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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:30: Reporter shows how fast floodwater rises in Worcester (1:07)
+6:30: Who got the most rain from tropical storm Elsa in Massachusetts?
+6:30: Jackknifed tractor-trailer causes big delays on Route 290 in Shrewsbury
+6:30: Local Haiti groups react to killing
+6:30: Worcesteria: Game rained out, but not the joy
+6:30: Adoption option: Meet Rainbow
+6:30: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+1:00: Worcester closes roads for flooding (2:32)
+1:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+1:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 9
+1:00: Bravehearts announce "Vaccination Nation" promotion
+1:00: Artist Spotlight: John Hayes-Nikas, finding one's own meaning in
+1:00: Village at Grafton Woods gets final go-ahead from Planning Board
-79-year-old Worcester woman robbed at Union Station, police ask for help
-Closed Worcester restaurant to move, reopen downtown
-Only in The 016: Funnyman Lenny Clarke talks about comedy benefit for family of Manny Familia (12:19)
-ICYMI: Comedy Show at Polar Park will benefit family of fallen Worcester officer
-Worcester man who shot fleeing robbery victim in back gets 6 to 8 years in state prison
-Worcester's Mini City Hall reopens
-Worcester police body camera public meetings may be coming
-Aspire Academy targets Worcester middle-schoolers for summer programs
-Mass. Symphony presents free concerts on July 11 and 18
-The Great WoMag Disco Challenge!
-Five Things to Do: Marshall Tucker Band, Samuel Beckett and more ...
-Reminder: No delay to the collection of trash & recycling in the City of Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester felon charged with cold-blooded Malden murder
-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 Friday
-NEW Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (27:12): Yellowstone Bourbon Barrel Pick
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn company sued 3 times for $864K over alleged failed payments
-Grafton company receives $2.9 million for brain injury treatment study
-Shrewsbury’s Scandinavian Club to hold free big band concert July 12
-Movie planned for release on Netflix being filmed in Uxbridge
-Southbridge "Cops 'n’ Kids" program offers summer fun for at-risk kids
-Business: EcoTarium employees vote to unionize, despite museum opposition
-Worcester Business Journal hires anti-corruption writer as new real estate, healthcare reporter
-Worcester area unemployment rate increases, feds say
-Former St. John's football star Jay Brunelle transfers to Yale
-Bravehearts rained out, next game noon Saturday. Buy tickets
-NESN to broadcast Bravehearts game on Saturday
-Bravehearts and Mass. Pirates team up for Worcester Sports Saturday
-Bravehearts hand out mid-term grades
-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
-National: Parents arrested after 4-year-old finds gun, fatally shoots himself
-Tragic: Grizzly bear pulls woman from tent, kills her in Montana
-Animals: Watch bear cub and mom slash around in California pool
-History: 10th anniversary of final Shuttle liftoff
-Homes: Video tour of 3-bedroom ranch for sale in Auburn (:50)
-Celebrity: "Glee" cast remembers Naya Rivera a year after her tragic death
-Food: Tyson Foods recalls almost 4,500 tons of chicken products
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman climbs Mount Monadnock for her 90th birthday
-Meanwhile, in California, peacock gunned down after Craigslist ad took out hit on the bird
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Vaccinated students, teachers don’t need masks at school, CDC says
-Pfizer to seek OK for booster 3rd vaccine dose ...
--... but CDC says it's not necessary yet if you're fully vaccinated
-Vax Express administers vaccine at Union Station
-Updated cases for every city and town
-5 undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk, analysis shows
-UMass Medical School cardiology experts report link between mild heart problem, vaccine
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School studying COVID-19 anti-hospitalization treatments
-Massachusetts reports 99 new cases, 3 additional deaths
-Delta variant is "COVID-19 on steroids," expert says, with cases increasing in nearly half of states
-Do fully vaccinated people need to be more cautious about Delta variant? (2:59)
-Global coronavirus death toll reaches 4 million
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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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