Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Aug. 19
+6:30: Rain cancels Bravehearts' regular-season finale; Championship series begins Thursday
+6:30: Disease affecting beech trees found in Worcester
-Victim of Sunday night shooting in Worcester died after being shot in the head
-Four-alarm fire rips through businesses in Worcester (1:29). Gallery (21 photos)
-Worcester softball league shaken up after youths storm field
-Homes: Worcester ZIP code ranked 8th hottest in the nation
-Coes Pond reopens for swimming, recreational activities
-Worcester Police eye 'Cadillac' of body cameras
-Worcester councilors, chief vow to seek community input on police body camera policy
-Local female leaders reflect on centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote
-Womenworc.com profile: Brittany Legasey, Acting Postmaster, Rutland
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden pool will close for the season on Aug. 26
-Four men arrested in Oxford with loaded gun, marijuana
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday, by Jay Berman
-Bravehearts claim top seed with win, pitchers strike out 22
-What you need to know about the Bravehearts in the FCBL Championship Series
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Tribute to woman who survived '1953 tornado that swept the area and took her dear sister'
-TV/Streaming: What's new on Disney Plus in September, Hulu
-Food: The next Girl Scouts cookie flavor is ... French toast
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Ohio newlyweds donate and serve wedding reception food to shelter
-Meanwhile, in Ireland, beachgoers stunned as cow washes ashore
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Off-campus party may have infected Holy Cross students (2:27)
+6:30: Showcase to reopen 9 Mass. cinemas next week, including Blackstone Valley
+6:30: Remote, hybrid or in-person? What every Central Mass. school is planning
+6:30: DPH: Flu vaccine required for all students of Massachusetts schools
+6:30: Central Mass. colleges face an unprecedented semester
+6:30: Worcester woman recognized with Friends of Nurses Award
-UMass Memorial hospital apologizes for lost phone after man dies from coronavirus
-'Challenge of a career': NBC Boston interview with WPI President Laurie Leshin (35:47)
-Saint Vincent's joins Massachusetts Mask Campaign
-Free testing, masks and hand sanitizer in Worcester on Wednesday, Thursday
-Wachusett approves remote learning plan for fall
-Gov. Baker: 70 percent of school districts planning for some in-person instruction
-Chances for return of high school sports gets boost with latest MIAA proposal
-No fans at Patriots games through at least September
-State's largest health care network extends work from home to June 2021
-Massachusetts reports 175 new cases, 6 additional deaths
-Walmart online sales soar as shoppers splurge with stimulus checks
-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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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-20-year-old man with child on the way dies saving 17-year-old brother in stabbing, family says
-Earlier: 1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common (2:10). Article
-Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street
-National Foundation for Transplants folds taking money from clients, including Worcester woman's mother
-David Clark Co. plans move to new location in Worcester
-Ila Verde restaurant to open Monday in Downtown Worcester
-Creatures again walk among us as "Walking Dead' filming resumes Monday in Worcester
-Related: What you can’t see from the street — Inside the "The Walking Dead: Dead City" set in Worcester
-Local makers in the spotlight in Burncoat neighborhood
-Worcester Public Schools may need to layoff dozens of teachers due to budget deficit (:28). Article
-Alumnus donates funding for Saint John's to launch finance program
-Abby Kelley Foster Charter School celebrates 25 years
-Ralph Crowley Jr., president and C.E.O. of Polar Beverages, delivers Nichols commencement address
-Former C.D.C. director speaks to UMass Medical School students about mentorship and leadership
-Worcester Jewish college students remain vigilant amid pro-Palestinian protests
-Southbridge mom claims photo shows male school admin peeping in girls bathroom (2:38). Article
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Mezcal Cantina will take over long vacant Worcester 99 restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit gives teens a sense of community in the wake of violence in the city (1:47). Article
-Series of Worcester bank robberies ends with man's guilty plea
-Wave of street sign thefts hits West Boylston and other towns
-Teens playing senior game mistaken for suspects with real guns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Ice cream social noon-2 Monday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston seeking $4 million override
-Hoax device found on bridge over railroad in Templeton
-After helping more than 180 girls, The Prom Closet winds down after successful shopping season
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host A.I. expert
-Dishwasher at Bull Run arrested for operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol consumed at work
-Liz Leonard named W.H.E.A.T. director
-West Boylston police log April 22nd to 28th
-Wachusett Dam is opening soon for Dam Day in Clinton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Tim McGraw Boston concert moved because of Bruins playoff game
-Worcester to perform all of Bach's works in 11-year project
-29 new members elected to American Antiquarian Society
-Ray Mariano: Recent murders in Worcester should cause alarm
-First Person: Suzanna Parpos on a curious return middle school
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio (57:38): Talking Wellness
-Unity Radio (58:00): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 112 (29:04): Nick Zwirblia, 4th guest appearance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime editor who also founded Wachusett Coalition for Choice
>SPORTS: Dates, times for Celtics Round 2 series vs. Cavaliers
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-2
-Stars turn out to roast Tom Brady in Netflix special, Bill Belichick steals the show
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 11-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Hero 9-year-old saves his parents injured in tornado
-7 wounded, 4 critically, in shooting in Long Beach, California
-Tragic: Fiskdale man killed in wreck leaves wife, 3 young children
>NEW ENGLAND: Is the $2 billion Allston Mass. Pike project worth the price?
-I-95 fully open in Norwalk, Connecticut days after dramatic tanker fire
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria launches A.I. course in collaboration with Rize Education
-UMass Medical School neurobiology chair to help lead new Vanderbilt alcohol use disorder center
-Fitchburg State selects first woman president in school’s 130-year history
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 French towns straight out of a fairy tale
>BUSINESS: Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy
-Manny Jae Media: New England African Business Expo (30:38) and (10:28)
-Central Mass. business by the numbers
>HOMES: 5-bedroom home in Boston sells for $4.4 million
>HEALTH: Eating more avocados could help women stave off diabetes (1:00)
-As mosquito season approaches, experts closely monitor E.E.E. virus
>FOOD: Supermarket tricks to get you to spend more
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: "The Fall Guy" leads box office with $28.5 million, "Phantom Menace" tops "Challengers" for No. 2
>CELEBRITY: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta reunite for "Pulp Fiction" 30th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Dog helps out dad at work every single day (3:01)
>HISTORY: Former Yankee Drummer Inn and Motor House in Auburn
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 90-year-old twins celebrate their birthdays together
-Meanwhile, in Maine, gun store counts a cow among its employees
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