In and around The 016 - Saturday, August 19th

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 78 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  -Worcester bank robbery suspect in standoff behind Denholm Building; ground covered with cash

  -Worcester seeks to redevelop D.P.W. properties off Shrewsbury Street

  -Group that fights Worcester's overdose crisis hit with funding cut

  -Second Out to Lunch of the season brings arts, music, business and more to the Common

  -State authorizes tax abatement for daughter of fallen Worcester firefigher

  -Elevated cocktail lounge The 1885 coming to Worcester’s Canal District

  -TODAY! Latin American Festival will feature music, arts, food, and more on Worcester Common

  -Related: Traffic advisory for Latin American Festival in Worcester

  -TODAY! Worcester Hot Dog Safari Saturday

  -TODAY! Worcester Branch Naacp Community Cookout Saturday

  -TODAY! Pride Worcester 2023 kicks off Saturday with a pageant

  -Farmers markets in Central Mass.

  -7 years later, Vanessa Marcotte's memory lives on through foundation in her name

  -Why Larry Shetler is running for Worcester District 1 City Council seat

  -Watch the full city councilor at-large candidate forum

  >DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for August

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

  -2 children taken by their non-custodial mother in Worcester found safe in upstate New York

  -How a pair of Facebook posts prompted an outcry and roiled a Worcester City Council race

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (40:28): Political fallout from “hateful and harmful” social media posts

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  
  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Document shredding at regional recycling center Saturday

  -TODAY! Composting 8-2:30 Saturday

  -Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Flash floods dump rain into the region

  -Salvation Army thrift store in Spencer closes after nearly 30 years

  -Sutton playground fund growing by thousands

  -Benefit for Grafton fire victims August 26th

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
  

  -Natural gas line clears way for 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Douglas

  -Grafton Job Corps delivers a different kind of education

  -Bolton and Lancaster officials move school questions forward
   

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday

  >SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Pike Hair Fest, Pride Worcester Pageant, more ...

  -Worcester Walks: The city's only flock of sheep say hello at Donker Farm

  -Jazz at Sunset returns "All In" with Verve and beautiful melodies

  -TODAY! Plastic City Comic Con brings comic conventions back to their roots

  -First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — all in good "faith"

  -Shaun Connolly: The Worcester Defense

  -Ray Mariano: Clarence Thomas a disgrace to Supreme Court

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who married her childhood sweetheart
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees, 8-3

  -TODAY! Pandemonium at the Palladium fight card Saturday night in Worcester

  -100FM The Pike (5:54): Steven Sumpter on his bout at Pandemonium at the Palladium

  -Why Ezekiel Elliott may fit better for the Patriots than Dalvin Cook

  -The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2023 season

  -WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-1

  -Assumption football team looks to repeat as league champion (4:05)

  -Webster's Anh-Dao Tran joins women's basketball staff at Dartmouth
   

  >CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)

  >NATIONAL: Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest

  -British nurse guilty of murdering 7 babies, making her among U.K.’s worst child serial killers

  -Tragic: Mass. woman, 21, dies after being pinned between 2 trucks in Maine

  >NEW ENGLAND: Tornado confirmed in 4 Mass. towns (2:36)

  -Vehicle's camera captures tornado crossing New England highway (1:34)

  -93-year-old woman dies in apparent drowning off Castle Island

  >COLLEGES: Clark climatologist: "There’s likely a climate change signal in everything we see"
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): A packing guide for fall travel 

  >BUSINESS: Affirmative action's removal from college admissions will impact corporate ladder

  -Radio Worcester (8:53): Q.R. codes used in nationwide scams, B.B.B. warns

  >HEALTH: Popular acid reflux medicine linked to higher risk of dementia: study

  -Long COVID in U.S. adults is on the decline, but many still struggling with symptoms, studies show

  >FOOD: Price Chopper/Market 32 issues voluntary recall of corner-to-corner pizzas

  >SHOPPING: A second Prime Day is coming as Amazon announces Prime Big Deal Days

  >HOMES: See 5 new houses on the market in Worcester
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  >MOVIES: New movies on demand -- "No Hard Feelings," "Elemental," and more

  >CELEBRITY: Michelle Pfeiffer, 65, shares makeup-free Instagram selfie: "You really don’t age"

  >ANIMALS: Puppy abandoned on the road meets her new B.F.F. (:59)

  >HISTORY: Today in History for August 19th (1:35)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Foster dog helps save family from boat fire 

  -Meanwhile, in Texas, hawk drops snake on woman, prompting both to attack her

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