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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another scorcher, strong thunderstorms possible
+6:00: Crompton Park Pool reopens Thursday, Bell Pond Beach closed
+6:00: Striking nurses, hospital scheduled to resume negotiations
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (10:54): Violence, police and Green Corps
+6:00: Head Start Preschool applications are being accepted in Worcester
+6:00: Last Call with Debbie Cottam, owner of Shrewsbury Country Shoppe
+6:00: Breaking crews bring community to hip-hop
+Noon: Fly from Worcester to Boise, Idaho, on JetBlue this summer
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 7
-2 kids arrested, gun recovered after shots fired from Jeep, mopeds on Vernon Hill
-Police cruiser hit, officer dragged during pursuit in Worcester (1:41)
-Chilling details emerge about beating and stabbing of Worcester lifeguard during arraignment of suspects
-Coach of lifeguard stabbed at Bell Pond calls for end to violence
-Police increase patrols after lifeguard stabbed at Worcester pond
-City expects Bell Pond to reopen Wednesday
-Crompton Park pool closed because of concern of glass around facility
-St. Vincent makes another offer as nurses take strike to Texas
-Indictments of local attorneys should be investigated, Mass. defense lawyers argue
-Janice Harvey: Chilling on the Fourth of July
-Rosen's Roundtable #445 (28:16): Student Dress Codes
-Reminder: No delay to the collection of trash & recycling in the City of Worcester
-Worcester Green Corps kicks off inaugural summer program
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant begins countdown to Shrewsbury Street move
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police recover 6 stolen dirt bikes
-Holden police warn of fraud based on possible mail "fishing" at outside mailbox
-Shrewsbury schools superintendent’s contract extended
-Millbury's H&H Dance Academy stays in step despite pandemic
-Bravehearts rally late to win. Home doubleheader at 5 p.m. today. Buy tickets
-NESN to broadcast Bravehearts game on July 10th
-New contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales. Winner drawn July 9th
-Holy Cross football team runs in sweats, hats to get ready for heat
-Locals Castan Sommer, Bobby Butler join Holy Cross men's hockey staff
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Tragic: Fourth grader ID'd as victim of drive-by shooting in New Jersey
-Animals: Worcester area pets up for adoption
-History: American Antiquarian Society in Worcester
-Health: UMass lab rethinks how common chemotherapy drug works
-Homes: Mass. homeowners making money renting out backyard pools
-TV/Streaming: Universal's films to stream on Peacock 4 months after theatrical debut, starting in 2022
-Food: Subway wants to win customers back with an updated menu; Tuna stays the same
-Commute/Travel: U.S. air travelers break pandemic record over July 4 weekend
-Celebrity: Bruce Springsteen’s daughter makes Olympic equestrian team
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Video shows good Samaritans rescuing man from burning car
-Meanwhile, in Berlin, man bitten by neighbor’s escaped python in toilet
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester County vaccine rate: How many people are vaccinated?
-Delta variant now makes up more than half of cases in U.S.
-"Vax Express" commuter rail train bringing shots to Worcester
-Mass. reports 269 new cases, 6 more deaths in holiday-delayed data
-ICYMI: Rates of new cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows
-Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
-Why are some hesitant get the vaccine?
-Outbreak at Texas Church Camp infects over 125 kids, adults
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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