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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
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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