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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mostly sunny, high near 70 today in Worcester
+6:00: Five Things to Do: Geoff Tate, High Command and more ...
+6:00: Worcesteria: From public art to new restaurants, making something amazing during hard times
+6:00: Power outage scheduled at Worcester State on Saturday
+2:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+2:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+2:00: Worcester police arrest 24-year-old man on gun charges
+2:00: Cleanup continues after Blackstone River floods in Northbridge (2:08)
+2:00: Ronnie's Seafood and Ice Cream of Auburn to end season early, amid staffing and delivery problems
+2:00: Table Hoppin': B. Kind Café serves up good food and goodwill
+2:00: 20-year-old man hospitalized in head-on crash in Dudley
+2:00: Traffic advisory in Leicester through Sunday
-St. Vincent Hospital has striking nurses’ unemployment benefits suspended
-Worcester School Committee votes to search for new superintendent
-More apartments coming to Worcester, but some tenants want more affordable housing
-Prime location open at Worcester Public Market as tenant leaves
-Low pay, shrinking substitute teacher pool leaves schools scrambling to cover classrooms
-2 men arrested on drug distribution charges in Worcester
-Worcester preparing to welcome 300 refugees from Afghanistan
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 3rd
-West Boylston driveway washes away, swallows car
-"I can't live like this": Northbridge homeowner grapples with flooding inside and outside her house (1:47)
-Gallery: Remnants of Hurricane Ida cause flooding to Northbridge Blackstone River (15 photos)
-Because of flooding from Ida, no wake order issued for Lake Quinsigamond and Flint Pond
-How to avoid holiday weekend traffic
-ICYMI: Murder charge in Worcester man's beating death In Bridgewater
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Artist Spotlight: "Action Geek" Doug Chapel to display new work at Bean Counter Bakery
-Melissa Etheridge has a "one way" ticket for fans at Indian Ranch on Labor Day
-The Secret History of Worcester Hip-Hop
-Flash Sale: Amtrak offering 50% off on fall rides
-5 questions for Yenni Desroches, Worcester District 5 City Council candidate
-Rosen's Roundtable #451 (28:14): Jet Blue
-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): Groundbreaking for new Shrewsbury police station at 8 this morning
-Census data documents population growth in Shrewsbury
-Spencer Fire Department raffling off PlayStation 5 to benefit firefighter
-Holden hiring firefighter/paramedic
-Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night
-Worcester beat Rochester, 10-2
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Athletics announces updated visitor policy, vaccination requirements
-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: Greater Worcester unemployment rose in July to 6%
-U.S. jobless claims reach a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
-National: "Sweetheart deal" with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
-New England: Dozens of "matted, sick and dirty" cats rescued from Metrowest home
-Connecticut state trooper dies after being swept away by Ida floodwaters, officials say
-Tragic: Twin baby boys found dead inside car at South Carolina day care
-Colleges: Stress management group for QCC students
-Manuscript lost in WWI fire turns up in Clark Archives
-Tribute to doctor who served UMass for 30 years and recently passed away
-Animals: Dog calendar competition returns in Worcester; 160 pups participated last year
-Shopping: Best Labor Day sales of 2021
-Homes: 4 new Worcester open houses
-TV/Streaming: "Seinfeld" is coming to Netflix in October
-Movies: 8 must-see movies being released in September
-History: City Hospital in Worcester
-Celebrity: ABBA is back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School
-Meanwhile, in Texas, someone abandoned a mobile home in the middle of the road
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests
+6:00: Worried about COVID, most parents no longer want kids in school full time, survey finds
+6:00: More than 9 million vaccine doses administered in Mass.
+2:00: Some of Worcester's biggest employers will mandate workers get a jab
+2:00: CDC reports nearly 15 million vaccine doses wasted in U.S.
-Updated numbers for every Worcester County city and town
-After more than 500,000 child cases in 3 weeks, experts say schools need mask mandates
-Why is the vaccine for younger children taking longer?
-U.S. hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester area bars report customers' positive tests for COVID-19
-Mass. officials report 1,593 new cases, 14 additional deaths as positivity rate drops to 2.5 percent
-Expanded Baker mandate would require vaccines for home care workers
-Newest variant showing elusive characteristics
-Ivermectin is not effective against COVID-19, public health officials say
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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