Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Cool ahead of midweek showers
+10:35: State Primary Day: Here's what you need to know
+10:35: Worcester Police to stop redacting conclusions to internal affairs reports
+10:35: Millbury Police thank heroic citizen for late night water rescue
+10:35: Two cars stolen in Holden last night
+10:35: Walmart to launch its answer to Amazon Prime
+7:20: Serious injuries reported in I-290 crash in Shrewsbury (:44)
-New specialty donut shop opening tomorrow in Worcester
-Man who killed nurse in Worcester had record of domestic violence charges
-29-year-old Worcester man busted for fentanyl distribution
-Worcester man accused of firing into crowd is held without bail
-Worcester polling sites for today's primary election
-Bill Shaner: Leaked poll shows Worcester teachers don't like having school resources officers
-Plan to bulldoze closed Hillside Beach on Coes Pond in Worcester meets opposition
-UMass Memorial appoints first Black leader as Community Healthlink CEO
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-BrickBox performance venue in Worcester gets $20K grant
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Roaming roosters at Grafton High may have been dumped
-Reminder: Shrewsbury’s plastic bag reduction bylaw will be enforced starting today
-Yes, this car drove from Grafton to Upton in this condition after crash
-$100K Mass Cash winner in Southbridge
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Worcester Bravehearts 'Behind the Bravehearts' (38:01): Anthony Mazzini & Manager Alex Dion review the season
-Bruins’ season ends with double-OT loss
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Shopping: Wayfair is taking up to 70 percent off everything for its Labor Day Sale
-TV: Fall 2020 schedule: Premiere dates for new shows and seasons
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Brothers run lemonade stand to aid Worcester's homeless
-Little boy’s memorial for Chadwick Boseman will bring tears to your eyes
-Meanwhile, in Oregon, hunter gored to death by elk he'd shot with a bow
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+10:35: Janice Harvey: No more pencils, no more books
-Radio Worcester (11:37): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks Holy Cross party outbreak, RNC, school sports and the flu
-Free walk-up testing and resource fairs in Worcester this week
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (22:50): Adrien C. Finlay, Executive Director, Music Worcester
-How virus ravaged America’s nursing homes: ‘We’ve gone from long term care to carnage in five months’
-Fitchburg State students frustrated by decision to move health services off campus
-Mass. reports 301 new cases, 11 additional deaths
-Dr. Fauci: Labor Day weekend key for U.S. virus fight
-Children can carry virus for weeks while remaining asymptomatic, study finds
-At the office: How employees can overcome significant salary, benefits cuts
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-How Americans claim the pandemic has helped make them a better person
-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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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