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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Temps climb as heat wave approaches
+6:00: Former Worcester firefighter is reunited with baby girl he saved in 1972
+6:00: Worcester "Out to Lunch" festival back on Common
+6:00: Radio Worcester (20:07): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks ARPA money, Doherty High and COVID-19
+6:00: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: New dogs, cats added this week
+6:00: 2 ice cream shops in Worcester, 1 in Millbury make viewers' list of best 50 shops in the state
-Optimism high that Worcester office market will weather the pandemic storm
-3 Worcester restaurants competing for best brunch in Massachusetts
-ICYMI: New Park Ave. eatery celebrates Grand Opening
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 10
-Following a Facebook post by a nurse on strike, Saint Vincent to post remaining permanent replacement positions
-Bill Shaner: On St. V's craven threat to hire permanent replacement nurses
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): DA honors Worcester officers who carried woman, 89, from burning home
-Bidding now open for construction of new $40 million Union Station platform
-Worcester plans to use $10.5 million in federal funding at 6 city parks
-NAACP call for more focus with ARPA money comes as city offers more spending details
-Judge tosses Doherty building lawsuit
-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!
-Worcester Election Countdown #14 (28:36): Meet Johanna Hampton-Dance, Candidate for City Council District 2
-Worcester Meeting News: City Council agenda preview (zoning, jet ski ban, honoring Worcesterites)
-Fat Foot Films' "Mercy" a project proudly relying on local roots
-The 2nd Central Mass. Jazz Fest Pop Up performance noon-2 p.m. Wednesday
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Evie Joy delivers charming "On Repeat"
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 9th
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-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): Leicester to hold "Open Houses" on former Becker campus
-Holden hydrant flushing on Main Street today
-Mass Pike ramps to Route 146 to close for construction
-Housing rehabilitation grants available for Millbury residents
-Work starts on new Shrewsbury police station
-Bravehearts next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Former St. John's star Michael Bean has been a benefit for Bravehearts
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Holy Cross football team is pumped to be back in camp
-Patriots announce modifications to Gillette Stadium ahead of preseason opener
-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
-Business: U.S. job openings hit a record 10.1 million in June
-Shopping: Back to school laptop and tech sales
-Food: Domino’s is giving away $50 million of free food to take on DoorDash
-National: Video shows people trapped in elevator as floodwaters rise
-Animals: Bear opens 8 car doors in Colorado town in 1 night
-Homes: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Celebrity: Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
-TV/Streaming: The “Ellen DeGeneres Show” unveils a promo for its final season
-History: Worcester Historical Museum's "Worcester's Pandemic Year" (1:00:31)
-"Dude, hold my beer": Meanwhile, on Cape Cod, unsuspecting fisherman snares great white shark
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Demand for testing at downtown Worcester site quadruples (1:50). Article
-Radio Worcester (8:19): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks with us about masks, COVID and school
-Worcester launches series of mobile vaccination clinics across city
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Pressure mounts for required masking in schools
-Dueling petitions question whether masks should be mandatory or optional in Grafton schools
-Study: Cholesterol drug can cut coronavirus infection by 70 percent
-Mass. health officials report 2,587 new cases as positivity rate continues to climb
-100 breakthrough cases in Massachusetts have ended in death
-Data shows which groups are being most impacted by breakthrough cases in Mass.
-U.S. businesses wearily confront new round of mask mandates
-Study finds people who had COVID still benefit from getting the vaccine
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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>HELP WANTED
+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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