Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+UPDATED: Barre man, 71, allegedly shot landlord to death (2:28)
+6:30: High speed chase leads to multi-agency search in Charlton
+10:45: One arrest in Worcester shooting Friday morning
+10:45: The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Friday by Jay Berman
+10:45: It's Fri-YAY! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands to start the weekend right
+8:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Sept. 4
+8:45: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Route 9 crash in Westborough
-Overnight fire in Worcester three-decker displaces 6
-Repeat drunken driver found with suspected cocaine in Dudley, police say
-Students in Worcester get 10% off in September at this Worcester restaurant
-Expanded outdoor dining eyed in Worcester
-7 Things To Do In The Worcester Area Labor Day Weekend
-This was the second warmest summer ever recorded in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant, a West Side favorite, reopening next week
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wrenn, Laliberte win Auburn selectmen seats
-Amazing sunset Thursday night at the Old Stone Church in West Boylston (:23)
-Worcesteria: Ed Markey shows up
-Broncos deal former Doherty High star Isaac Yiadom to Giants
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Health: Why am I always cold? — Reasons you feel chilly
-Shopping: Gap takes up to 50 percent off for Labor Day sale
-Homes: 4 upcoming open houses in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hundreds of backpacks distributed to Worcester students in need
-Food: Here's Burger King’s new ‘touchless’ restaurant designs with solar panels, outdoor seating
-TV: ‘Mulan’ will be free for all Disney+ subscribers in December
-Meanwhile, in Britain, watch this parrot impress zoo patrons by singing Beyonce cover
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: 11 Northeastern students dismissed for hotel gathering (:26)
+10:45: Mass. unemployment claims continue to climb, hitting one-month high
+8:45: U.S. death toll projected to reach 410,000 in the next 4 months
-Worcester reports second straight week of increased cases
-Worcester school nurses to work on getting students free flu shots during remote learning following new state vaccine requirement
-‘What happens if one of us sets sick?’ Worcester students and parents air concerns about school safety
-Colleges shouldn't send students home who have COVID-19, Dr. Fauci says
-ICYMI: Despite improvements, unemployment rates in Greater Worcester among nation's worst
-Massachusetts reports 393 new cases, 17 additional deaths
-881,000 new unemployment claims last week (:17)
-Average American's time spent staring at screens has skyrocketed
-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 (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old girl
+5:00: UMass Memorial Health closes another program as financial challenges mount
+5:00: One of Worcester's oldest homes, built in 1725, listed for sale
+5:00: Large response to brush fire in Princeton
+Noon: A salute to "Jacky": Monument on June St. to honor fallen Korean War Army private
+Noon: Acacia Strain returns to Palladium for Sadness & Failure Festival
+Noon: Worcesteria: Putting global issues of inequality on the table at local seminar
+Noon: Janice Harvey: The eternal search of a comfortable place to sit
-"Go to hell": Woman furious at caretaker who allegedly turned local home into erotic massage parlor (2:07)
-Worcester loses court appeal, owes Holden nearly $30 million
-What Ukraine is teaching Worcester
-Trucker succumbs to injuries after Southbridge Street crash, Worcester police say
-Saint Vincent Hospital under scrutiny after deaths, safety lapses
-Car with child stolen at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, abandoned in Lowell
-Worcester man flees Shrewsbury police on stolen motorcycle, crashes, runs into woods
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Things to do in Worcester this week for local residents
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Monday's Child: Elvin, 13, loves sports, toys, locks and keys, and his walkie-talkies
-Dogs found in North Quinsig Village, Stanton Street. Kitten found on Millbury/Endicott streets
-Radio Worcester (18:28): Worcester D.P.W.&P. Commissioner John Westerling on trash and Zero Waste plans
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Tacos, tapas and sangria flights in a waterside castle
-ICYMI: Part of Dewey St. dubbed Joyner Lucas Avenue on Worcester native rapper's birthday
-Missile "shoots" from Auburn park over to Worcester museum
-Nursing student gives back, honors Ghanaian community with custom scrub line
-UMass Memorial, St. V's named among best regional hospitals
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Evan Lavalee continues his winning Ninja ways
-Man brandishes machete during argument at Shrewsbury Burger King
-Millbury officials mum on employment status of firefighter convicted of child rape
-Emergency bridge repairs close lanes on eastbound Mass. Pike in Charlton
-TODAY! Leicester Public Safety Day 4 to 8 p.m.
-Rutland-based food truck receives $50,000 loan for expansion
-New Sterling recreation director "happy to be here"
-Longevity pay OK'd for longtime Bolton town employees
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesdays at 961 Restaurant in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Leominster's Plastic City Comic Con keeps the comics front and center
>OPINION: A Minute with Meagan: Fighting hunger with Rachel’s Table Worcester
-Nikki Bell-Peña and Jillian Keans: Protect trafficking's victims, not its predators
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:26): Brandon Won and Dignamar Figueroa
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked at David Clark Company for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots heading in right direction, but still have a lot of issues (3:34)
-Robert Spillane picks off Drake Maye twice in practice
-Red Sox lose to Orioles, 6-3
-Holy Cross Athletics (3:48): MSJC 101 | Episode 2
>CARS: Range Rover, Lincoln among over 300,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 officers killed in Utah domestic disturbance
-Shocking moment plane makes crash landing on golf course (1:47)
>TRAGIC: Mother confesses to killing, dismembering her son with his wife
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide
-Hampton Beach rescues: More than 100 rescued due to rip currents
>COLLEGES: WPI named key partner in National Cybersecurity and A.I. Training Initiative
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What actually happens on a plane between flights?
>BUSINESS: Airfares soar 4% while carriers aggressively slash flights as demand wanes
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings season delivered
-Local bank selects new finance chief after C.F.O.'s rise to C.E.O.
>SHOPPING: Shop Ashley Furniture's Labor Day Sale for deep home discounts
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on the balancing act of fall sports (3:19)
-Health officials urge vaccinations ahead of school year (2:01)
>HOMES: There are a wide variety of ornamental grasses to add to your home garden
>FOOD: McDonald's menu added Snack Wraps, Spicy McMuffins and more this summer
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for season 2 of Meghan Markle show on Netflix (1:41)
>MOVIES: Leonardo DiCaprio’s "biggest regret" is passing on "Boogie Nights"
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel saved Matt Damon from choking during dinner party gone wrong
>ANIMALS: Cat dumped from car in state park gets rescued by hiker (2:04)
>HISTORY: F.B.I.'s new plea to public aims to break Jimmy Hoffa case wide open
>GOOD NEWS: Elementary school teacher donates kidney to brother
-Meanwhile, Florida Man dressed in jester costume arrested for pulling 12-inch dagger on landscaper
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