Here's what happening in The 016 Thursday, July 1

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather

  +6:00: West Boylston nurse sentenced for tampering with opioids

  +6:00: St. V's nurses: Tenet got $850 million in stimulus. Where is it?

  +6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Thursday

  +6:00: Worcester's Vegan Nest Café gets $25,000 Celtics Foundation Grant

  +12:45: Today's Bravehearts game to start at 4:30 because of weather. Fans unable to attend can exchange tickets

  +12:45: See Amazon's "The tomorrow war," courtesy of the WooSox. Here's how

  +Noon: Fireworks in focus, from illegal firecrackers to Polar Park displays

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 1

  +Noon: Clark honors 4 for service to Worcester

  +Noon: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - July

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Greater Worcester Opera, moe. and more

  +Noon: Poetry Town: "Galleria Mall Rats" by Robert Eugene Perry

  +Noon: Artist Spotlight: Gregory Barry's "Shadow and Gravity in Wood Sculpture"

  +Noon: 9 Must-See Movies Being Released in July

  -Man serving time for swindling Worcester ordered to pay $1.9 million

  -Shrewsbury police officer hit by a car while working detail (:19) 

  -SEE THE NUMBERS: Financial aid applications in Worcester are down. That could mean smaller freshman college classes

  -Worcester set to open pools and beaches Thursday

  -Worcester Public Schools leaders discuss swimming lessons for students

  -Sean Scott Hicks seeks redemption from violent past

  -Ribbon cutting for improvements to Hadwen Park

  -More frequent service is on its way for WRTA riders

  -Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (11:56): City Manager evaluation, 4th of July, and the Delta variant

  -Governor appoints Worcester resident to board of Mass. Cultural Council

  -Listen Up: Go local this Fourth with holiday playlist

  -Nitro Circus' "You Got This" tour coming to Worcester

  -Worcester marijuana dispensary sells for $13.5 million

  -Rosalie Tirella (InCity Times): The girls club

  -ICYMI: Worcester men who fired gunshots inside club after they were kicked out sentenced to prison

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news 

  -NEW Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond

  -Derek Grimm serves up Very Good Beverages with local cocktail pop-ups

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury to study speeding on Maple Ave.

  -Police increase presence on Lake Quinsigamond for holiday 

  -Northborough bakery deals with backlash for supporting LGBTQ community

  -Sturbridge Fire Department keeps 2-alarm fire from spreading

  -Millbury Fire Department promotes Belhumeur to Station 5's captain

  -Possible developer donations could fund a Windle Field facelift 

  -Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 6:30 tonight. Buy tickets

  -WooSox game suspended in 3rd inning, will resume at 4:05 today

  -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

  -National: Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned

  -Cosby's case explained: His arrest, conviction and release-

  -Video shows water gushing into garage moments before Florida condo collapse

  -Latest victims in Florida condo collapse include 2 children; death toll now up to 18

  -U.S. companies hired 692,000 new workers in June: report

  -Animals: Watch as deer crashes through window into closed Iowa business 

  -Food: Worcester 4th of July grocery store hours: Big Y, Price Chopper

  -Shopping: The best deals from the Best Buy 4th of July sale 

  -Celebrity: Judge denies request to remove Britney Spears' father from her conservatorship: report 

  -TV/Streaming: Paramount Plus offers a free month trial in time for "A quiet place 2" 

  -WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Massachusetts’ oldest resident celebrates 113th birthday 

  -Meanwhile, in Maine, man attempts to pay bail with counterfeit $100s 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -Vaccination clinics next week at Worcester Public Schools summer school sessions

  -How to protect yourself against the Delta variant, according to experts

  -Wearing masks indoors could help stop spread of Delta variant (2:19)

  -Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Will a booster shot be needed?

  -The odds of winning VaxMillions giveaway are better than you might think (2:11). Article

  -Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com

  -Dr. Fauci warns there may soon be "2 Americas" as divide widens between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas

  -Worcester Public Library will forgive lost book fees for those who received vaccine

  -ICYMI: Vax bus mobile clinic visits Worcester, Fitchburg Thursday Friday

  -Mass. confirms 93 new cases, 1 more death

  -Feeling anxious as things return to normal? You're not alone, experts say