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 (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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