Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-4:30: INCLUDING OUTDOOR DINING: Who's open for outdoor dining, take out or delivery? (updated)
+2:30: SEE THE LIST: 40 Worcester restaurants, bars apply for outdoor dining
+12:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – June 8
+12:00: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
+12:00: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of June 8
-Good idea or bad? Canal District restaurants pitch closing Green Street to allow for expanded outdoor seating
-ICYMI: Here are the first 18 Worcester restaurants to be considered for expanded outdoor dining
-Worcester restaurant, a Belmont Street favorite, announces reopening
-TODAY! No more left turn from I-290 Kelley Square exit
-Related: Which way will you go now? Through Kelley Square? Harrison Street?
-Worcester area landlords 'getting squeezed from both sides'
-Family displaced in Leicester house fire
-Drone video above Moore State Park in Paxton (1:33)
-Motorcyclist killed, 2 injured in Brimfield crash
-Worcester Business Journal's June 8 edition available online now
-'Nifty 50' list of area athletes from last decade no easy task
-Bertera Nissan offering 150-day delayed payment option on participating Nissan vehicles
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): What will $1,100 a month get you in Worcester?
-10 great movies on new streaming service HBO Max
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): New York teen who spent hours cleaning up after a protest rewarded with a car and college scholarship
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:00: Fall reopening guidance for Mass. schools: Masks required, limit class size to 10
+12:00: Health officials monitoring nationwide protests in fear of virus spread
-21 new cases in Worcester, 5,018 total; Shrewsbury, 310 (no new cases); Millbury, 229 (as of Friday); Leicester, 147 (+1); Holden, 113 (+1); Grafton, 94 (0)
-UMass Medical School Chancellor: ‘We’re a long way from this being behind us’
-Gov. Charlie Baker: Phase Two of the state's reopening process will begin on Monday
-Here's what you need to know about Phase 2 of state's reopening plan
-27 additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Massachusetts, 304 new cases
-Pandemic relief fraud suspect has disappeared
-Health: 9 signs you may be suffering from post-lockdown anxiety
-Hit the road! People rent RVs in droves for fun, safe adventures amid chaos
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Meanwhile, in Massachusetts: Law firm seeking worst quarantine hair awards Belmont mother free haircuts for a year
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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