Wyatt Hoffman named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross promotes Joelle Prata to associate head coach for women's lacrosse
>NATIONAL: Suicide in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is "impossible," says mobster
-4 people die in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
>TRAGIC: Physical therapist burned alive inside hyperbaric oxygen chamber at his practice
>NEW ENGLAND: 17-year-old boy arrested in killing of paddleboarder in small Maine town
-Mass. S.J.C. confirms conviction of 5-time drunk driver after Channel 4 report (2:08)
>COLLEGES: Tour New York City’s Garment District with developer Tom Creighton of Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the most beautiful places to visit in Spain
>BUSINESS: AT&T $177 million settlement: When could customers get paid?
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-With Rhode Island acquisition, Aubuchon hardware now in every New England state
>HOMES: Can I light a fire in my backyard? What to know about fire pits, bonfire rules
>SHOPPING: More than 67,000 cases of deodorant sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree and on Amazon recalled
>HEALTH: People with dementia living longer in 5 regions of the world (:22)
-Dermatologists warn complex shower routines may harm skin (1:05)
-Study: Longer daytime naps associated with higher risk of death (1:30)
>FOOD: KFC's "comeback" plan includes free buckets of chicken: How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: CBS is ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year
>MOVIES: Lilo & Stitch becomes first 2025 title to cross $1 billion globally
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas make a splash with private Spanish getaway
-See the style looks from the ESPYs red carpet: Simone Biles, Brooks Nader, Ilona Maher and more
>ANIMALS: Huge fluffy dog with longtime cat obsession finally gets his own (1:58)
>HISTORY: 2 famous dancing cops brightened up Mass. streets while directing traffic
>GOOD NEWS: Restaurant raises money to buy employee new e-bike after theft
-Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, deer crashes into restaurant (:13)
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