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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Heavy rainfall, localized flooding possible today
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+6:00: "Beyond a transaction": How UMass Medical School in Worcester courted the Morningside Foundation, leading to a $175 million gift
+6:00: Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
+6:00: Replay of Mass. Pirates' semifinal victory over Frisco (2:00:57)
+1:00: House Speaker visits Worcester with Rep. Jim McGovern (1:38)
-Tree worker killed when bucket hits live wires in Northborough (1:23)
-Planning Board OK's 7-story Kelley Square apartment tower
-How Worcester is preparing for an expected arrival of Afghan refugees
-Trailer released for Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence movie partly filmed in Worcester
-Table Hoppin': Ziggy Bombs a pop-up fan favorite
-Belmont Street strip mall with 7-Eleven sold for $3.9 million
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 9th
-Officials investigating cause of fire at Shrewsbury Montessori School
-Webster police arrest 2 juveniles for armed robbery
-Worcester police arrest West Boylston man with stolen car, gun and drugs
-Marine Corps League hosts memorial service for fallen soldiers
-Edith Morgan: A Clean Worcester
-ICYMI: Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents in Worcester, Wakefield
-Worcester County Memorial Park looking to reunite veteran with hat
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (13:46): COVID, WPS leadership change, UMass Medical
-Early voting today in District 5 at Stearns Tavern, Mill Street
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned for 6:30 tonight
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (28:48): Meet Shanel Soucy, candidate for School Committee
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Local artist paints a "Diversity in STEM"-themed mural at WPI
-Pride Worcester Week kicks off with raising of Pride flag at City Hall
-Gloria Hall named 39th ArtsWorcester Award winner
-Last Call with Vaughn Slowaski, owner and founder of Scoop Drip
-Reminder: Trash collection delayed a day because of Labor Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton Little League coach honored by Red Sox Foundation
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-Choose Love to partner with West Boylston Middle/High School
-Princeton celebrates Chandler Bullock Memorial tennis tournament
-Title game send-off for Mass. Pirates at 11 a.m. this morning
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 4-3
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-St. John's football looking to play fast and physical this season
-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: UMass partners to launch Medicare health plan for Worcester County
-Colleges: Holy Cross professor selected as 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Fellow
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Morgan
-TV/Streaming: "Dancing With the Stars" introduces full season 30 cast
-History: Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Celebrity: "The Flash" actor Logan Williams cause of death finally confirmed
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses to stop by
-Shopping: Rebates up to $1,500 on select KitchenAid® packages at Sclamo's
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Widow of 9/11 hero meets woman her husband rescued after 20 years
-Meanwhile, naked Florida woman, 28, drives golf cart through scene of armed standoff, cops say
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Classified (Help Wanted)
-Boutwell Packaging, Fitchburg, Multiple positions
-Creedon and Company, Worcester, Multiple positions
-R.Fresolo Plumbing & Heating, Worcester, Plumber
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Majority of vaccinated Americans willing to get booster shot: poll
-What is protocol when students test positive at Massachusetts schools?
-Gov. Baker not considering remote option amid school outbreak
-Schools will be required to resume case reporting, officials say
-Worcester County cases increased by 1,520 this week
-UMass Medical doctor stresses importance of vaccine for pregnant women
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
-23,858 breakthrough cases reported in Mass., just 0.53% of vaccinated people
-Mass. officials report 1,362 new cases, 15 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-Surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloom
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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