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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 (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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