Here's what happening in The 016 Monday, August 2nd

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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

  -Joe D'Angelo's Sunday Moment

  -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

  -WooSox win 3rd straight

  -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