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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 (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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