In and around The 016 - Sunday, August 27th

• Posted by 016 Administrator August 28, 2023 - Filed in News - 672 views

  Unlock the world of Worcester news with just a click! Join The016.com, where you'll find the freshest and most comprehensive updates. Signing up is quick, simple, and best of all, it's absolutely free! Start your day on the right foot with The016.com. Register now!

  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -A Worcester family’s battle from addiction and homelessness to living again

  -New urgent care facility opens in Worcester

  -Worcester police chief requested, then rejected, plan to eliminate court liaison officers

  -Arkansas Diocese gender, sexuality policy used by Worcester Diocese

  -W.R.T.A. makes bus schedule changes as drivers seek improvements

  -"The Walking Dead," killer clowns and Bill Belichick -- Unusual course topics in Central Mass. colleges

  -TODAY! Worcester Caribbean American Carnival celebrating 10th year

  -TODAY! Worcester Fire Department vs. Worcester Police Department charity baseball game

  -TODAY! National Cinema Day -- Where to see $4 movie in Mass.

  -100FM The Pike (7:23): Sully Roberts from Veterans Inc. on the Run4Veterans 5k Run/Walk

  -Nicole Apostola: Upcoming municipal candidate forums

  >FAITH: "It’s not right to be in the world alone" -- Homelessness a place of loneliness, isolation

  -Unsolved: Worcester -- The Main South Woodsman serial killer - Part 2. Video (16:41). Audio (17:42)

  -ICYMI: UMass Memorial brings back staff mask mandate as COVID surges (1:44). Article

  -Worcester bar remains closed following flood last week

  -End of summer bucket list: Still time to do the things you mentioned in June

  -3 arrested in Worcester home break-in

  -What’s Up Woo (10:00): Protest erupts against new LGBTQ+ policy at Worcester Catholic schools

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  
  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Crocheting leads to hand made fun for Holden woman

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

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gong cha opens at Blackstone Valley Shoppes

  -With new courts at Coolidge, pickleball all the rage in Shrewsbury

  -Leicester Public Safety Day September 19th

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

  -Rocco's Doughnuts in Westborough now offers Doordash delivery

  -Leominster man busted for assaulting officer who responded to a 911 call from his mother

  -Eagle Scout gives Lancaster a place to sit and relax

  -What’s new at North and South Grafton Elementary Schools?

  -What’s new at Millbury Street School?
   

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

  -More Americans than ever are drinking hard liquor: Gallup poll

  >SHOWTIME: Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross

  -100FM The Pike (12:16): Comedian Aaron Weber on Nashville, baseball and Myspace

  -John Monfredo: Some advice for Worcester Public Schools families and students

  -WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 396 (27:25): Troy Siebels

  -WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 177 (28:19): Domenica Perrone, Candidate for City Council, At Large

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his second career providing transport services to the patients at St. Vincent Hospital
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Dodgers, 8-5

  -Bravehearts x Boston Children’s Hospital Jersey Auction (:34)

  -WooSox beat Rochester, 6-3

  -Saturday's local sports roundup

  -Revolution lose to CF Montréal, 1-0
   

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

  >NATIONAL: 3 killed in racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville

  -Maui missing list shrinks as survivors come forward

  -Tragic: Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole

  >NEW ENGLAND: 8 people shot near Caribbean festival in Dorchester

  -See 2024 Mass. ballot measures, 2026 Constitutional Amendments

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross parents share thoughts on moving students into college

  -Nichols welcomes Class of 2027

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 12 of the strangest towns in the U.S.
   

  >BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:15) -- B.B.B. warns homeowners to be cautious of solar scams

  -Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen -- How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s M.V.P.s

  -N.L.R.B. adopts new standard for evaluating lawfulness of work rules

  >HEALTH: A.D.H.D. in older adults may resemble early onset dementia

  -Scientists race to understand highly mutated COVID variant spotted in 4 countries, including the U.S.

  >FOOD: "Thanksgiving nachos" among new foods available at this year's Big E

  >SHOPPING: Lowe's Labor Day sale -- Save on tools, appliances, and more

  >HOMES: Wondering when to decorate for Halloween? Here's the answer
   

  >TV/STREAMING: TV shows and movies affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes

  >MOVIES: "Gran Turismo" speeds into the No. 1 spot at the box office

  >CELEBRITY: Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price is Right," dies at 99

  >ANIMALS: Couple finds puppy living in a hole (3:29)

  >HISTORY: Today in History for August 27th (1:54)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty State Trooper, bystanders rescue elderly women from burning car

  -Meanwhile, in California, watch as bear burglar takes nap in man's bed

  Latest obituaries |  | Saturday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports