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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:30: Reporter shows how fast floodwater rises in Worcester (1:07)
+6:30: Who got the most rain from tropical storm Elsa in Massachusetts?
+6:30: Jackknifed tractor-trailer causes big delays on Route 290 in Shrewsbury
+6:30: Local Haiti groups react to killing
+6:30: Worcesteria: Game rained out, but not the joy
+6:30: Adoption option: Meet Rainbow
+6:30: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+1:00: Worcester closes roads for flooding (2:32)
+1:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+1:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 9
+1:00: Bravehearts announce "Vaccination Nation" promotion
+1:00: Artist Spotlight: John Hayes-Nikas, finding one's own meaning in
+1:00: Village at Grafton Woods gets final go-ahead from Planning Board
-79-year-old Worcester woman robbed at Union Station, police ask for help
-Closed Worcester restaurant to move, reopen downtown
-Only in The 016: Funnyman Lenny Clarke talks about comedy benefit for family of Manny Familia (12:19)
-ICYMI: Comedy Show at Polar Park will benefit family of fallen Worcester officer
-Worcester man who shot fleeing robbery victim in back gets 6 to 8 years in state prison
-Worcester's Mini City Hall reopens
-Worcester police body camera public meetings may be coming
-Aspire Academy targets Worcester middle-schoolers for summer programs
-Mass. Symphony presents free concerts on July 11 and 18
-The Great WoMag Disco Challenge!
-Five Things to Do: Marshall Tucker Band, Samuel Beckett and more ...
-Reminder: No delay to the collection of trash & recycling in the City of Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester felon charged with cold-blooded Malden murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Friday
-NEW Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (27:12): Yellowstone Bourbon Barrel Pick
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn company sued 3 times for $864K over alleged failed payments
-Grafton company receives $2.9 million for brain injury treatment study
-Shrewsbury’s Scandinavian Club to hold free big band concert July 12
-Movie planned for release on Netflix being filmed in Uxbridge
-Southbridge "Cops 'n’ Kids" program offers summer fun for at-risk kids
-Business: EcoTarium employees vote to unionize, despite museum opposition
-Worcester Business Journal hires anti-corruption writer as new real estate, healthcare reporter
-Worcester area unemployment rate increases, feds say
-Former St. John's football star Jay Brunelle transfers to Yale
-Bravehearts rained out, next game noon Saturday. Buy tickets
-NESN to broadcast Bravehearts game on Saturday
-Bravehearts and Mass. Pirates team up for Worcester Sports Saturday
-Bravehearts hand out mid-term grades
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: Parents arrested after 4-year-old finds gun, fatally shoots himself
-Tragic: Grizzly bear pulls woman from tent, kills her in Montana
-Animals: Watch bear cub and mom slash around in California pool
-History: 10th anniversary of final Shuttle liftoff
-Homes: Video tour of 3-bedroom ranch for sale in Auburn (:50)
-Celebrity: "Glee" cast remembers Naya Rivera a year after her tragic death
-Food: Tyson Foods recalls almost 4,500 tons of chicken products
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman climbs Mount Monadnock for her 90th birthday
-Meanwhile, in California, peacock gunned down after Craigslist ad took out hit on the bird
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Vaccinated students, teachers don’t need masks at school, CDC says
-Pfizer to seek OK for booster 3rd vaccine dose ...
--... but CDC says it's not necessary yet if you're fully vaccinated
-Vax Express administers vaccine at Union Station
-Updated cases for every city and town
-5 undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk, analysis shows
-UMass Medical School cardiology experts report link between mild heart problem, vaccine
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School studying COVID-19 anti-hospitalization treatments
-Massachusetts reports 99 new cases, 3 additional deaths
-Delta variant is "COVID-19 on steroids," expert says, with cases increasing in nearly half of states
-Do fully vaccinated people need to be more cautious about Delta variant? (2:59)
-Global coronavirus death toll reaches 4 million
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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