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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 (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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