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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: A little warmer today, but high under 80
-American Airlines returning to Worcester Regional Airport in November
-Back to School Bash donates free backpacks and school supplies
-Family of fallen Worcester officer Manny Familia honored at community event
-Worcester Wine Festival a hit at Polar Park
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Channel 7 resolves car rental conflict for Worcester woman
-Worcester man arrested on drug distribution charges
-After bullet flies through apartment, 2 arrested, weapons seized in Spencer
-Leominster man arrested in connection to Maynard house party shooting
-Man gets extra 1.5 years after attack that left Souza guard scarred
-MassDOT says traffic nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, except for one road
-ICYMI: Family of Officer Familia promotes new foundation in his honor (1:08)
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-WCCA-TV's Latin Fest 2021 virtual event (1:56:08)
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-5 questions for Steve Quist, candidate for Worcester City Council District 5
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Drone video above old stone church in West Boylston (4:16)
-The Spencer Fair returns Labor Day Weekend
-Shrewsbury auctioning off used trucks
-Auburn's 8th annual Holiday Craft Fair to be held December 11th
-Pirates win 1st playoff game in rout, semifinal home game next week
-Senior Nick Olsofka provides leadership to Holy Cross offensive line
-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: MassDigi holds first event at its new home at WPI
-Holy Cross students pioneer project-based social justice
-National: Hurricane Ida barreling toward Louisiana as Category 4 storm
-California mom fights off mountain lion attacking her 5-year-old son
-Tragic: 7-year-old killed in gunfire outside football game in Pennsylvania
-New England: Police need help IDing woman following assault at Water Country in N.H.
-Tribute to former Director of the Public Health nurses for the city of Worcester, who recently passed away
-Animals: It's safe to put bird feeders back up, Mass Audubon says (:32)
-Homes: Video tour of Sutton split-entry home for sale (3:21)
-Health: Number of people with high blood pressure has doubled globally, large study finds
-History: Watch Worcester Auditorium's Kimball Organ come back to life (1:31)
-Food: Stop & Shop now allowing Mass. customers to use SNAP and EBT benefits for online shopping
-Celebrity: ABBA is releasing new music, hyping major reunion "Voyage"
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-TV show set in Worcester renewed for Season 2
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Neighbors hold flash mob for 93-year-old who is obsessed with the Hokey Pokey (2:21)
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, cows spotted in car in Donald's drive-through
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Dr. Jerry Gurwitz and Tracey O'Connell Novick: Mass. should require vaccination for all teachers and eligible students
-Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
-ICYMI: Worcester is turning to social influencers to boost vaccine rates in city’s youth
-Maine ICU beds tie previous peak amid Delta variant surge
-Florida to receive 14 portable morgues as cases soar
-Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infects more than half of the class
-2 day care workers found dead on the same day from COVID-19
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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