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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Last day of heat wave
+6:00: Shrewsbury police officer hit by a car while working detail (:19)
+6:00: Video shows water gushing into garage moments before Florida condo collapse
+6:00: Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
+6:00: Price hikes, product shortages could continue even as pandemic winds down
+6:00: Listen Up: Go local this Fourth with holiday playlist
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 30
+Noon: Derek Grimm serves up Very Good Beverages with local cocktail pop-ups
+Noon: Nitro Circus' "You Got This" tour coming to Worcester
+Noon: Sean Scott Hicks seeks redemption from violent past
+Noon: Sturbridge Fire Department keeps 2-alarm fire from spreading
+Noon: U.S. companies hired 692,000 new workers in June: report
+Noon: How to watch tonight's Central Massachusetts High School Sports Awards
-Here are the signs and symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion
-Child taken to hospital after falling in Worcester pool, police say
-Worcester men who fired gunshots inside club after they were kicked out sentenced to prison
-Sutton man who left scene of fatal pedestrian crash gets 2.5 to 4 years
-Oxford competitive eater sets sights on famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest
-Northborough bakery deals with backlash for supporting LGBTQ community
-Actors Jon Hamm and John Slattery filming in downtown Worcester
-St. Vincent nurses offer counter proposal
-Community rallies around Worcester Little League following snack bar break-in
-YWCA shows off historic $24 million renovation
-Worcesteria: Book, NPR show put The Hotel Vernon in the spotlight
-Residential drop-off site announces extended hours on Wednesdays, new $5 per item price
-Refreshed I-290, I-190 coming to Worcester by November
-Worcester company signs contract with Honda to recycle electric vehicle batteries
-Contractor penalized $40,280 over Worcester asbestos removal
-Radio Worcester (9:52): City Manager Ed Augustus talks heatwave, WRTA, 4th of July, and evaluation
-Radio Worcester (8:18): WRTA Advisory Board Chairman Gary Rosen talks about expanded service
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Ricky Duran debuts "Star" on People website
-Mass. ranks in top 5 states for teen drivers
-ICYMI: Drug shipment from Italy to Worcester seized by feds (:26)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Greendale Mall demolition scheduled
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (20:50): George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Override fails; Rutland faces budget cuts
-That swarm of helicopters now is to prevent a mosquito swarm later
-Video: Honeybees need help at Grafton Town House
-13-year-old battling cancer sets sights on becoming The Greatest Baker
-Nourse Farm in Westborough opens Veg Out food truck for second season
-Bravehearts explode for 7 runs in an inning twice in splitting twin bill. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-WooSox officially open Gate A on Plymouth Street
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Health: Walmart to launch its own low-price brand of insulin
-UMass Medical School doctor gets grant to study pharmacological treatment for autism spectrum disorder
-Tragic: Landscaper dead after jumping off bridge into Scituate Harbor to cool off
-History: Smiley face creator Harvey Ball getting birthday bash in Worcester
-At the office: Microsoft Office is getting a major redesign
-Animals: Worcester adoptable pets of the week: Emmie, Corinne & more
-Homes: U.S. home prices jump at fastest pace in more than 15 years
-Shopping: The 10 best deals from HP's Fourth of July sale
-TV/Streaming: LeVar Burton explains his obsession with becoming the next "Jeopardy!" host
-WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman rejected from being Yankees bat girl 60 years ago finally gets her shot
-Meanwhile, in Texas, woman allegedly slams car into liquor store in bid to run over her lover
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: How to protect yourself against the Delta variant, according to experts
+6:00: Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Will a booster shot be needed?
