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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:15: DA: Man dies in Sutton after excavator plunges more than 200 feet into ravine
+12:30: Driver who rammed station part of failed escape effort, police say
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Sept. 29
+12:30: Nurses union, UMass HealthAlliance reach tentative contract agreement
+12:30: Water line flushing continues in Shrewsbury
-Happy National Coffee Day! There are deals to be had
-Developer pleads guilty to fraud charges tied to Worcester property
-Police dispute social media rumors of attacks
-Worcester PD gang unit, state police nab fugitive after struggle
-Rats! City Councilor wants Worcester to handle rodent problem
-City Councilor says landlords should be accountable for litter
-A third of Black, Latino buyers in Worcester moving to unstable neighborhoods
-In Worcester County, some neighborhoods were already facing decline
-City Councilor advocating for BIPOC exhibit in Worcester's City Hall
-Executive Q&A: Barbara Fields asks Linda Cavaioli about boardroom equity
-ICYMI: Worcester pastor seeks pardon for felonies he committed as teen
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 19-year-old man involved in single car accident in Charlton
-New England: New Hampshire husband forced wife to torture, decapitate her lover, authorities say
-FBI Data: The 25 most dangerous cities in Massachusetts
-Confused with your Medicare options? Help to Retire can help you! (1:07)
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-Shopping: Prime Day dates announced: How to sign up for Amazon deals
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man, 96, continues journey to become oldest person to run coast-to-coast (2:28)
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, watch this bear cub try to get through glass door at a home
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:15: Worcester court closed after worker tests positive
+7:15: Radio Worcester (13:41): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19 restrictions and other issues
+7:15: Low-risk communities can move to next reopening step
+12:30: Convenience stores can reopen self-serve beverage stations
+12:30: Massachusetts will have MCAS tests in spring, commissioner says
+12:30: Titans, Vikings shut down after 8 positive tests in Tennessee
-Worcester schools begin planning for return to in-person learning
-Radio Worcester (11:58): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks dining restrictions, spread and testing
-COVID takes bite out of idle DCU Center as deficit climbs
-Clark alumni play critical roles in testing process
-Central Mass. banks preparing for the coming storm
-Leominster mayor declares public health crisis to get kids back in classroom (2:20)
-Massachusetts reports 367 new cases, 11 additional deaths
-Study ranks Massachusetts among safest states for schools to reopen
-Doctors concerned about increase in cases in Mass.
-1 in 3 parents won't get flu shots for their child during COVID-19, study finds
-Murder rate rose 50% during pandemic summer months: study
-Tragic: Mother and daughter in South Carolina who 'were the best of friends' die weeks apart
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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