Here's what happening in The 016 Tuesday, August 3rd

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather: A pleasant summer day with a high of 77 in Worcester

  +6:00: Jury convicts Worcester’s former top housing official of aiding developer’s fraud

  +6:00: 2 days of nursing strike talks end with no solution

  +6:00: Pirates clinch IFL playoff berth, home playoff game Aug. 28

  +Noon: 2-alarm fire on Alpine Street in Worcester

  +Noon: Video from Alpine Street fire (1:20)

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 3

  +Noon: With RISE program, Jennifer Hernandez eyes helping female entrepreneurs

  +Noon: Worcester Pipeline participant finds home at UMass Medical School

  -Body found Saturday following overnight Millbury motorcycle crash

  -Police investigating after 2 teens seriously injured in Spencer crash

  -Fitchburg teen dies after his dirt bike crashes into vehicle Saturday

  -Jury to deliberate Tuesday in former Worcester official's fraud case

  -Worcester man charged in Main St. market break-in

  -With end of eviction moratorium, Worcester housing advocates remind tenants of their rights

  -Restaurant Week kicks off in Central Massachusetts

  -Off the Hook and Say Cheese! winners at Worcester Food Truck Throwdown

  -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 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Newborn helps dad propose at UMass Memorial maternity unit (:39). Article

  -Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program

  -After last month's violent incidents city's pool and beachgoers still feel safe

  -"Shoot Hoops, Not Guns" basketball tournament honors memory of slain teen

  -Canadian poet Dean Gessie wins WCPA's Frank O'Hara Prize

  -Worcester artist leaves her mark across city through art

  -LIFT opens new emergency shelter in Worcester for women escaping prostitution

  -Massachusetts registry of abusers goes live

  -Easterseals Massachusetts "Final Lap" caps month of hard work

  -QCC’s Early Childhood Education Lab School to reopen this fall

  -This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 2

  -Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - August 

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Local soccer players lift team to victory in national tournament 

  -Small Stones Festival of the Arts returns in October

  -Millbury official thinks "dangerous dog" hearings should go private

  -Northborough real estate broker scoops Marlborough industrial property for $1.7 million

  -Bravehearts at home at 6:30 tonight. Buy tickets

  -Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card

  -Worcester track Olympian Wadeline Jonathas advances to women's 400-meter semifinals 

  -Lundgren Honda buys Reliant property on Grove St. for $7.8 million

  -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: Study says Massachusetts is best state for health care in America

  -Animals: Beaver and Otter play 24/7 (3:44) 

  -Shopping: Americans letting gift cards go to waste 

  -Celebrity: Celebrity couple Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds celebrate anniversary in Boston

  -Meanwhile, in Germany, woman unaware she had $39 million lottery ticket in purse for weeks 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: Doctors: Unvaccinated patients filling up hospitals, risking care of others

  +6:00: Pandemic linked to increased nearsightedness in kids

  +Noon: Free testing sites likely to continue, says Gov. Baker

  -Worcester considers bringing back indoor mask mandate (2:15)

  -New cases in Mass. skewing toward younger adults

  -Hospitalizations in state rise to 215 while the state averaged 685 new cases a day over the weekend

  -Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester

  -Mercantile Center vaccine clinic booming as cases surge

  -Get a vaccination at Shrewsbury’s National Night Out

  -Worcester Art Museum mandates requiring masks or proof of vaccination

  -Lawmaker proposes universal mask mandate in all Massachusetts schools

  -Mass. Teachers Union calls for mask mandate in schools and colleges

  -ICYMI: ER doctor says Massachusetts "still very much in the thick" of pandemic (5:42)

  -U.S. records 100,000 cases for first time since February 

  -"People are waking up": U.S. sees rise in vaccinations as Delta spreads

  -U.S. hits vaccine goal of 70% of adults with at least 1 dose

  -U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated

  -Avoiding lockdowns means doing things that people won’t necessarily welcome, NIH director says

  -Study finds early symptoms differ based on age, gender