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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Uncomfortable stretch of hot weather begins
+6:00: Worcester police seek to ID man for in-store assault
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:23): ARPA money, COVID, schools and more
+6:00: Multiple agencies involved in search for fugitive in Webster
+6:00: Webster police searching for missing 57-year-old man
+6:00: Former Lunenburg woman sentenced for stealing Social Security
+Noon: Worcester City Council approves jet ski ban on Indian Lake
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 11
+Noon: Worcester Summer Jam returns to Crompton Park on Saturday
+Noon: Five Things: "ABBA the Concert," Leather Lung, the Central Mass. Jazz Festival and more ....
+Noon: Shrewsbury police warn of car break-ins
+Noon: Disney on Ice returning to Worcester
+Noon: Princeton filmmaker Trey Nelson's documentary in the running for awards
-Worcester Public Library, senior center to be open as cooling centers this week
-JetBlue returns to Worcester Regional Airport August 20th after nearly yearlong hiatus
-Worcester company moving headquarters to Oxford
-Family remembers Worcester gunshot victim with rally against gun violence on his birthday
-Councilor Bergman calls on city to do more to clean up trash around Polar Park, Canal District
-Former Worcester firefighter is reunited with baby girl he saved in 1972
-Worcester "Out to Lunch" festival back on Common
-Worcester bakery plans fundraiser for barber hurt in motorcycle crash
-2 ice cream shops in Worcester, 1 in Millbury make viewers' list of best 50 shops in the state
-ICYMI: 3 Worcester restaurants competing for best brunch in Massachusetts
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Want a week's worth of produce for just $5? Stress-free savings are just a few clicks away.
-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
-John DiPietro (9:06): We have found a new hero in Worcester, Net of Compassion
-Worcester Green Corps program collects over 3,000 pounds of trash this summer
-Radio Worcester (20:07): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks ARPA money, Doherty High and COVID-19
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Silver Lake Beach ends season early after algae discovery
-Grafton Select Board attempts to smoke out a solution for Nature’s Remedy
-Bravehearts roll in Pittsfield as playoff race heats up. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox pull out 7-6 win in 9th
-Chris Sale offered to pay for WooSox to spend an extra night in a hotel
-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: QCC highlights Worcester high demand careers at virtual event
-HC professor: What is a cult?
-Health: Antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity from Lyme disease, UMass prof writes
-Business: Confidence among Mass. employers back to pre-pandemic levels
-Tragic: Georgia boy killed in drive-by shooting while asleep in bed
-National: Las Vegas "mom" who got over $200,000 in donations for rent admits she's just the sitter
-Less than a year after $2 million lottery win, Oklahoma man kills wife, daughter in murder-suicide
-Shopping: Back to school laptop and tech sales
-Food: Nearly 60,000 pounds of chicken products sold at Aldi, other stores recalled
-Animals: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: New dogs, cats added this week
-Homes: Boston's infamous "skinny house" listed for $1.2 million
-Celebrity: "Modern Family" star helps woman who passed out on Utah hiking trail
-History: Highland Military Academy, Worcester, early 1900s
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): World’s smallest known baby at birth, who weighed 7.5 ounces, leaves hospital
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear opens 8 car doors in 1 night
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Nintendo Switch, iPad Air, TVs all prizes in Worcester’s Youth Vax Giveaway
+6:00: UMass Memorial reopening command center as Delta cases spread amid bed shortage related to service cuts at St. V's
+6:00: UMass Medical School requiring faculty and staff to be vaccinated by September 7th
+6:00: Related: UMass Medical School's statement
+6:00: Nurse in Germany accused of swapping vaccines for saline solution
+Noon: Badly saught restaurant recovery in jeopardy as delta variant rages
-City of Worcester to require masks in municipal buildings
-Worcester health leaders want vaccine numbers higher in certain populations
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-ICYMI: Demand for testing at downtown Worcester site quadruples (1:50). Article
-Mass. health officials report 1,109 new cases, 13 more deaths as positivity rate climbs
-Mass. DPH reports 2,232 new breakthrough cases
-Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped
-Dr. Fauci hopeful vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
-COVID-19 or the common cold? How to tell if your child contracted coronavirus as school starts
-Can’t find your vaccination card? Here’s how to get a new one
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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