+Noon: Dr. Fauci warns there may soon be "2 Americas" as divide widens between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas
+Noon: Worcester Public Library will forgive lost book fees for those who received vaccine
-Vax bus mobile clinic visits Worcester, Fitchburg Thursday Friday
-Registration for "Mass VaxMillions" giveaway begins this week. Here’s everything you need to know
-Moderna: Study confirms vaccine protects well against Delta variant (:22)
-More than half of Americans feel July 4 gatherings are risky: poll
-ICYMI: Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School and Vaccine Task Force praises hospital requirements for staff
-UMass Medical School stepping up to aide in vaccinations
-Massachusetts reports 63 new cases, 1 additional death
-Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 93 today in Worcester
-2026 Farmers' Almanac forecast predicts longer winter of cold, snow
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-"This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-Looking for the best summer activity in Worcester County? Readers voted for this spot
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-13 charged in $5 million elder fraud ring targeting Mass. seniors (1:35). Article
-Related: Elder scam that targeted Mass. seniors explained (2:05)
-Related: Uber drivers help end scam targeting hundreds of grandparents, U.S. Attorney says
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Meet the candidates: Donna Colorio seeks another city council term
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:34)
-ICYMI: State confirms open investigation of Saint Vincent Hospital
-Bodycam footage shows Worcester police making explosive arrest
-Worcester teen charged with masturbating in Lyft vehicle
-Truck overturns under railroad bridge on Southbridge Street in Worcester
-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): Colleagues mourn Lancaster crash victim, respected correction officer and bagpiper
-Ryan Dixon, the "Mayor of Shrewsbury," named Spirit of Shrewsbury grand marshal
-Millbury to receive over $800,000 from Chapter 90 infrastructure bill
-Sutton electrical increase through Power Choice approved
-Learn about the birds and the bees at the Sterling Fair
-Farm Days at Waters Farm and its signature apple crisp
-Paxton-area seniors headed to Maine September 17th
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Music leader Tracy Kraus to receive this year's Arts Worcester Award
-Pride Worcester Pageant returns, mixing advocacy and high glamour
-Screen Time: 3 blockbuster actresses steal TerrifiCon spotlight
>OPINION: Dave Foley, Shanique Rodriguez and Cindy Rowe: Tax big biz to offset Big Beautiful Bill
-WCCA-TV's Ramona Interviews No. 241 (28:19): Angela Corey
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a gallivanter extraordinaire
>SPORTS: Kyle Dugger, Javon Baker among 6 Patriots training camp surprises
-Red Sox beat Astros, 14-1
-Swanson, Graham vie for starting quarterback role at Holy Cross
-Holy Cross, Athletic Solutions team up to create custom adidas apparel for Crusader student-athletes
-WooSox beat Iowa, 7-4
>NATIONAL: Overall inflation remains steady, but experts say price increases are coming (1:46)
-U.S. Steel plant explosion updates: 2 dead as investigations unfold
>TRAGIC: 29-year-old mom receives life-changing Alzheimer’s diagnosis
>NEW ENGLAND: Multiple buildings destroyed in Lawrence fire (2:33). Article
-Lyft driver accused of raping passenger after hotel pickup
>COLLEGES: WPI named to first-ever LinkedIn Top Colleges List
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most famous state fairs across the U.S.
>BUSINESS: U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Berkshire Bank to become Beacon Bank & Trust after merger
>SHOPPING: Hand soap recalled over sepsis concerns. See where it was sold
>HOMES: Want to buy a house in Mass.? You’ll need to earn the highest amount of any state
>HEALTH: Protective tension vs. tightness: Unlock lasting mobility
-Hand, foot and mouth disease often spreads in the summer. Here's how you can prevent it (1:56)
>FOOD: Wendy’s unveils "Meal of Misfortune" for Wednesday Addams fans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan Netflix show, "The Thursday Murder Club" (2:15)
>MOVIES: "Weapons" review: The best horror movie of the summer
>CELEBRITY: "What's Happening!!" child star Danielle Spencer dies at 60
>ANIMALS: World's Ugliest Do winner is a bulldog named Petunia
>HISTORY: Revere Beach has evolved but still endures
>GOOD NEWS: Woman finds diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
-Meanwhile, in Maine, man pays $20,000 zoning fine in pennies (:55)
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