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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Morning showers to clear up, high of 76 in Worcester
+6:30: Body found Saturday following overnight Millbury motorcycle crash
+6:30: Worcester man charged in Main St. market break-in
+11:30: After last month's violent incidents city's pool and beachgoers still feel safe
+11:30: "Shoot Hoops, Not Guns" basketball tournament honors memory of slain teen
+11:30: Police investigating after 2 teens seriously injured in Spencer crash
+11:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 2
+11:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 2
+11:30: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - August
-Fraud trial of Worcester's former top housing official continues today
-Main South Market in Worcester offers up unique vintage items, local art
-Hospital and nurses to meet on Monday and Tuesday
-ICYMI: Community activists march, rally with striking Saint Vincent nurses
-New scam has folks paying fee, showing up at Worcester County Jail gate for DNA testing
-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
-Here’s every restaurant offering 3 meals for $25.21 at Worcester Restaurant Week
-Fireball streaks across sky over New England
-Rosalie Tirella: Face the changes
-An estimated 12,765 rental households in Worcester County are behind in rent as eviction moratorium comes to an end
-Hotels, travel industry making a recovery in Central Massachusetts
-Trip on a Tankful: Visit the animals at Green Hill Farm in Worcester
-Leonardo Ciampa is named first Composer-in-Residence at Mechanics Hall
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Matt Robert offers blues barnburner with "Mule"
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-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): Millbury rescinds live entertainment fee
-Oxford Market Basket employee helps veteran pay for groceries
-Want to feel like a kid? The School Yahd Bar in West Boylston will help you do that
-Water off today on Montana Drive in Holden
-Bravehearts fall to hot Lake Monsters. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-ICYMI: Mass. Pirates now 8-3 after win over Spokane in double overtime
-At the office: Why do I keep getting told my resume is weak?
-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: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Health: FDA allows automatic "generic" swap for brand-name insulin
-Animals: 8 dog food products recalled because of possible elevated levels of toxin
-Shopping: Save more than 50% off select items from HP
-TV/Streaming: MTV turns 40
-Celebrity: Worcester native Alicia Witt "can't count" how many times she was told to lose weight
-Movies: 10 must-see movies being released in August
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Son sells cheesesteaks from home to take mom to Egypt (2:34)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, trespassing alligator chills in resident's hot tub
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: New cases in Mass. skewing toward younger adults
+6:30: "People are waking up": U.S. sees rise in vaccinations as Delta spreads
+6:30: U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
+6:30: Avoiding lockdowns means doing things that people won’t necessarily welcome, NIH director says
-Dr. Fauci warns more "pain and suffering" ahead, as health officials plead for Americans to get vaccinated
-ER doctor says Massachusetts "still very much in the thick" of pandemic (5:42)
-OB-GYN associations recommend all pregnant people get vaccinated
-Data shows about 99.999% of vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly breakthrough case
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-History: Worcester Historical Museum's Stories From Worcester's Pandemic Year reviews pandemic
-ICYMI: Dr. Robert Finberg on breakthrough cases and ongoing clinical trials at UMass Medical School
-Massachusetts reports 1,207 new breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals
-U.S. passes 35 million total cases, California tops 4 million
-Unvaccinated patient issues warning for others
-Second Vaxmillions drawing set for Monday
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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