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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 (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
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