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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Cool, dry final day of meteorological summer
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Aug. 31
+11:00: Candlelight Vigil of Memory and Hope tonight
+11:00: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Aug. 31
-Aiming for Sept. 1 reopening, downtown Worcester restaurant to remain temporarily closed
-North Worcester is becoming 'destination' neighborhood
-Oops! Where is Worchester? Kennedy ad causes social media stir
-Clark professor: Kennedy-Markey in 2020's weirdest primary race
-Worcester poll workers count more than 14,000 early ballots
-Worcester polling sites for Tuesday's primary election
-Check out the progress on Worcester's new South High
-10 of 23 highest-paid state employees work for UMass Medical School, only 2 are women
-Veterans Inc. hosts stand down to support veterans in need
-ICYMI: Worcester Police arrest man wanted for armed assault to murder
-ICYMI: Crews will start installing crosswalks at Kelley Square in Worcester today
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Minor injury when car slams pole in Oxford
-Upton police locate vehicle, arrest driver who left the scene of a crash in Grafton
-Showtime again at some Central Mass. cinemas
-New film examines final years of Robin Williams' life (1:21)
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Homes: 9 things you should do to your home before fall starts
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester residents ready to walk for Jimmy Fund
-Meanwhile, in Taiwan, watch as toddler hurled into the air during kite festival mishap
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester bicycle shop seeing 'bike boom' during pandemic, tax-free Weekend
-ICYMI: 21 cases tied to Holy Cross students' off-campus party
-Free walk-up testing and resource fairs in Worcester this week
-History: Book collaboration explores impact 1918 flu pandemic had on Worcester
-Worcester's Pet Rock takes virtual leap this year amid pandemic
-Mass. reports 174 new cases, 13 additional deaths
-At the office: Can I start an office romance while working from home?
-1 shot of vaccine likely won’t be enough
-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 (1:03). High of 62 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Mass.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Convicted Worcester bridge attacker Joshua Hubert sentenced to prison
+5:00: Related: Family details impact of Worcester bridge attack at Hubert sentencing
+5:00: Shrewsbury middle school teacher passes away unexpectedly
+5:00: Worcester calling? Joyner Lucas, Evelynroze, Carlos Odria and more get Boston Music Award nods
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "The Strangers: Chapter 2," "Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" and more
+Noon: Remembering when Leonard Cohen played Clark University in 1970
+Noon: Salem Torture Museum offers unsettling journey into a painful past
+Noon: Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is back in Worcester for BACHtoberfest
-Nonstop flights to Fort Myers set to return to Worcester Regional Airport
-Worcester cemetery hosts lantern-lit tours where actors bring the dead to life
-Related: The dead come back to life in this Worcester cemetery thanks to “Rural Remains” (:48)
-Worcester’s favorite neighborhood haunt is back Saturday
-NFL cornerback from Worcester Isaac Yiadom donates supplies to Chandler Elementary students
-Prosecutors recommend decades in prison for man convicted of Worcester bridge attack
-Facing financial challenges, Worcester colleges push back on endowment tax ballot question
-Worcester landlord adds 2 more multifamily properties to growing portfolio
-$38 million to preserve 73 affordable Worcester apartments
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: Worcester mayoral candidates disagree on civilian oversight board for police. Video (59:09)
-District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-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): Northborough home that was site of fatal shooting sells for $1.65 million
-Fitchburg man convicted in 2013 murder after decade-long investigation
-West Boylston food pantry, with renewed mission, holding drive
-Blackstone Valley Technical Institute launches under Steele's leadership
-Pipe leak forces evacuation at McKay Elementary in Fitchburg
-Photos from the Clinton Area Chamber annual meeting
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Twins, winds, blues and boos ...
-Worcester Chorus ushers in the holidays with Handel and Britten
-Champion beatboxer NaPoM set to perform at Railers' halftime show
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: 5 fraught & frightful costume ideas
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 93 (8:52): Aldrich Astronomical Society Astrophotography exhibit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a career social worker
>SPORTS: Drake Maye is playing like an MVP during his Year 2 leap (3:51)
-Study does deep dive on if refs are favoring Chiefs in biggest games
-Bruins lose to Las Vegas, 6-5
-Holy Cross women's hockey set for home series with Dartmouth
-Holy Cross star Naemi Herzig named to Swiss National Team for Lidl Hockey Games
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey set to open league play at Mercyhurst
-Predicting the winner of every Week 7 High School football game in Central Mass.
-The Citgo sign in Boston is moving - but not far
>CARS: Nissan recalls 173,000 vehicles over fuel pump issue that could stall engine
>NATIONAL: Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
-Teen accused of murdering 2 girls yet to be charged as an adult
-Tragic: Boy, 12, who dreamed of becoming a cop made honorary officer after suffering fatal heart attack
>NEW ENGLAND: School worker dies after being kicked by teen, D.A. says (1:27)
-Paving contractor on the lam after prison release (3:35)
-Under pressure to cut utility bills, new D.P.U. head speaks for first time (3:39)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Homecoming Weekend welcomes former Pentagon press secretary
-Fall Fest recap: A celebration of Anna Maria alumni, families and community
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What is land snorkeling? (And where to try it)
-Gastronomic tourism as a new way to discover cities
>BUSINESS: Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs due partly to automation
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-New survey finds most Americans struggling to make ends meet despite banks reporting bigger profits (1:33)
>HOMES: Will your utility bills go up this winter? (1:22)
>SHOPPING: Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT assisted shopping
>HEALTH: Obesity still high in U.S., but there's progress, new report finds
-Scanning for breast cancer can also detect heart disease, doctors say (2:05)
>FOOD: How to make the perfect empanada (3:55)
>TV/STREAMING: Watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for free this weekend
>MOVIES: Jennifer Lopez turned down movie that landed actress an Oscar nomination
>CELEBRITY: KISS co-founder Ace Frehley dies at 74
-Daniel Day-Lewis rips into critics who think method acting is "a cult"
>ANIMALS: Tiki the rescue dog inspires support for other animals in need
>GOOD NEWS: An eighth grader has been crowned "America's Top Young Scientist"
-Meanwhile, in Florida, TikTokker who went viral for bragging about stealing from Target arrested again
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