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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 78 in Worcester today
+7:00: Chandler Street yard waste drop-off site closed on Saturday
+7:00: Exit renumbering work on I-290, I-395 to begin
+Noon: Charlie Coyle to headline Bravehearts' Hockey Night tonight. Buy tickets
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Ray Mariano: Worcester mayor, School Committee try to dump Superintendent Maureen Binienda
+Noon: Rally planned in Worcester to support striking St. Vincent nurses
+Noon: Adoption option: Meet bunnies Waffles and Strudela
+Noon: Gauch Pond in Shrewsbury is open, 2 other remain closed
+Noon: Central Mass. Jazz Fest live pop-up concert noon-2:30 Tuesday
-Local poker pro sues Atlantic City casino for lifetime ban
-Worcester restaurant's move to Shrewsbury Street is delayed
-Ziggy Bombs ready to drop steak n' cheese subs on Worcester
-New food truck in Leicester deals with July's record rainfall
-Father accused of assaulting lifeguards at Lincoln Village pool is known to police (2:02)
-Earlier: Another attack on teen lifeguards in Worcester leaves man arrested, teens uninjured
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester officer gives thanks to 93-year-old who knitted winter hats for officers and the needy
-Worcester ranked the 3rd safest city to live in the U.S.
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 30
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Less money on groceries = more for your family. Get fresh food for a fraction of the cost, and spend your savings on stuff the kids will love
-Mental health since 1988: Genesis Club members "virtual clubhouse" has proved a lifeline
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-ICYMI: Grand opening at former Maxwell’s Silverman’s
-Artist Spotlight: Lynn Nafey
-Five Things to Do: Marty Stuart, comedian Anthony Amorello, Ralph's Rock Diner and more...
-THT Rep to present "Julius Caesar" at Worcester Common Oval in August
-The national $1.7 trillion student debt crisis is burdening Central Mass. graduates, but finding solvency is complicated
-Court records: Holy Cross denies ex-professor fired unfairly over sexual misconduct allegations
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 4 visits Uhlman's Ice Cream in Westborough (:30)
-Westborough office building sold for $21.6 million
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua. Hockey Night tonight at 6:30. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Holy Cross football team looking forward to start of new season
-The Boys and Girls Club dedicates Fitness Center to Carlos Garcia
-Gymnasts in Central Mass. rally around Team USA, Simone Biles
-At the office: Businesses must individualize remote & hybrid options, WBJ panel says
-StartUp Worcester announces new cohort of 12 companies
-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
-Homes: Virtual open house in Worcester (18:12)
-New England: Grubhub sued by Mass. AG over pandemic delivery fees (1:53)
-Health: Up close with Worcester pediatrician Dr. Howard Zinman
-Animals: Local wildlife experts ask help in stemming avian illness
-Shopping: Inflation is about to hit toys in time for the holidays
-Price Chopper recalls coleslaw, stuffed seafood items (:33)
-TV/Streaming: Why Discovery Plus is the streaming service for the rest of us
-Movies: Summer blockbusters continue coming to theaters. Here are the trailers for the next round
-Celebrity: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over "Black Widow" release
-Meanwhile, skinny-dipping Florida woman refused to get out of stranger’s pool
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Youth vaccinations in Worcester below state average school
+7:00: New Worcester cases higher than state average: DPH
+7:00: State releases mask recommendations for schools in fall
+7:00: "I should have gotten the damn vaccine": Father of 5 dies in hospital after contracting COVID-19 while on vacation
+7:00: American workers are facing increasing pressure to get vaccinated
+Noon: 91 vaccinated Mass. residents have died from COVID-19 as breakthrough cases surpass 6,000
-"The war has changed": Internal CDC document warns Delta infections likely more severe
-The U.S. is returning to early pandemic surges. It's time to compel people to do the right thing, expert says
-Worcester County vaccination rate: How many people are vaccinated?
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial creating all-COVID unit, as Delta variant drives rise in cases
-Massachusetts reports 1,207 new breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals
-Over 25% of cases in Los Angeles are fully vaccinated people
-Current rate of hospitalizations is about 3 times higher in states that have vaccinated less than half of their residents
-Weymouth man, Chelsea student are winners of state’s 1st Mass VaxMillions giveaway
-Beware of Vaxmillions scams, police warn
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Local ice cream shops open for the season
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Monkey Man," "Arthur the King" and more
-New restaurant planned at former Zorba's Taverna on Stafford Street
-Passenger numbers continue to soar at Worcester Regional Airport after record 2023 year
-M.B.T.A. announces return of morning Worcester-to-Boston express train
-Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
-Worcester rentals: Forbes ranks market third-worst in U.S. Here's why
-"Goodbye Doherty!" Doherty Memorial High School Reunion (1:29)
-Clark University expands its scholarship zone by 31 streets in Main South
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-City launches Diverse Business Certification grant program
-Crews in Worcester County to look for invasive elm zigzag sawfly
-Former Christmas Tree Shops may become trampoline park
-Turtleboy's relationship to Karen Read case may be left out of trial
-The Faces of Worcester: Lorna R. Ellis, Seamstress and clothing store business owner
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
>DINING OUT: Why Eggholic in Shrewsbury is like no Indian restaurant around
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton cannabis delivery firm expands services
-Gov. Healey discusses Mass. Leads Act at Westborough clean energy company
-Drug Take Back Day Saturday in Leicester
-"H" intersection in Boylston to allow limited traffic
-Anthony Cipro leaving Houghton School
-33rd Grafton Gazebo Road Race is May 11th
-Annual Sutton town-wide yard sale June 15th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Midnight Motion rocks Redemption Rock taproom on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
-Worcester County Wonders: Time is on their side at the Willard House & Clock Museum
-The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
-W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 83 (28:18): Immigration & Higher Education
-Unity Radio (58:25): TheWoo508
>SPORTS: Patriots take quarterback Drake Maye with No. 3 pick
-Will Drake Maye start right away? Patriots coach responds (1:28)
-Experts analyze Patriots’ Drake Maye pick
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 6-4
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: William Kelleher
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
>NATIONAL: Baltimore accuses ship's manager of negligence in bridge collapse
-10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting sleeping man, authorities say
-Tragic: Mom's haunting last words before she died from mushroom sushi roll
>NEW ENGLAND: Questions remain ahead of opening statements in Karen Read murder trial (2:32)
-Man dead after shooting at police, barricading inside home in North Andover
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Clark students awarded $10,000 to document, "uplift voices" of those impacted by climate change
-WPI receives slice of $2.8 million women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 easy hikes with incredible views in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Husband and wife to develop A.I. math tutor with WPI, $4 million in funding
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Electric Hydrogen's "gigafactory" ribbon cutting ceremony in Devens
>SHOPPING: When is Wayfair's 2024 Way Day sale? Shop early deals now
>HOMES: Prices up, sales down in early spring house market in Mass.
>HEALTH: C.D.C. launches tool to monitor heat risk (1:04)
-Seeing a female physician could lead to a longer life, new study shows
>FOOD: Which foods have the most plastics? The answer may surprise you
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Glen Powell film for Netflix, "Hit Man" (2:34)
>MOVIES: Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon returns to "Footloose" high school to mark film's 40th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Tiny Chihuahua scares giant great Dane (3:01)
>HISTORY: Old Union Depot in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Salem fitness trainer helps children with disabilities build strength, confidence
-Meanwhile, in Australia, watch fare-dodging horse wait on platform at train station
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