Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, September 1st

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

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Rain begins this morning, 3 to 4 inches due through Thursday morning

  +6:00: Wet night ahead: Worcester had .21 inches of rain by 5 p.m. Its will have 4 to 6 inches by tomorrow

  +6:00: Woman discovered dead in Clinton near Wachusett Reservoir ID'd

  +6:00: Here's how Worcester pushes back again slum lords

  +6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:41): WPS superintendent, Afghan refugees and opioid epidemic

  +6:00: Channel 5's "Chronicle" visits Worcester to smash stuff

  +6:00: Last Call with Liza French and Frankie Franco of "WooStories"

  +6:00: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - September

  +6:00: Therapy dog Betty ready to welcome Northborough students back to school (1:33)

  +6:00: DPH reports 1st human West Nile Virus case in the state this year

  +Noon: Firefighters sent to Worcester Airport for plane engine problem

  +Noon: Homicide victim found in Leominster ID'd as 19-year-old Worcester man

  +Noon: "Rare, high impact flooding" possible wednesday in Worcester

  +Noon: Radio Worcester (15:40): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about COVID, Afghan refugees, airlines and development

  +Noon: Today's Shrewsbury Farmers Market canceled because of rain

  +Noon: Holden police warn about internet equipment swap out scam

  +Noon: Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night

  +Noon: Pet sounds: Country/pop singer and "Voice" finalist Billy Gilman

  +Noon: Assumption duo launches public art project to end the stigma of mental illness

  -Body found in woods near Wachusett Reservoir, police say

  -60 new lofts planned for former industrial complex in Worcester

  -Trans-Siberian Orchestra will play 2 shows at the DCU Center in November

  -Worcester Mayor Petty filing School Committee order to consider search for new superintendent 

  -Worcesteria: Birdfeeders are back, and maybe the Hotel Vernon is, too ...

  -Ziggy Bombs to pop up at Wormtown Brewery this fall

  -Union files complaint in longest nurses strike in Mass. history

  -Earlier: St. Vincent patients, employee claim poor care at hospital during nurses' strike 

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 1st

  -UMass Memorial remembers overdose victims with 2,100 purple flags

  -Related: Residents of Hector Reyes House share their personal stories

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

  -Worcester artist takes expansive view for Worcester Art Museum initiative

  -Central Mass. Jazz Fest launches its virtual "Main Event" 

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?

  -Rosen's Roundtable #450 (28:17): What to do with ARPA money?

  -District 5 candidates engage with neighborhood groups ahead of Sept. 14 preliminary election

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pet Rock is returning to Grafton

  -Millbury board gives "provisional acceptance" for OneSchool Global

  -Sutton takes first look at bridge builder’s warehouse plans

  -Water off in part of Holden for Western States water main connection

  -Sturbridge police seek assistance in theft investigation

  -Webster’s Rose Room to open beer garden

  -Proposed $25 million equine center would bring horse racing, sports betting to Sturbridge 

  -Sports: Patriots release Cam Newton, Mac Jones named starting QB (2:15)

  -Anna Maria football working towards building a winning program

  -WPI football team gets back to basics after missing 2020 season

  -Bravehearts and Open Sky Pen Pal Club update

  -Worcester beats Rochester, 9-7

  -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: WBJ’s 40 under Forty includes 11 manufacturing professionals

  -300,000 Massachusetts workers face end of unemployment

  -Related: Ending benefits in New Hampshire did little to ease the worker shortage

  -National: 5 missing after Navy helicopter crashes off California

  -Grand Isle, Louisiana, is "uninhabitable," 100% of structures damaged after Ida 

  -Colleges: Aspiring nurse scientist driven to help teens overcome adversity

  -Holy Cross names 2021-22 Fenwick Scholar 

  -Animals: Worcester area adoptable pets of the week: Layka, Kelsey, Chloe & more 

  -History: The old Boston and Worcester depot on Foster Street, Worcester 

  -Shopping: Macy's Labor Day Sale has Michael Kors, Ninja and more 

  -TV/Streaming: Mike Richards out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" 

  -Movies: 2 "South Park" films will hit Paramount+ by the end of 2021 

  -Meanwhile, in California, brazen bear opens car door in California courthouse parking lot 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -UMass Medical School doctor who helped guide COVID-19 policy in Mass. dies unexpectedly

  -Related: UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial statement about Dr. Robert Finberg

  -Janice Harvey: For exhausted educators and health care workers, anti-vaxxers add insult to injury

  -ICYMI: Radio Worcester (8:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks back to school, vaccinations and Delta

  -Mass. reports 1,557 new cases, 17 additional deaths as positivity rate reaches 2.6 percent

  -Mass. reports 3,704 new breakthrough cases, 13 more deaths among vaccinated residents

  -Vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says

  -White House says vaccine mandates working

  -Variant found in South Africa could circumvent vaccine: report

  -Celebrity: Gene Simmons tests positive, Kiss tour postponed

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Patient returns to Colorado hospital to serenade health care workers