Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:00: Unum closing downtown Worcester office; Hundreds of employees will work remotely
+5:00: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (17:27): BLM Mural & School in the Fall
+5:00: Tractor-trailer crash on I-495 at Route 9 in Westborough
+5:00: Worcester named Housing Choice Community by state
+5:00: Gronk says he and Brady didn’t plan Tampa Bay reunion
+12:15: Water Main break closes Chandler St., disrupts service
+12:15: 'Two Up!' Worcester's iconic Coney Island to offer outdoor dining
+12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – July 16
+12:15: Worcester Bravehearts 'Behind the Bravehearts' Episode 5 (18:03)
-Latest weather: High around 78
-Black Lives Matter mural in Worcester
*Gallery (76 Photos), MassLive (7:00), This Week in Worcester
*Channel 5 (2:02); Channel 4 (:18); Channel 7; Spectrum News 1
*Drone footage from New England Pix (:24)
*Radio Worcester (15:53): Sean Rose on Black Lives Matter mural
-Latin Kings Worcester leader facing 20 years in prison
-Film shot at That's Entertainment in Worcester now on Amazon Prime
-Billings Square monument reinstalled as part of rotary reconstruction
-Worcester School Department to amend dress code, permitting more headwear
-ICYMI: Chandler Street restaurant reopens
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury company named award finalist for making PPE
-Eagle Lake in Holden is closed to swimming because of high bacteria levels
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-First-place Bravehearts win fourth straight
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Stunning Lake Quinsigamond home for sale (1:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nursing home in England recreates famous album covers using its residents as models
-2020 just being 2020: Scientists warn San Andreas Fault earthquake more likely
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, honey leaking through walls alerts couple to bee infestation
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 43 new cases in Worcester in the last week, 5,351 total
+5:00: Disney may not rebound from the pandemic for at least a year
+5:00: Surge was ‘inevitable’ after states reopened, Dr. Fauci says
+12:15: Mass. hot spots: The highest rates of positive tests by town
+12:15: U.S. workers file 1.3 million jobless claims, crisis total tops 51 million
-Hanover Theatre's revenue losses roughly $5 million as state's cultural sector takes hit
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (31:36): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty
-Nurse from Florida recounts her 14 weeks working at UMass Memorial COVID-19 unit
-Worcester colleges plan fall semesters around coronavirus
-ICYMI: Worcester man recovering from Covid after 65 days in ICU (2:27)
-Massachusetts reports 142 new cases, 27 more deaths
-Walmart will require masks starting Monday
-These stores are requiring customers to wear face coverings
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Can you get sick from beach sand?
-COVID-19 could be controlled in 2 months if people wear masks: CDC
-31% of children tested in Florida have been positive
-How to get out of town while social distancing: 'Chronicle' visits Fuller RV in Boylston and speaks with Sheri Fuller (5:54)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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