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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+2:30: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Worcester man accused of human trafficking, kidnapping held without bail
-2-alarm fire overnight in East Side home
-City officials hearing out all sides on Vernon Hill softball melee
-Leicester Police arrest Worcester man with heroin, crack following stop of car reported stolen
-Channel 5's 'Chronicle' profiles Worcester Technical High School's drive-by commencement
-Citing health concerns, Worcester City Councilor temporarily steps away from duties
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Saturday, by Jay Berman
-KrafTea Kombucha and Mrs. Moriconi's Ice Cream team up for curbside shopping Saturday
-Last Call with Etel Haxhiaj, Woman of Consequence
-Early voting begins today in Worcester, Leicester and Millbury
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury lifts health advisory for Mill Pond
-Bravehearts in winner-take-all championship game Saturday night
-Tribute: Saying goodbye to Nick Pennucci, local hockey legend. Gallery (14 photos)
-Tribute: Worcester Fire Chief Dennis Budd remembered as 'one of the guys.' Gallery (9 photos)
-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Newspaper, August edition
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Homes: 3 Worcester open houses coming up soon
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): The story of Audrey, a Worcester success story
-New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Shopping: DSW takes 20 percent off sitewide for End of Summer Sale
-Meanwhile, in Lexington, police investigating after elderly man attacked by pig
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-State: $15.5M less for Worcester Public Schools
-Three Worcester police officers test positive; other officers awaiting test results
-Teachers unions in Central Mass. urge delay of in-person classes
-New state rule requires remote education from classrooms, not homes
-Worcester offering free COVID tests on Aug. 24 and 26
-UMass researchers discover breakthrough using research from more than a decade ago
-Child care group sizes can return to normal in Mass.
-Mass. unemployment rate for July was highest in country (:28)
-Is it safer to shave your beard?
-Health experts says mutated form of virus in U.S. may be more infectious, less deadly
-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 (:59). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Report: Another deficit projected for Polar Park fund this year
+Noon: Street sign dedicated to late Worcester activist Bill Coleman
+Noon: "Diner, Drive In & Die" returns to Ralph’s for alien-themed scare
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Berlin Meadows beckons with woodlands trails and more
+Noon: Burlesque stars to bring the glam at Cannery Hall show
-4 Worcester businesses destroyed in Main Street mall fire (1:55). Article
-Earlier: Massive fire overnight destroys Worcester strip mall (1:33). Article
-Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
-Worcester police cruisers keeping solid blue lights on (2:01). Article
-Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
-Man’s 5-month crime spree ends with 29 charges
-City Council wraps term with focus on streets, sidewalks and snow prep
-Worcester Academy opens $42 million, 72,000-square-foot Capozzoli Athletic Center
>POLITICS: Adwoa Sakyi-Lamptey eyes new perspective for Worcester School Committee
-At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
-Which candidates for mayor, City Council have raised most money?
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester police renew call for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Motorcyclist killed in Sutton crash
-Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157 million to Morgan Stanley
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): National Grid service day helps out at Camp Kinneywood
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Indian cuisine may be an option at Shrewsbury school cafeterias
-Charlton voters deny bid to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Voters at West Boylston town meeting reject school building study; put off drive-thru ban
-Sutton approves M.B.T.A. law-compliant zoning district
-3 hospitalized after rollover crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Upcycling program creates textile treasures
-Annual Sterling Fire Department fundraiser has special component
-Bolton Eagle Scout bridges Rattlesnake Hill obstacle
-Paxton Center School "voters" choose yellow dog bone
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: S.O.S. to fans — Don't miss Mania: The ABBA Tribute in Worcester
-Listen Up: New Day Without Love, Justin Arena music pushes boundaries
-Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson brings poetry, music to Workshop13
-Merrimack Repertory Theatre stages Stephen King favorite, "Misery"
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester status quo caucus' war against police oversight
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (54:23): Brett Cotter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former area state Representative
>SPORTS: Patriots claim ex-Chargers linebacker Chris Murphy off waivers
-Patriots-Titans Stock Watch: Rhamondre Stevenson bounces back; TreVeyon Henderson stays quiet
-Bruins lose to Panthers, 4-3, in Marchand's emotional return
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to No. 6 Quinnipiac
-Bridget Burke joins Holy Cross as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance
>CARS: Consumer Reports strategies to stretch every gallon of gas
>NATIONAL: White House agrees to cancel student debt for millions
-How the government shutdown is impacting farmers across America
-Man allegedly shot and killed mother's romantic fling mid-hookup in victim's truck
-Tragic: 4 teens killed in horrific head-on crash with wrong-way driver
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. says 1,406 Mass. arrests in latest operation
-Massachusetts considers adding Bitcoin to state reserves
>COLLEGES: WPI faculty awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “mapping global China”
-How Holy Cross grad, biologist and educator Elizabeth Luoma became a Connecticut poet laureate
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the world’s most dangerous beaches
-Orlando named No. 1 happiest vacation destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Retirement savings loans: Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
>SHOPPING: Top Halloween costumes: "KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," and more
>HOMES: Mortgage payments have nearly doubled in the past decade. These counties saw biggest rise
>HEALTH: Parenting hack has prevented 60,000 kids from this allergy (:33). Article
-Scientists crack code on how dietary fiber shields your body from harmful sugar damage
>FOOD: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets available now. See 2025 designs
>TV/STREAMING: Stars of NCIS on new season premiere (5:29)
>MOVIES: "Alien" star Sigourney Weaver has met with Disney for a sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ben Stiller's kids call out actor for being absent during childhood
-Kevin Costner got into physical fight with "Yellowstone" co-star Wes Bentley that caused production shutdown: report
>HISTORY: Parthenon visible for first time without scaffolding in 20 years
>ANIMALS: Woman won't give up on poodles dumped off a highway (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in California, wild bear wanders into zoo, interacts with resident bears
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