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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Much cooler and less humid, high of 74 in Worcester
+Noon: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: American Airlines returning to Worcester Regional Airport in November
-Family of Officer Familia promotes new foundation in his honor (1:08)
-Woman accused of kidnapping stranger’s infant went by "Tiny Demon" on Facebook, told man the baby was his
-Man charged in connection with kidnapping didn’t realize child had been taken, attorney says
-Earlier: "My whole life was in her car": Young Worcester mother speaks out about moment she says a woman took off with her newborn
-Worcester organization offers help after Supreme Court blocks eviction moratorium extension
-Worcester man tries to flee in FedEx truck after 4-vehicle crash in New York
-Holy Cross rower visits Florida police who helped save her life (:33)
-TV show set in Worcester renewed for Season 2
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Artist Spotlight: Amber Tortorelli
-Worcesteria: Lucas' vanishing video, Binienda battles the Illuminati
-Edith Morgan: Power to the Teacher
-Worcester Fire Department focused on recruitment, diversity
-Lt. Governor tours the site of the Grand Street Commons
-Radio Worcester (19:59): School Committee Candidate Jermoh Kamara talks WPS Superintendent comments
-WCCA-TV's Worcester Election Countdown (28:26): Meet Molly McCullough, incumbent candidate for School Committee
-5 questions for Etel Haxhiaj, District 5 Worcester City Council candidate
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury reopens Dean Park Pond
-Pedestrian accident on Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Police urging public to be on the lookout for loose python slithering around Northbridge
-Holden bandstand concert series featuring Slo Grass 6-8 p.m. Sunday
-St. Roch to assist with rebuilding church in Haiti
-Pickleball takes hold in Sturbridge
-Pirates ride 8-game winning streak into playoff game tonight at DCU Center
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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's Super Saturday in-person registration event today
-QCC names adjunct faculty member, alumnus as head of Southbridge outpost
-Business: Key inflation indicator jumps 3.6 percent, fastest rise in 30 years
-National: Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out
-New England: Peterborough N.H. loses $2.3 million in cyberattack
-Manchester seeking man wanted in connection with 3 bank robberies
-Animals: Meet Ethan Allen, WARL's Animal Adoption Option
-Homes: Westborough contemporary home offers versality, privacy for $1.623 million
-History: 1914 ad for Oilzum
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Cruella" is now streaming for free on Disney+
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): North Carolina couple win $997,400 with identical lottery tickets
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, break-up message broadcast on JumboTron during baseball game
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester is turning to social influencers to boost vaccine rates in city’s youth
-Dr. Robert Finberg, UMass Medical School: Boston mask mandate "will decrease spread" (2:37)
-U.S. officials are considering booster shots at 5 months, moving up timeline of 3rd shot
-ICYMI: Diocese of Worcester allowing parents to decide if students should wear masks
-Mass. officials report 1,591 new cases, 6 additional deaths as positivity rate reaches 2.75 percent
-Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class, CDC reports
-Tragic: Man dies while waiting for ICU bed after routine procedure goes "terribly wrong," family says
-How likely is it to catch the Delta variant outdoors?
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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