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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: West Boylston nurse sentenced for tampering with opioids
+6:00: St. V's nurses: Tenet got $850 million in stimulus. Where is it?
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Thursday
+6:00: Worcester's Vegan Nest Café gets $25,000 Celtics Foundation Grant
+12:45: Today's Bravehearts game to start at 4:30 because of weather. Fans unable to attend can exchange tickets
+12:45: See Amazon's "The tomorrow war," courtesy of the WooSox. Here's how
+Noon: Fireworks in focus, from illegal firecrackers to Polar Park displays
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 1
+Noon: Clark honors 4 for service to Worcester
+Noon: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - July
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Greater Worcester Opera, moe. and more
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Galleria Mall Rats" by Robert Eugene Perry
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Gregory Barry's "Shadow and Gravity in Wood Sculpture"
+Noon: 9 Must-See Movies Being Released in July
-Man serving time for swindling Worcester ordered to pay $1.9 million
-Shrewsbury police officer hit by a car while working detail (:19)
-SEE THE NUMBERS: Financial aid applications in Worcester are down. That could mean smaller freshman college classes
-Worcester set to open pools and beaches Thursday
-Worcester Public Schools leaders discuss swimming lessons for students
-Sean Scott Hicks seeks redemption from violent past
-Ribbon cutting for improvements to Hadwen Park
-More frequent service is on its way for WRTA riders
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (11:56): City Manager evaluation, 4th of July, and the Delta variant
-Governor appoints Worcester resident to board of Mass. Cultural Council
-Listen Up: Go local this Fourth with holiday playlist
-Nitro Circus' "You Got This" tour coming to Worcester
-Worcester marijuana dispensary sells for $13.5 million
-Rosalie Tirella (InCity Times): The girls club
-ICYMI: Worcester men who fired gunshots inside club after they were kicked out sentenced to prison
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-NEW Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond
-Derek Grimm serves up Very Good Beverages with local cocktail pop-ups
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury to study speeding on Maple Ave.
-Police increase presence on Lake Quinsigamond for holiday
-Northborough bakery deals with backlash for supporting LGBTQ community
-Sturbridge Fire Department keeps 2-alarm fire from spreading
-Millbury Fire Department promotes Belhumeur to Station 5's captain
-Possible developer donations could fund a Windle Field facelift
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 6:30 tonight. Buy tickets
-WooSox game suspended in 3rd inning, will resume at 4:05 today
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
-Cosby's case explained: His arrest, conviction and release-
-Video shows water gushing into garage moments before Florida condo collapse
-Latest victims in Florida condo collapse include 2 children; death toll now up to 18
-U.S. companies hired 692,000 new workers in June: report
-Animals: Watch as deer crashes through window into closed Iowa business
-Food: Worcester 4th of July grocery store hours: Big Y, Price Chopper
-Shopping: The best deals from the Best Buy 4th of July sale
-Celebrity: Judge denies request to remove Britney Spears' father from her conservatorship: report
-TV/Streaming: Paramount Plus offers a free month trial in time for "A quiet place 2"
-WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Massachusetts’ oldest resident celebrates 113th birthday
-Meanwhile, in Maine, man attempts to pay bail with counterfeit $100s
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Vaccination clinics next week at Worcester Public Schools summer school sessions
-How to protect yourself against the Delta variant, according to experts
-Wearing masks indoors could help stop spread of Delta variant (2:19)
-Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Will a booster shot be needed?
-The odds of winning VaxMillions giveaway are better than you might think (2:11). Article
-Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
-Dr. Fauci warns there may soon be "2 Americas" as divide widens between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas
-Worcester Public Library will forgive lost book fees for those who received vaccine
-ICYMI: Vax bus mobile clinic visits Worcester, Fitchburg Thursday Friday
-Mass. confirms 93 new cases, 1 more death
-Feeling anxious as things return to normal? You're not alone, experts say
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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