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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the weekend
+Noon: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Debris falling from Charlton overpass causes 5-mile backup on Mass Pike
+Noon: Worcester Jewish community honors Judge Joseph Goldberg
-Former city official on trial for fraud tells court, "'Someone else was using this email"
-Earlier: Worcester's top housing official takes the stand, denies the charges (subscription required)
-Lifesaving equipment placed near ponds, lakes as tribute to fallen officer Manny Familia (2:05). Article
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant continues celebrating 9th anniversary today
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Fresh food shouldn't cost a fortune. Feed the whole family with major discounts on items nearing their best by dates with Flashfood
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" Episode 12 (28:14): Meet Gregory Stratman, Candidate, District 5
-Answer on new Burncoat High construction likely not until end of year
-Superintendent's review: Worcester making progress on suspensions, diversity hires
-Affordable housing trust fund proposed in Worcester
-Worcester's Haitian community rallies support for friends, family
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-ICYMI: Worcester man pleads guilty to fraud related to MBTA passes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including columns by Ray Mariano and Winston Wiley
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn detective retires after 33 uears
-Despite protests, "Heroes of January 6th" rally in Auburn to go ahead
-Overturned tractor trailers wreaks havoc on Route 20 traffic in Millbury
-Tradition continues as Sturbridge fire truck takes home Lt. John Marinelli on his last day before retirement
-Leicester police looking for driver involved in hit-and-run on property
-Leicester police ask public for help IDing man accused of stealing TV out of man’s cart
-Dudley property with Walgreens sold for $8.3 million
-Historic Princeton church gets new roof
-'Hearts impress in doubleheader sweep at home. Next home game 6:30 p.m. today. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-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
-Tragic: Woman finishes lunch, grabs her dog, leaps to her death
-Animals: Adoption option: Emma Moto is a candidate for WARL's Senior for Senior Program
-Food: Farms are wasting 1 billion tons of food. That’s a disaster for the climate
-Shopping: Best Buy's sale is up to 50% off for "Black Friday in July"
-Celebrity: Country star Morgan Wallen addresses his use of racial slur
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-History: Bancroft Tower
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sturbridge blacksmith finds forever friendship with mini donkey
-Meanwhile, in Australia, crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Worcester School Committee, Board of Health to meet on COVID safety
-Worcester Public Schools haven’t made a decision about masks
-Dr. Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School on booster timeline, college kids (3:07)
-Delta variant detected in Provincetown cluster, DPH confirms
-"Breakthrough" infections "are what we expect," doctor says (3:12)
-ICYMI: Doctor describes sick patients begging for vaccine
-Mass. reports 586 new cases, 5 additional deaths
-Will mask mandates return to Massachusetts? Here’s what you need to know
-Could health insurance cost more for the unvaccinated?
-Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots, poll shows
-Register now for the last 4 $1 million giveaways. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
+6:00: Remembering Worcester visit of presidential candidate Lindsey Graham
+6:00: Free Fitness in the Parks program continues across Worcester this summer
+6:00: Level up your lunch break: New Worcester cafe has coffee, crepes and video games
+6:00: Worcester Wall of Women mural takes shape at YWCA
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts struggle during post-Fourth week
+Noon: Will Worcester loosen smoke shop rules? Health Board to discuss Monday
+Noon: Oxford man arrested for chest-bumping wife, smashing her eyeglasses
+Noon: Seven Hills Music Festival rocks Palladium outdoors
+Noon: Today! Country Night at the Bravehearts, 6:30
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-How Old Sturbridge Village is commemorating America 250 (3:37)
-Anna Maria College students left unpaid as state scholarships remain in limbo
-2 $100,000 lottery prizes sold in Worcester
-500 Chromebooks donated to residents, groups by Worcester library
-Inside the Worcester Police Academy: How 34 recruits earned the badge
-Souza-Baranowski correction officers indicted for allegedly beating prisoners
>FAITH: Cathedral celebrates 150th anniversary of first dedication
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (6:08): The legendary Broadway Restaurant in Worcester has a sweet deal for you
-Yes, you should order this pasta cooked in a flaming wheel of cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Fitchburg motorcycle crash leaves 44-year-old man dead
-Worcester teacher inspires students while dealing with A.L.S. diagnosis (3:30). Article
-Did the Mass. House OK funding for Worcester Auditorium? What to know
-Historic Downtown Worcester building to become rental housing
-Worcester aims to stem tide on sewage overflows after E.P.A. mandate
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolli
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Summer Sendoff August 11th
-Charlton Select Board to consider supporting legislative audit approved by voters
-Bay Path to open school year without school resource officer amid budget pressures
-12-year-old wins Christmas in July 5K in Sturbridge
-Southbridge Town Council subcommittees begin meeting this week
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1384 (30:00): Shab, Little Image and more
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Tips for navigating summer with a baby
-Elyse Wallnut: Protecting data privacy from Big Tech
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1421 (18:51): Victoria Mariano, Downtown Worcester B.I.D. Program Director
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse at UMass Memorial for 45 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs has challenge for NFL teams as free agency lingers
-Boston Celtics lock in Neemias Queta on $56 million extension
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: FCA U.S. recalls more than 12,000 Ram vehicles. See impacted models
>NATIONAL: U.S. .launches new strikes as Iran claims that Strait of Hormuz is closed
-Parents allegedly left 6 kids, including 2 infants, in hot car while they dined at a Wingstop
-Tragic: Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13
>NEW ENGLAND: Deadly Gabriel House fire remains under investigation a year later
-Thousands of nurses expected to return to work Monday (2:15)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 39 (35:21): The A.I. Connector: Social and Data Sciences | Rob Krueger
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Do you have airport "gatexiety"? You’re not alone
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Why "high-performers" get sick as soon as they go on vacation
>HOMES: What to know about housing affordability
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1418 (25:35): Dr. David Runyan, Worcester Free Care Collaborative
>FOOD: KFC's secret to getting "finger lickin good" fried chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie, "The Bombing of Pan Am 103" (2:12)
>MOVIES: Disney's live-action remake of "Moana" struggles in opening
>CELEBRITY: Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park," "The Piano" actor, dies at 78
-Margaret Qualley quietly wiped traces of husband Jack Antonoff from social media before split news
>ANIMALS: Guy finds wiggling surprise in a Hello Fresh box on a hike (2:02)
>HISTORY: Wachusett Reservoir was once the largest man-made water supply in the world
>GOOD NEWS: Man named world's oldest water skier just before 95th birthday
-Meanwhile, at Yellowstone, massive bison tosses tourist into the air in shocking attack (1:16). Article
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