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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
-Latest weather: A near perfect day today, high of 75 in Worcester
-Historic Worcester diner sold to former Boston deli owner
-Ronnie's Seafood and Ice Cream of Auburn to end season early, amid staffing and delivery problems
-Table Hoppin': B. Kind Café serves up good food and goodwill
-Worcester man gets 4 to 5 years after fatally shooting woman while playing with gun
-Worcester police arrest 24-year-old man on gun charges
-Worcesteria: From public art to new restaurants, making something amazing during hard times
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Geoff Tate, High Command and more ...
-Worcester Public Schools facing substitute teacher shortage
-Worcester will expand voting precincts from 50 to 60 for 2022
-Artist Spotlight: "Action Geek" Doug Chapel to display new work at Bean Counter Bakery
-ICYMI: St. Vincent Hospital has striking nurses’ unemployment benefits suspended
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-5 questions for Yenni Desroches, Worcester District 5 City Council candidate
-Rosen's Roundtable #451 (28:14): Jet Blue
-Radio Worcester: Worcester School Committee members John Monfredo (7:22) and Laura Clancey (5:43) discuss their votes regarding superintendent
-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): Cleanup continues after Blackstone River floods in Northbridge (2:08)
-20-year-old man hospitalized in head-on crash in Dudley
-Shrewsbury breaks ground on new state-of-the-art police station
-3 in custody in Westborough after U-Haul truck flees attempted traffic stop
-Traffic advisory in Leicester through Sunday
-Tribute to longtime journalist who recently passed away
-Holy Cross football team looks to upset UConn today
-9 Pirates named to All-IFL teams
-Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night
-Worcester beat Rochester again, 4-2
-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: Walmart boosting store workers’ pay by at least $1
-U.S. added 235,000 jobs in August, way below expectations of 720,000
-National: Arrest warrant issued for 911 operator accused of deliberately hanging up on callers
-New England: Untreated wastewater dumped into Charles River during Ida
-First-degree murder charge after victim found chopped, strangled in N.H. hotel
-Tragic: 5-year-old Georgia girl playing with sister crushed to death by 300-pound monument
-Colleges: WPI researcher awarded $200,000 to study contributor to pancreatic cancer
-Power outage scheduled at Worcester State on Saturday
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Mookie
-Shopping: 25 best Amazon Labor Day sales of 2021
-Homes: Here's Behr's 2022 color of the year
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission: Impossible 7" release dates delayed again
-History: Remembering the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635
-Celebrity: Fan Expo kicks off in Boston with visit from "The Office" guest star
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 4 students split $40,000 scholarship given up by Fitchburg High grad
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, watch woman donate 6 feet, 3 inches of hair to charity
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests
-Some of Worcester's biggest employers will mandate workers get a jab
-WPI calls next 2 weeks “one for all, and all for one moment” to stave off surge
-Worried about COVID, most parents no longer want kids in school full time, survey finds
-ICYMI: Updated numbers for every Worcester County city and town
-Mass. officials report 1,703 new cases, 10 additional deaths as positivity rate drops to 2.4 percent
-More than 9 million vaccine doses administered in Mass.
-CDC reports nearly 15 million vaccine doses wasted in U.S.
-An entire family contracted COVID-19 in January. They're still dealing with effects
-Being fully vaccinated reduces odds of long-term symptoms by half, U.K. study suggests
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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