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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 (: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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