Highlights in The 016 Monday, August 16th

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Sunny, high of 77 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Demolition of Greendale Mall in Worcester underway

  +6:00: 22-year-old man faces firearm charges after break-in report in Worcester

  +6:00: A summer tradition, Worcester Hot Dog Safari is underway

  +6:00: Beer and wine store OK'd for Midtown Mall

  +6:00: New food vendor to open at Worcester Public Market

  +6:00: Worcester schedules 3 meetings to seek input for use of federal funds

  +6:00: POW! WOW! Worcester underway with artists, murals to paint in Main South

  +6:00: Worcester Organ Concerts return to Mechanics Hall on August 18th

  +1:30: Somerville developer wants Worcester's The Bridge site rezoned

  +1:30: WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2021

  +1:30: See inside the renovated Worcester Public Library, with a new children’s center and entrance facing Worcester Common

  +1:30: Spencer firefighter undergoing emergency surgery to remove massive brain tumor

  -Third fire in 2 days: Worcester family escapes early morning house fire on Ferdinand Street

  -Earlier: Separate early morning fires in Worcester Saturday displace several residents

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 16th

  -ICYMI: State Rep., neighborhood continue push to get Worcester auto body shop to move

  -Grassy strip is much more than a median to Summit residents

  -Worcester's new Union Station center platform completion pushed ahead to 2025 by MBTA

  -Hubbardston nonprofit Mission E4 helping victims of deadly earthquake in Haiti

  -Joe D'Angelo's Sunday Moment

  -Girls Inc. of Worcester to launch equality project with portion of $10 million awarded to national office

  -This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 16th

  -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.

  -Central Mass. Jazz Fest Pop-Up Concert Thursday in downtown Worcester

  -Worcester Organ Concerts return to Mechanics Hall on August 18th

  -Rosalie Tirella: Check out Art in the Park at Elm Park

  -Lindsay Munroe releases second children's album produced by Raffi

  -Group of Catholics stand with striking nurses at St. Vincent Hospital 

  -WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown," Episode 15 (27:55): Meet Sean Rose, incumbent candidate

  -Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday 

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (30:24): Rebel Bourbon Store Pick

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Road construction will affect area around Sunrise Avenue in Grafton

  -Police seeking information about cat found abandoned in animal carrier in Westborough

  -Holden Board of Assessors residential cyclical inspections this week

  -Princeton Public Safety Building plans remain in flux 

  -Bravehearts' season ends with playoff loss

  -Pirates win 7th straight with 51-16 blowout in Northern Arizona

  -WooSox drop 5th straight at home

  -Worcester's Demek Edmonds outpoints Rafael De Souza on Palladium boxing card

  -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: UMass Medical School professor named president of American College of Physicians

  -New England: 20 Massachusetts firefighters to help battle Northwest wildfires

  -Health: How to treat cracked heels with help from Cows (2:05) 

  -At the office: Still struggling to focus while working from home? Here are the best ways to get your tasks done 

  -ICYMI: Tribute to 40-year Worcester Police Department veteran who recently passed away

  -Animals: Southwick Zoo welcomes their biggest female baby giraffe 

  -Homes: See inside this 1720s Uxbridge estate listed for $800,000

  -History: Alden Memorial, WPI 

  -Movies: "Free Guy" gives box office a lift, opening with $28.4 million

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): New England woman who donated bone marrow meets 3-year-old recipient 

  -Meanwhile, "Munchkin" the duck runs on Dunkin’ 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (8:36): Dr. Michael Hirsh on the state of COVID-19, masks, Delta variant and vaccinations

  +6:00: Gov. Baker "not considering" new mask guidance

  -Dr. Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School: Vaccines key to stopping delta, pandemic (2:16)

  -Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester 

  -"Bursting at the seams": ICUs fill up, create backlog in ERs and force hospitals to cancel surgeries

  -Breakthrough risk may be much lower with Moderna than Pfizer, Mayo Clinic says

  -Tragic: Eight grade student in Mississippi dies of COVID-19