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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Sunshine will burn through, possible thunderstorms this afternoon, high of 84 in Worcester
+7:00: St. Vincent patients, employee claim poor care at hospital during nurses' strike
+7:00: Worcester police arrest one of state's most wanted fugitives
+7:00: Project New Hope's 7th annual motorcycle ride honors vets
+7:00: Shrewsbury water main break repaired
+7:00: Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
+Noon: 8 arrested, 5 dirt bikes seized, 3 guns recovered after operation targeting riders on railroad property, WPD says
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 30th
+Noon: Students return to Worcester Public Schools for full-time, in-person learning
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 30th
+Noon: Gas leak and water main break in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Man struck, killed while changing tire on Route 2 in Leominster
-National: Hurricane Ida knocks out power to all of New Orleans
-Worcester-based Red Cross volunteers head to Louisiana
-Physicians help Habitat for Humanity build homes in Worcester
-No after school program transportation in Worcester because of bus driver shortage
-Woody Adams hosts free back-to-school event for kids in Worcester
-American Airlines returning to Worcester Regional Airport in November
-Community group wants more input on how city should spend ARPA funds
-Candle light vigil of hope Tuesday night at City Hall in memory of all overdose victims
-Food security delivered to mayor's agenda
-5 questions for Steve Quist, candidate for Worcester City Council District 5
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Listen Up: Jared Fiske delivers beautiful "We're Already Gone"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Town of Shrewsbury is seeking an interim Treasurer Collector
-Water and sewer leak detection starting today in Shrewsbury
-Tribute to Leicester carpenter who for years grew his beard long to play Santa Claus
-Table Talk Pies offers teachers a sweet start to the new school year
-Vandals damage North Grafton’s "fairy trail"
-New principal at Trinity Catholic Academy in Southbridge
-Pirates win 1st playoff game in rout, semifinal home game next week
-WooSox lose, 9-5, end winning streak
-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
-Business: Latest edition of Chamber Exchange newspaper
-Chamner 360 Pivot (8:60): Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
-Animals: Stray cat goes from street puddles to sweet cuddles (3:55)
-Homes: Look through 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-History: Worcester trolley car
-Shopping: Best deals on laptops and more at HP Labor Day Sale
-Celebrity: Actor Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant and in the movie "Up," dies at 91
-TV/Streaming: "Manifest" fans, rejoice! Netflix just renewed the show for a 4th and final season
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Vietnam vet in Mass. getting full home renovation thanks to volunteers
-Meanwhile, in newlyweds send $240 bill to guests who were wedding no-shows
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Mass. to implement mask mandate for early education, after-school programs
+Noon: Radio Worcester (8:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks back to school, vaccinations and Delta
+Noon: 100,000 more people could die by December, Dr. Fauci says. But it is still possible to turn it around
-Vaccine benefits pregnant women and babies, UMass Medical School faculty say
-Dr. Jerry Gurwitz and Tracey O'Connell Novick: Mass. should require vaccination for all teachers and eligible students
-Gov. Baker: "Hard for me to imagine a scenario" where students return to remote learning
-Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits
-Mom who refused vaccine stripped of parenting time
-Why are older people so much more vaccinated than younger people?
-COVID-19 is like getting a rattlesnake bite, study says
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (1:24)
+6:00: Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
+6:00: Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
+6:00: Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
+6:00: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
+Noon: Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-Concerned citizens feeling ignored by Worcester police as missing persons case continues
-Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-Worcester doctors call for action to address Black maternal health disparities
-Gravestones unearthed: get reacquainted with 2 of Worcester's oldest residents
-Health experts discuss "structural racism" in health care at conference at City Hall
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Passover 2024 — What you should know about the Jewish holiday
-ICYMI: The state investigated Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital — here’s what it found
-Commuter rail sees increased Worcester Line ridership after sacrificing "Heart to Hub" express
-Worcester ranked third worst market in U.S. for housing renters: Forbes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Expansion of overcrowded Shrewsbury High School debated
-Quabbin-area towns draw on history in quest for "equity"
-Grafton resident honored as Alumni Team Captain of the Year by Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk
-Clinton school budget process praised
-B.V.T.'s robotics competition Team 61 - The Intimidators earn Judges' Award
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Thomas Prince School honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Price Is Right Live coming to Worcester in September (:31)
-Radio Worcester (8:22): CASA Palooza music & support for foster care May 4th
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 82 (28:31): Joshua Kennedy, author, "Unchained"
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who opened a popular Shrewsbury Street restaurant named after her father
>SPORTS: Celtics blow out Miami, 114-94, in playoff opener
-What it might take for Patriots to trade No. 3 pick in NFL Draft
-Matthew Slater joins Patriots' staff
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 458 (27:14): Al Pettway, North High basketball coach
-Red Sox beat Pirates, 6-1
-WooSox beat Durham, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tesla cuts prices on Y, X and S models after delivery miss
>NATIONAL: Police officer fatally shot while heading home from work
-15 people suffer minor injuries in tram accident at Universal Studios theme park
-Tragic: Mom, 40, falls 140 feet to her death while hiking with baby, husband
>NEW ENGLAND: Shoppers on edge after body found behind Shoppers World in Framingham (1:57)
-20 safest cities in Massachusetts in 2024
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (9:13) — Are we master of Siri, or vice versa?
-Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-WPI launches first-in-the-nation financial technology PhD
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best museum cities
>BUSINESS: Bank C.E.O. retiring after 37 years, to be succeed by V.P.
-Radio Worcester (13:04): Nancy Cahalen retires, Alex Guardiola leads B.B.B. Central New England
>HOMES: Aspen home sells for a record, and breathtaking, $77 million
>HEALTH: Ozempic use appears to be changing people's personalities
-UMass Medical School researcher developing skin treatment, with potential broader applications to prevent diabetes
>FOOD: Trader Joe’s basil linked to salmonella outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Disney to overhaul Disney+ streaming service with TV channels
>MOVIES: "Civil War" continues dominant box office campaign with second week at No. 1
>CELEBRITY: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
>ANIMALS: Cow-calf rejected by mom becomes Maine store employee
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 16-year-old girl, formerly homeless, addresses Mass. lawmakers as Eagle Scout
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman finds nearly 8-foot alligator inside her home
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