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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+1:30: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands -- your guides to a good time
+1:30: One Worcester pub announces it's open, a bar announces it's closing temporarily
+1:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Aug. 14
+1:30: Worcester Bravehearts Hometown Hero saved 13-year-old boy
+1:30: Table Talk Pies begins construction on new facility
-New restaurant in Worcester's Downtown confirms Monday opening
-Grafton business owner apologizes for ‘crude and vulgar’ comment
-National group trying to help save local restaurants by capping delivery fees
-Worcester man arrested, charged in connection with transporting stolen laptops
-Municipally run broadband network urged at Worcester forum
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police say drunken man drives to Auburn police station then gets inside cruiser
-Webster Police says 'attempted child abduction' was a hoax
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Friday, by Jay Berman
-Bravehearts blank Nashua, remain in FCBL lead
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Homes: 5 open houses to scope in Worcester
-Shopping: DSW sale on sandals, sneakers and more
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer saves man from oncoming train in Calif. after wheelchair gets stuck on tracks
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, bear breaks into pizza delivery driver's car, doesn't get pizza, trashes car
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:30: Dr. Fauci says aiming for herd immunity would lead to huge death toll
-Worcester School Committee unanimous on reopening plan, fully remote to start then hybrid
-Hundreds of Clark students challenge school's in-person reopening (2:38)
-Worcester cases fall after 3-week climb
-Worcester will host a free testing event on Friday at City Hall
-Miss Worcester Diner adds local art on plexiglass
-UMass Med doctor's tweet on mask wearing goes viral
-Unknowns haunt Worcester budget outlook
-35% of Latinx Massachusetts residents have gotten food from a food bank since pandemic began
-What can Massachusetts learn from school reopenings around the world?
-Boston could be next hot spot, experts warn
-Officials warn of shortages at child-care centers across Massachusetts
-State reveals new guidance for youth and high school sports
-CDC issues dire warning for fall if coronavirus measures are not followed
-U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental & Sales): Make this Labor Day weekend special by renting An RV
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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