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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 (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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