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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Summer weather remains this week, chance of soaking rain ahead
+6:00: Video shows SUV slamming into Worcester restaurant (2:02)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (14:53): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID, Officer Garcia, local elections and South High
+Noon: UMass Medical School in Worcester gets $175 million gift; school to be renamed for UMass Chan Medical School (1:17)
+Noon: District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose relies on record of collaboration in bid for third term
+Noon: Richard Cipro aims to bring "proven track record" to District 1 council seat
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of September 6th
+Noon: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-Alleged drunken driver slams into ambulance, state police cruiser on I-395
-Foundation named for slain runner hosts self-defense class in Worcester
-Fitchburg teenager seriously injured during hockey tournament (2:03)
-Joyner Lucas puts hometown artists in the limelight with Joyner Fest
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Worcester rapper Louie Gonz cuts deep with "Drift Away"
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 7th
-ICYMI: "Selfless" and "genuine": Worcester Police Officer Iggy Garcia dies after battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
-Ford family raises awareness during Suicide Prevention Month
-Puerto Rican restaurant in Worcester closes
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Reminder: Trash collection delayed a day because of Labor Day
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned ahead of preliminary election
-Additional community input sessions for ARPA funds scheduled in districts 2, 5
-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): Remembering "Santa" who put kids in Christmas spirit and adults on road to sobriety
-Fitchburg parishes grow, deliver food for people in need
-Grafton artist Corey’s work will be interpreted — in flowers
-Holy Cross football jumps into Top 25 in national rankings
-Liam Andersonn of Holy Cross Football has been named the Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-210 Sports Blog: How sweep it is! WooSox have 6-0 week in Rochester
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Jobless Americans left scrambling after pandemic unemployment benefits end
-At the office: The pandemic changed work for millions. Here are 3 steps to help you love your job again
-National: Plans for $400 billion new city in the American desert unveiled
-6-year-old girl dies on mine drop ride at Colorado amusement park
-Tragic: 4-year-old Alabama boy fatally shot while visiting dad in Chicago
-New England: Family rescued after driving off I-495 into pond in Littleton
-Man caught speeding 135 mph with children in the car, police in New Hampshire say
-Colleges: Holy Cross' Joyce Contemplative Center will once again offer retreats this academic year
-Tribute to former Worcester State professor who recently passed away
-Animals: 14 newborn snapping turtles saved from busy parking lot (4:39)
-Shopping: Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Labor Day 2021 sale includes 50% off sales
-TV/Streaming: New PBS series lifts the lid on the way we work and what's next
-Movie: "Shang-Chi" smashes box office records over Labor Day weekend
-History: Worcester Trust Building in 1920
-Celebrity: Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on "The Wire," dead at 54
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man who lost family in fire 20 years ago rescues woman from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Maine, landlord finds 19 tarantulas and a python in apartment
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: U.S. reaches 40 million recorded cases — with 4 million counted in the last 4 weeks
+Noon: Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
+Noon: This Labor Day saw 300% more new cases on average than last year
-Mass. doctor watching trend as children return to school post-Labor Day (1:39)
-ICYMI: City mandates masks in all schools in Worcester, requires employers to report positive tests
-First responders nationwide resist vaccine mandates
-Doctors in hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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