Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:15: The Harvey Ball 2020 will be free virtual event, offering lawn signs, party packs to celebrate at home
+7:15: Worcesteria: Is Worcester Business Journal going 'edgy'?
+7:15: Spectrum to stop airing Masses
+Noon: Crust Bakeshop's new location on West Boylston Street opens today
+Noon: Noxious odor prompts evacuation at Sutton Middle/High School
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Sept. 24
+Noon: Final farmers' market of the season in Auburn is 4-7 today
-Two 21-year-old men wounded in Worcester shooting
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking': Rooftop dining, market highlight Midtown Mall owner's updated plans for 'major change' downtown
-Worcester flower shop owner asks for help IDing suspected burglar
-Safety director, city councilor address role of police in Worcester schools
-Worcester EMS chief retires after 3 decades of service, receives key to city
-Radio Worcester's #WorcesterWednesday with Mayor Petty (19:43): Polar Park, South High, race and COVID-19
-‘Me against my diagnosis:’ UMass Medical School student runs Boston Marathon for multiple sclerosis fund
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester police officers accused of pinning a 10-year-old boy with autism to the ground, breaking his arm
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): State’s newest brewery prepares to open in Millbury
-Leicester town meeting Saturday inside Millbrook Distributors building
-Rockland Trust finances $20.4M upgrade at Worcester Business Center
-Confused with your Medicare options? Help to Retire can help you! (1:07)
-National: 2 officers shot during protest over Breonna Taylor decision
-1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
-Too much candy: Mass. man dies from eating bags of black licorice
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-Homes: Worcester home prices surged 15% in August
-TV/Streaming: What’s leaving Netflix in October
-Movies: Why Disney’s delay of ‘Black Widow’ means doomsday for Hollywood
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family in North Carolina celebrates end of chemo for 6-year-old boy with parade
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, man arrested for riding his horse on the highway
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:15: Worcester will not change restaurant dining standards for now
+7:15: Wachusett parents to choose between fully remote and hybrid learning
+7:15: Massachusetts continues pushing schools to bring kids back to the classroom
+7:15: The coronavirus economy's 7 biggest winners and losers
+Noon: Coronavirus at Worcester colleges: The latest data
+Noon: Free testing in Worcester extended until Oct. 31
+Noon: How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19?
-Restaurant bar seating, 10 people per table to be allowed in Massachusetts
-Worcester weighs options as state relaxes restaurant guidelines
-6 Worcester Public Schools employees have tested positive in recent weeks
-Safety protocols kick in following first positive tests at Worcester State
-Last Call with Naomi Augustin, marketing intern in the time of COVID
-ICYMI: Clark cited in Washington Post story as example of a campus that reopened without chaos
-Massachusetts reports 542 new cases, 17 additional deaths
-Gov. Baker wants school districts to use 3 weeks of data when changing plans
-Another vaccine developed in Mass. entering Phase 3 trial
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Earlier: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-Earlier: Worcester shooting victim crashed into home: Police
+6:00: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" filming begins in downtown Worcester
+6:00: Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
+6:00: Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
+6:00: New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
+6:00: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
+Noon: Housing crisis focus of Worcester May Day rally
+Noon: Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
+Noon: A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
+Noon: Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
+Noon: Jazzed Up Duo at 961 (Union Station) 6 to 9 on Wednesday
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
+Noon: Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-TODAY! Community meeting will consider Worcester charter reform
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-New Worcester bike alliance launches with Bike Month events
-Worcester police chief says gun violence education starts at home
-Rape trial of former Rutland police officer underway in Worcester
-Boylston police search for 2 after armed robbery
>DINING OUT: Here are 15 Worcester restaurants offering outdoor dining right now
-ICYMI: Second suspect arrested in connection with Worcester shooting that killed teen
-Brothers in hospice together comfort each other in final days
-Wayward bear wanders onto busy Worcester road, gets sedated and moved
-Austin Street carriage house leveled after early morning fire Sunday
-Downtown Worcester gets zombie makeover for "The Walking Dead"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual town election May 13th
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-D.A.R. visits Gale Free Library
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): S.E.L.C.O. celebrates Arbor Day at Dean Park
-Concert at Asa Waters Mansion to benefit Millbury Public Library
-Sterling teen named National Merit winner
-Clinton community supports memorial scholarship
-West Boylston actors bring "Anastasia" to stage
-B.V.T. announces second trimester Commendation List
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl on Saturday, May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
-El Salón's Plaza Sábados block parties eye community connections
-Listen Up: 2 female vocalists, 2 unique styles
-Janice Harvey: Untangling the weird stigma that comes with using Ozempic
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Humanity first
-Unity Radio (58:30): Unity In The Community
-Unity Radio (58:02): TheWoo508
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime producer of CBS's "60 minutes" and a trailblazer for women in news
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Toronto in overtime, still lead series 3-2
-Celtics star to to miss several games after Game 4 injury
-Will Drake Maye start for Patriots in 2024? What to expect from rookie quarterback
-Tickets to Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Ceremony on sale Thursday
-Red Sox beat Giants, 4-0
-Worcester Bravehearts release all-you-can-eat menu
-Bravehearts to make first roster announcement today
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers part ways with coach after missing playoffs for third straight year
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester suffers 2-4 week in Toldeo
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 12-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: N.Y.P.D. arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia (1:24)
-Deathbed confession leads to bodies of mother, daughter in cold case
-Tragic: A 10-year-old boy woke up to find his family dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 2 recap (31:50)
-No charges will be filed after 4 babies found in South Boston freezer (1:29)
>COLLEGES: Inside the key roles therapy dogs play on and off campus at Holy Cross
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company
-Academic excellence celebrated at Worcester State Academic Achievement Awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel expert ranks favorite U.S. states
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile fined nearly $200 million for sharing customer data
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Sale closed in Chatham — $2.9 million for a 3-bedroom home
>HEALTH: Powassan virus, a tick-borne illness, found in Sharon
-Mass. doctor on breast cancer screenings: "Get your mammogram, start at age 40"
>FOOD: Coffee prices poised to surge further as food inflation rages
>TV/STREAMING: Giada De Laurentiis reveals why she really left Food Network
>MOVIES: New "Scary Movie" in the works
>CELEBRITY: "1000-pound Sisters" star Tammy Slaton shows skin after weight loss
>ANIMALS: These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study
>HISTORY: Hope Cemetery Monument Works, 1896
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Eighth grader helps stop school bus after driver passes out
-Meanwhile, at Walmart, customer shares ridiculous custom cake fail: "My mouth dropped"
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-Full-time and part-time positions at George's Coney Island
-Multiple positions with Holden D.P.W.
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