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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Scattered showers to start week, oppressive heat wave coming
+Noon: Fat Foot Films' "Mercy" a project proudly relying on local roots
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 9th
+Noon: The 2nd Central Mass. Jazz Fest Pop Up performance noon-2 p.m. Wednesday
+Noon: Song to Get You Through the Week: Evie Joy delivers charming "On Repeat"
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 9th
-Saint Vincent to now permanently replace all striking nurses. Video (:36)
-Striking nurses decry "intimidation" as hospital hires replacements
-Grand Opening of new Park Ave. eatery today
-Friends of the Goddard Library unfriended by Clark University
-Police say sex offender touched 16-year-old, downloaded porn in violation of restraining order
-ICYMI: Worcester’s Main South small businesses doing better amid COVID but have yet to see fans from Polar Park
-Rental, legal assistance available to Worcester residents facing eviction
-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!
-Edith Morgan: The Shattuck Street tree, the last one standing
-Rosalie Tirella: Worcester's school daze
-UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team targets $50,000 goal for 10th anniversary
-Worcester Election Countdown #14 (28:36): Meet Johanna Hampton-Dance, Candidate for City Council District 2
-Rosen's Roundtable #447 (25:29): Cahoots
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-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 officers, Samaritans save missing cat from storm drain
-Take a look around Whittier Farms in Sutton
-Bravehearts battle Brockton to a doubleheader draw. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Worcester's Kendrick Ball Jr. successfully defends title
-Curl-a-thon fundraiser in Worcester
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Colleges: Holy Cross names BC associate dean as new chief of staff
-Anna Maria College program offers inside look at public service
-Business: Chamber Exchange: Central Mass. Town Square (8:18)
-New England: Man dies while trying to help another swimmer at Echo Lake in New Hampshire
-Animals: Record-breaking giraffe born at Southwick's Zoo (:26)
-Homes: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Celebrity: "Night Court" and "The Fall Guy" actress Markie Post dies at 70
-TV/Streaming: "Stranger Things" season 4 premiere date, first look
-History: Historical photo of Clark University
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Customer sends $100 and apology letter after swearing at restaurant workers
-Meanwhile, in Montana, look as hiker sleeps through bear encounter in underpass tunnel
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (8:19): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks with us about masks, COVID and school
+Noon: U.S. businesses wearily confront new round of mask mandates
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Northborough spa is asking clients to wear a mask or vaccination
-At the office: Feeling isolated at work is a growing health concern
-ICYMI: U.S. hits 100,000 cases, highest since before vaccine rollout
-Variants that evade protection could emerge if more people don’t get vaccinated, Dr. Fauci says
-Fauci hopeful vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
-Can I still get long-term symptoms if I’m infected after vaccination?
-To shake hands or not? an age-old human gesture now in limbo
-Third pair of VaxMillions winners to be notified Monday
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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