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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 70 today
+Noon: Route 131 in Dudley reopens after auto fire
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+Noon: Traffic advisories in Worcester for Pride Block Party, Canal Diggers 5K Road Race
+9:00: Resident dies, firefighter injured in Northborough house fire
+9:00: Driver dies after crash leaves cab of tractor-trailer dangling from overpass on I-495
+9:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester man admits preparing Molotov cocktail from rooftop near police at George Floyd protest
-"Beyond a transaction": How UMass Medical School in Worcester courted the Morningside Foundation, leading to a $175 million gift
-House Speaker visits Worcester with Rep. Jim McGovern (1:38)
-Developer says what attracted him to Boston is also in Worcester
-63 units of mixed-income housing on tap on Lagrange Street in Worcester
-Worcester veteran Jonathan Daige reflects on 9/11, 20 years later
-Overnight: Truck dangles over Interstate 495 overpass (1:50)
-Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
-Homes: Loft in historic Worcester schoolhouse asks $199,900
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 10th
-Worcesteria: Another September without stART on the Street
-ICYMI: Tree worker killed when bucket hits live wires in Northborough (1:23)
-Planning Board OK's 7-story Kelley Square apartment tower
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Cantor Gallery at Holy Cross exhibits work of artist Elizabeth Catlett
-Listen Up: Ghosts of Jupiter look back to see ahead on "Keepers of the Newborn Green"
-Early voting today in District 5 at May Street Building, Worcester State
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (24:38): Meet Jermoh Kamara, candidate for School Committee
-Gregory Stratman seeks to hold line on taxes, beef up public safety in bid for District 5 council seat
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-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): Grafton Fire Department ceremony will mark 9/11 anniversary
-Residents speak out against Grafton & Upton Railroad
-Fox attacks reported in Clinton
-Paxton police to hold firearms safety class
-Mass. Pirates depart for The United Bowl in Arizona
-Replay of Mass. Pirates' semifinal victory over Frisco (2:00:57)
-WooSox rained out, doubleheader Saturday
-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: Amazon offers to pay college tuition for most U.S. workers
-New England: Plane with 7 people onboard crashes on Cape Cod
-Danvers, farm apologize to family alleging racial profiling
-Tragic: 3-year-old boy killed in nearly 150-bullet barrage fired into North Carolina home
-Colleges: Radio Worcester (7:29): Anna Maria to honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with President Mary Lou Retelle
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Morgan
-TV/Streaming: Original "Blues Clues" host Steve Burns explains why he left
-Movies: Even with "a lot of inventory," the fall movie season is in flux
-History: Rare images of the Rolling Stones rocking Sir Morgan’s Cove unearthed
-Celebrity: Michael Constantine of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" dies at 94
-Phil Collins suffering from health problems, can "barely hold" drum sticks
-Shopping: Facebook and Ray-Ban are rolling out smart glasses that actually look cool. Will anyone buy them?
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dress for Success Worcester helps women re-enter the workforce
-Meanwhile, Florida man fed up with potholes plants banana tree in road
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-U.S. employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be vaccinated or test weekly
-Majority of vaccinated Americans willing to get booster shot: poll
-Moderna working on combination COVID-19 booster and flu shot
-ICYMI: What is protocol when students test positive at Massachusetts schools?
-Mass. officials report 2,096 new cases, 18 additional deaths as positivity rate climbs
-Portland considers reinstituting indoor mask mandate
-Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest school district, mandates vaccines for students 12 and up
-8 pregnant women in Mississippi have died from COVID-19 in past several weeks
-Tennessee student whose grandma died of COVID-19 heckled by anti-maskers
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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