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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Rain tonight into tomorrow
+5:00: Worcester nurses strike mediator offers to bring talks to D.C.
+5:00: Tonight's performance of "Julius Caesar" on Worcester Common canceled because of weather
+5:00: Worcester cop accosted neighborhood leader over photos, complaint says
+5:00: UMass Memorial patient transport manager Deborah Cox retires 54 years
+5:00: Locally produced short film "Mercy" hoping to be a big picture
+5:00: Upcoming leaf-peeping season: Here’s when foliage will reach peak fall color in New England
+5:00: CVS will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour
+Noon: Seriously injured motorcyclist found lying in road following crash in Dudley
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 4
+Noon: Police looking for robbery suspect accused of stealing charity boxes from McDonald’s in Marlborough
+Noon: Massive backups after trucks crash on 495 (:49)
+Noon: Last Call with Michelle May, co-founder of Juniper Rag
+Noon: Vote for best brunch spot in Taste of Massachusetts' "Breaking Brunch"
-Jury convicts Worcester’s former top housing official of aiding developer’s fraud
-2-alarm fire on Alpine Street in Worcester
-Video from Alpine Street fire (1:20)
-Owner of truck stolen in Worcester offers reward for finding it
-Worcester man in lifeguard attack too dangerous for bail
-2 days of nursing strike talks end with no solution
-Getting rusty water in Worcester Wednesday and Thursday? Here's why
-Worcesteria: Checking in at Ralph's Rock Diner, the Canal district and Patch Reservoir
-Health: UMass Memorial launches at-home hospital service
-Worcester is looking for a mental health provider to establish a mental health community crisis response model
-ICYMI: Off the Hook and Say Cheese! winners at Worcester Food Truck Throwdown
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Fill your freezer – not the landfill. Reduce food waste and save up to 50% every grocery trip with the free Flashfood app!
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" Episode 12 (28:21): Rick Cipro, Candidate, District 1
-WCCA-TV's "Rosen's Roundtable" #406 (23:57): Making Waves
-With RISE program, Jennifer Hernandez eyes helping female entrepreneurs
-Worcester Pipeline participant finds home at UMass Medical School
-Tyler, the Creator's tour coming to DCU Center in March
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-NEW EPISODE: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (36:14): Honey Whiskey Past and Present
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police will soon wear body cameras
-New Beal School in Shrewsbury on schedule for opening in the fall
-Holden Recreation director retires after 26 years
-Millbury Select Board OK’s pot shop change in ownership
-Body found Saturday following overnight Millbury motorcycle crash
-Police investigating after 2 teens seriously injured in Spencer crash
-Bravehearts' rally falls short. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Worcester's Kendrick Ball Jr. ready to defend title belt Saturday night
-Pirates clinch IFL playoff berth, home playoff game Aug. 28
-Colleges: Clark launches marketing major
-Anna Maria names chief communications officer
-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
-At the office: How to deal with screen time overload while working from home
-Tragic: 10-month-old boy drowns in Georgia when mom takes drugs, passes out in tub
-Animals: Pets available for adoption close to Worcester
-TV/Streaming: "AGT" star quits show after shock cancer update
-History: Davis Tower at Lake Park
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen lifeguards save man who suffered heart attack on Dennis beach
-Meanwhile, in Florida, airborne turtle survives crash through windshield on highway
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Report: Cases among U.S. children and teens jumped 84% in a week
+Noon: Mass. to mandate vaccine for long-term care staff
+Noon: McDonald’s requiring face masks again at most U.S. restaurants, regardless of vaccination status
-As some local venues require masks, others look into the possibility
-Worcester among counties with "substantial" transmission rates
-Doctors: Unvaccinated patients filling up hospitals, risking care of others
-CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3 as cases surge
-TODAY! Vaccination clinic at Worcester Public Library. Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Free testing sites likely to continue, says Gov. Baker
-ICYMI: Worcester considers bringing back indoor mask mandate (2:15)
-Positivity rate in Mass. ticks up to 2.5 percent as health officials report nearly 900 new cases
-Delta variant convinces some mass. parents to bring students for vaccine
-What should I know about the Delta variant?
-Pandemic linked to increased nearsightedness in kids
-This street is split between 2 cities. One city has an indoor mask mandate, the other does not
-Florida and Texas had one-third of all U.S. cases in past week, official says
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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