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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 (:37). High of 57 today in Worcester
-Peak fall foliage is getting closer (3:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State’s first cannabis lounge in Worcester to close, owner seeks new location and state license
+6:00: Worcester area voters head to polls for early voting
+6:00: Worcester councilor seeks community forum on Amazon drones
+6:00: Wachusett senior undergoes revolutionary spinal procedure to play football (3:07)
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 3
-The "Mystery of the Stained Glass Window" continues to confound
-WPI research using A.I. to identify melanoma gets boost in international competition
-Bee Zee seeks approval for Southwest Cutoff gas station expansion
-Prosecution rests in Inoa retrial; alleged accomplice doesn’t testify
-Worcester's 10 biggest development opportunities
-Mayor Petty wants City Council to take stance on marijuana law
-Amazon drone deliveries, marijuana ballot question and street repairs on Worcester council agenda
-Shrewsbury calls for pause on Amazon drone delivery amid concerns
-Coat drive to distribute nearly 4,000 winter coats
-From public housing to homeownership in Worcester: Worcester Housing Authority programs changing narrative around affordable (2:36). Article
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Community Media Day on Tuesday
-Mount Wachusett has been a popular Central Mass. destination for 150 years
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant celebrates 1 year on Park Ave.
-Multi-cuisine food hall Wonder opens in Worcester. How to get 50% off
-ICYMI: "Back to spending time together": The world of mahjong proves popular in Central Mass.
-A boy who struggled to be heard finds his voice—and a championship—in the waves
-Worcester addiction forum emphasizes housing, employment and support beyond treatment
-1 Worcester home’s power bill is $500. A half-mile away in Shrewsbury, it’s 70% lower
-Worcester man charged in $162,180 Mass. Health fraud
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Halloween trick-or-treating 5 to 8
-Halloween in Holden next Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster schools tout massive improvement in state assessment
-Data centers, Flock cameras among key votes at Charlton Special Town Meeting
-Dudley man arrested after police execute warrants, seize stolen guns and drugs
-Harvard Sweet Boutique owner shares affection for confections with community
-Free overdose response training Tuesday in Shrewsbury
-Southbridge fire station nearing completion as $20 million project remains under budget
-Westborough Women's Club raises funds to help those battling childhood cancer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mass. bars can stay open an extra hour this Halloween. Here's why
>SHOWTIME: Wholesale Klezmer Band brings "Jewish Life in Song" to Southbridge
-100 FM The Pike (16:11): Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos," "Blue Bloods") is bringing Willie Boy to Worcester
-Radio Worcester (16:17): Joel Hoekstra on Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Worcester return
>OPINION: Scotia Hille: Omnibus bills enable opaque lawmaking
-Jay Kaufman: Complexity isn’t the issue. The Legislature’s dysfunction is
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 612 (28:24): Carl Rushton, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:05): Ballot questions 1, 2 and 3, plus changing local media landscape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester priest
>SPORTS: Patriots beat Jets, 26-19, as Drake Maye throws 3 touchdowns
-Patriots once again battered by injuries in win
-New era begins as Jayson Tatum, Celtics embark on first season without Jaylen Brown
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey downed by Army
-CBS Sports Network to air Holy Cross at Lafayette men's basketball matchup
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivieres, 5-2
-Gov. Healey calls for girls flag football to become official M.I.A.A. varsity sport
>CARS: Tesla’s new flying Roadster performs stunning maneuvers during live unveiling
>NATIONAL: Deadly incident at Canada military base
-French police arrest 1,800 protesters after violent clashes and looting
-Air Force commando dies after falling from 170-foot rafters during fast-rope demonstration at college football game
-Tragic: Father of 3 stabbed to death while getting snacks for kids waiting at park
>NEW ENGLAND: What's ahead this week in the Matthew Farwell trial (2:52)
-After suspended drunken crash, Mass. candidate for lt. gov. suspends campaign (2:31)
-Ballot question 7: Could smaller lots make homes affordable? (2:27)
>COLLEGES: Leah Ben-Ami named executive director for Foundations Forward at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Not declaring this item at customs can get you a $300 fine
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-The best and worst months to apply for a job, according to data
-Q&A: Good Feels grows amid cannabis industry uncertainty
>SHOPPING: Don't pay full price for fall and Halloween decor at these 6 stores
>HOMES: Real estate Q&A with Kathleen Goneau
>HEALTH: Why you may have trouble finding new flu shot at pharmacies (2:27)
-Tapeworm drug could treat disease that affects 190 million women
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Simple lemon chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new 4-part Netflix docuseries on Mike Tyson (2:28)
>MOVIES: Family friendly Halloween movies
>CELEBRITY: Viola Davis reveals disease that left her with "9 out of 10" pain
-Elizabeth Hurley sparks engagement rumors with mysterious new diamond ring
>ANIMALS: Cat family shows up just as family says goodbye to their dog (1:59)
>HISTORY: A new book reveals the sickening extent of J.F.K.'s philandering
>GOOD NEWS: Man becomes oldest to fly with wingsuit, attempts to break record
-Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, man accused of stealing flamingo says he drank up to 40 beers before pulling off heist
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