Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+4:00: Four-alarm fire rips through businesses in Worcester (1:26)
+4:00: What you need to know about the Bravehearts in the FCBL Championship Series
+12:40: Crews battling multi-alarm blaze in Worcester that is blanketing neighborhood in smoke
+12:40: Coes Pond reopens for swimming, recreational activities
+12:40: Worcester Police eye 'Cadillac' of body cameras
+12:40: Four men arrested in Oxford with loaded gun, marijuana
+9:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Aug. 18
+9:00: Worcester councilors, chief vow to seek community input on police body camera policy
-25-year-old man shoots girlfriend in Worcester, then kills himself; Woman in critical condition, police say (1:54)
-Police find loaded gun in Worcester motorcyclist's fanny pack
-Opening day for international street food restaurant in downtown Worcester
-Worcester executive chef building 'dream team'
-Westbound off-ramp to Kelley Square closed Wednesday night
-Worcester City Clerk: Mail-in voting going smoothly
-ICYMI: Dozen displaced by Worcester fire overnight Sunday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge man faces cocaine trafficking charges
-Shrewsbury to be flushing water on Main Boulevard this afternoon, evening
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Tuesday, by Jay Berman
-Bravehearts lock in championship berth; Home game tonight
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-WBJ Podcast (23:07): 40 Under Forty winners Kate Marquis & Abed Hamid
-Homes: Check out 5 Worcester homes for sale
-Tribute: Grafton woman writes her own obituary about losing 'battle that I have been fighting for over 10 years'
-TV/Streaming: Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus bundle heads to Verizon
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hannaford donates $15K to local food pantry
-Meanwhile, in China, man walking dog knocked unconscious by falling cat (video)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:00: No fans at Patriots games through at least September
+4:00: Wachusett approves remote learning plan for fall
+4:00: Walmart online sales soar as shoppers splurge with stimulus checks
+12:40: State's largest health care network extends work from home to June 2021
+9:00: 80% of infected people will not infect others, study claims
-Free testing, masks and hand sanitizer in Worcester on Wednesday, Thursday
-Worcester to spend $15M to upgrade schools' air systems
-Worcesteria: The mask looks stupid on your chin
-Students return to Anna Maria College campus
-As more schools turn to remote or hybrid models, YMCA waitlists grow
-Worcester continues negotiating with Spectrum for student internet ahead of school year start
-Massachusetts reports 213 new cases, 4 additional deaths
-Holy Cross professor: Pandemic alters political conventions – which have always changed with the times
-New Jersey couple married for 62 years died hours apart just 2 days after losing their son to COVID-19
-Malaysia has detected a strain that’s 10 times more infectious
-Yale's saliva test gets green light from FDA (:19)
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Shopping: Back to school shopping looks different this year
-Is it safe to arrange a playdate?
-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 (:57). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
+Noon: Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial
+Noon: W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025
+Noon: W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester
+Noon: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music
+Noon: Street style served up fresh at fashion show
+Noon: Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.
+Noon: Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems
-Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)
-First responder training at 2 Worcester schools on Thursday
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm
-Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block
-Worcester assembles taskforce to improve train service
-New E.P.A. rules to limit P.F.A.S. in drinking water: Worcester is "meeting every standard"
-GoFundMe created to help Worcester teen in critical condition from shooting
-As Karen Read trial starts, Turtleboy's influence on display
-Worcester retirement home receives $8 million from H.U.D. for green renovation
-Woman finds 60-year-old message in a bottle in Mashpee, returns it to family that lived in Worcester (2:06). Article
-City hosts community planting days for new Miyawaki Forests
-9 cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $430,000 from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
>DINING OUT: 9 student chefs compete at Girl Scouts' Fork It Over event
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 69-year-old man
-Fourth Worcester triple shooting suspect turns himself in, police say
-Worcester police starting new unit dedicated to curbing gun violence
-Worcester woman comes face to face with man breaking into her home (2:10). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-TODAY! Ice cream making class Thursday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police hold free car seat safety inspection on Friday
-Auburn police to conduct liquor license compliance checks through October 31st
-Southbridge schools chief tops list of town employee salaries
-F.E.M.A. grant gives Spencer Fire Department 24/7 staffing for first time
-Leicester library encouraging people to donate their solar eclipse glasses
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Mini Golf returns to Bigelow Library in Clinton
-West Boylston police log April 8th to 14th
>BARS & BANDS: 6 of the city’s best espresso martinis
>SHOWTIME: Latin American concert and expo, celebrates culture and makes connections in Worcester
-Did Bruce Springsteen deliver a classic show at Mohegan Sun? You bet
-John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons Sean and James release first song together
-Worcesteria: Connections across the world through Palestinian poetry
-Prelim round for Teen Spoken Word Festival set for White Room
-Last Call: Richard Kravitz, artist
-Sarah Connell Sanders: No pachyderms pack at the circus
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 197 (28:36): Donald Unger, Editor, and Nick Zwirblia, Author
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young
-Unity Radio (1:45:58): Cannabis 101 x TheWoo508 Block Party
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who saved her infant daughter during 1953 Worcester tornado
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft "big part" of why Bill Belichick lost Falcons job
-Bruins-Maple Leafs playoff series begins Saturday night
-Celtics begin playoff series on Sunday
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 2-0
-WooSox beat Durham, 6-2
-Holy Cross Football Mic'd Up (1:32): Head Coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross football, women's hockey teams name captains
-Highlights of Worcester Country Club restoration catches members' attention
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recall: Over 450,000 Bronco Sport, Maverick cars recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 bodies recovered amid investigation of missing Kansas moms
-7-year-old sets up lemonade stand to buy mom's headstone
-Tragic: Mom dies in freak work accident after becoming "trapped" in machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Day 2: Analysis of jury selection in the Karen Read trial (9:53)
-What's behind Mass. halving its prison population? (9:28). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program
-Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity
-From doodle to digital: Clark Professor Ilir Mborja traces his art journey
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 unusual destinations to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: 4-day workweeks may be around the corner. A third of America's companies are exploring them
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-Google lays off workers as part of "pretty large-scale" restructuring
>SHOPPING: Local retailers brace themselves for Record Store Day
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, April 14th
>HEALTH: These are the reasons why women miss lifesaving breast cancer tests
-Many women still face barriers to getting regular mammograms, C.D.C. study finds
>FOOD: Food scientist reveals why Coke tastes better at McDonald's
>TV/STREAMING: "The Gates," Black-led daytime soap opera ordered at CBS
>MOVIES: "Pirates Of The Caribbean" producer confirms sixth film
>CELEBRITY: Clint Eastwood, 93, spotted in rare appearance with Jane Goodall at event in California
>ANIMALS: Wild seal swims up to diver to tickle him (3:03)
>HISTORY: Chapel at Hope Cemetery
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 86-year-old woman brings home gold medal
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, territorial turkey terrorizing school chased off by umbrella-wielding principal
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