Here's what happening in The 016 Thursday, July 15

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

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Temps the 80s, a mostly sunny afternoon

  +5:30: Worcester is ranked as 83rd best place to live in the U.S.

  +5:30: No wake order on Lake Quinsigamond is lifted

  +5:30: Tickets are on sale for Holy Cross football at Polar Park

  +Noon: Worcester Food Truck Throwdown and Craft Fair returns July 31

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 15

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

  +Noon: Water shut off for repair on Wheeler Ave. in Worcester

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Miss Massachusetts, Vic DiBitetto and more ...

  +Noon: Holy mackerel! Shrewsbury resident catches huge fish in Cape Cod Canal

  -Imprisoned developer pleads the 5th during fraud trial of former Worcester official (subscription required)

  -Earlier: Worcester official wore wire for FBI years before fraud indictment

  -38 Worcester police officers honored for their life saving efforts 

  -2 Worcester officers who reportedly OD'd are now on leave (subscription required)

  -Juan Gutierrez sentenced to 16 years for shooting man in face as he rode his son’s bicycle

  -Worcester man apologizes to family, says Snapchat scam led him into Northbridge home

  -You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester through June 2022

  -As USDA food program ends, Central Mass. groups work to feed families

  -Worcester's DPW looking to hire lifeguards

  -Becker College properties: Meeting to probe neighborhood future

  -Sides reach resolution in donor's ex-wife's suit against WPI

  -Last Call with Giselle and Brooklyn Flores, mother-daughter entrepreneurs

  -Listen Up: Punk Rock TreeHouse is up to "Mischief"

  -Greater Worcester Opera reschedules Gilbert & Sullivan concert

  -Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty and Tim Garvin (16:27): Worcester teacher pipeline & Amazon's donation

  -WPI creates tenure and extended contract opportunities for teaching faculty

  -Only in The 016: Comedian Tony V on performing at benefit for family of fallen Worcester officer (10:58)

  -Nearly 60 Worcester restaurants receive $13 million in Restaurant Revitalization funds

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -NEW EPISODE of Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (41:17): 5 Mezcals you should try 

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Home Depot in Auburn reopens after gas leak, controlled burn (:23)

  -Leicester counting on voters to approve purchase of former Becker College campus

  -Rainfall approaching concerning levels for Central Massachusetts farms

  -YMCA following state guidelines to keep kids safe at summer camps

  -Crowds back in Brimfield for America's oldest outdoor antique flea market

  -Bravehearts have home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. today on Camp Day. Buy tickets

  -Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card

  -WooSox rally to split doubleheader

  -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: 911 calls from Florida condo collapse reveal confusion and chaos 

  -Tragic: 7-year-old killed in elevator accident in N.C. vacation home

  -Health: Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to benzene traces 

  -Animals: Baby cow now cuddles with his chicken best friend (4:01) 

  -Food: Mass. SNAP recipients eligible to purchase food online from Stop & Shop, Hannaford

  -TV/Streaming: James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down role on "The Office" 

  -History: Worcester trolley car 

  -Homes: Homebuyers continue to drop out of housing market amid competition 

  -Shopping: In the last year, consumer prices reached their highest point since 2008 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Volunteers step up to help New Mexico farmers who lost crop to bad weather 

  -Meanwhile, in Nebraska, Burger King employees' "We all quit" sign goes viral

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +5:30: Yankees-Red Sox game postponed after positive COVID tests in Yankees organization

  +5:30: "You can’t do it alone": Battling addiction during COVID-19

  +5:30: Over a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months, study finds

  -New mobile lab helping in fight against COVID-19 in Worcester

  -UMass Memorial to start administering COVID antibody treatments 

  -79 fully vaccinated Mass. residents have died from breakthrough infections, data shows

  -Young children will pay the price if enough U.S. adults don’t get vaccinated, expert says

  -7 Mississippi kids in ICU with COVID-19, 2 on life support

  -ICYMI: New cases, hospitalizations in Massachusetts back on the rise

  -Massachusetts reports 208 new cases, 1 additional death

  -COVID may be linked to increase in breast cancer deaths over next 10 years

  -Will vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?

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