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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another round of thunderstorms possible today
+12:15: Worcester to lower three roads to help Table Talk Pies
+12:15: Auburn man faces 10 years in prison on child porn charge
+12:15: The Mayor’s Live Streaming & Live Music List by Jay Berman
+12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – July 23
+12:15: Rough weather, but no tornado, hits West Brookfield area
+12:15: Neat video of lighting strike near Statue of Liberty (:19)
-Surveillance video captures brazen daytime shooting on Main Street in Worcester (1:48)
-Related: Stockton Street man arrested, charged in shooting
-Car crash takes out large chunk of building wall on Lincoln Street
-Video shows what appears to be Worcester police officer slapping man in stretcher
-Worcester bakery reopens with new offerings after renovations (6:29)
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (23:00): Spectrum, police body cams, Columbus statue and schools
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Unattended death at Shrewsbury truck stop
-Pedestrian hit by paving truck in Oxford
-No more late fines at Worcester Public Library
-Tech glitch recesses Worcester City Council meeting
-WCCA-TV's 'Coffee with Konnie' (28:36): Katie Toomey, Worcester Register of Deeds
-ICYMI: 16-year-old Worcester teen slain in Boston was ‘at the wrong place, at the wrong time’, aunt says
-ICYMI: 'The worst': Worcester leaders trash cable company
-Reminder: Avoid Indian Lake and Coes Reservoir on Thursday
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Bravehearts pitcher Jack Steele mixes sports and science in training regimen
-Radio Worcester (8:55): Bravehearts GM Dave Peterson on the 2020 Season
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Worcester ranked among best places to rent in America
-Food: Hostess recalling certain product because of potential mold issue
-Shopping: Buyer beware as Mass. Walmart customer denied change back (2:22)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young heroes honored for ocean rescue in Gloucester (1:55)
-Meanwhile, in Mexico, watch as bear approaches woman in ecological park, appears in her selfie
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:15: Monday's virtual forum on Worcester's preliminary school re-opening plans (5:20:28)
+12:15: Mass. school bus guidance for fall: One student per bench, all windows open
+12:15: More than 96,000 Mass. residents have recovered
+12:15: Another 1.4 million Americans file for unemployment (:24)
-Parents, staff again raise questions about Worcester schools reopening
-Worcester teachers union calls for more educator voices in reopening
-NBC Boston: Parents react to Worcester's back to school plans
-Cases for every city, town in Central Mass.
-Massachusetts reports 192 new cases, 18 deaths
-Mass. seeing an uptick in cases in people younger than 30 (2:03)
-Central Mass. coaches encouraged, optimistic about MIAA plan for starting fall sports
-Very few Americans back full school reopening
-Tragic: Nuns in Michigan say coronavirus 'shattered our faith' after 13 sisters die
-How to get out of town while social distancing: 'Chronicle' visits Fuller RV in Boylston and speaks with Sheri Fuller (5:54)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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