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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?
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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