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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Temps the 80s, a mostly sunny afternoon
+5:30: Worcester is ranked as 83rd best place to live in the U.S.
+5:30: No wake order on Lake Quinsigamond is lifted
+5:30: Tickets are on sale for Holy Cross football at Polar Park
+Noon: Worcester Food Truck Throwdown and Craft Fair returns July 31
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 15
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+Noon: Water shut off for repair on Wheeler Ave. in Worcester
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Miss Massachusetts, Vic DiBitetto and more ...
+Noon: Holy mackerel! Shrewsbury resident catches huge fish in Cape Cod Canal
-Imprisoned developer pleads the 5th during fraud trial of former Worcester official (subscription required)
-Earlier: Worcester official wore wire for FBI years before fraud indictment
-38 Worcester police officers honored for their life saving efforts
-2 Worcester officers who reportedly OD'd are now on leave (subscription required)
-Juan Gutierrez sentenced to 16 years for shooting man in face as he rode his son’s bicycle
-Worcester man apologizes to family, says Snapchat scam led him into Northbridge home
-You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester through June 2022
-As USDA food program ends, Central Mass. groups work to feed families
-Worcester's DPW looking to hire lifeguards
-Becker College properties: Meeting to probe neighborhood future
-Sides reach resolution in donor's ex-wife's suit against WPI
-Last Call with Giselle and Brooklyn Flores, mother-daughter entrepreneurs
-Listen Up: Punk Rock TreeHouse is up to "Mischief"
-Greater Worcester Opera reschedules Gilbert & Sullivan concert
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty and Tim Garvin (16:27): Worcester teacher pipeline & Amazon's donation
-WPI creates tenure and extended contract opportunities for teaching faculty
-Only in The 016: Comedian Tony V on performing at benefit for family of fallen Worcester officer (10:58)
-Nearly 60 Worcester restaurants receive $13 million in Restaurant Revitalization funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-NEW EPISODE of Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (41:17): 5 Mezcals you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Home Depot in Auburn reopens after gas leak, controlled burn (:23)
-Leicester counting on voters to approve purchase of former Becker College campus
-Rainfall approaching concerning levels for Central Massachusetts farms
-YMCA following state guidelines to keep kids safe at summer camps
-Crowds back in Brimfield for America's oldest outdoor antique flea market
-Bravehearts have home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. today on Camp Day. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox rally to split doubleheader
-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: 911 calls from Florida condo collapse reveal confusion and chaos
-Tragic: 7-year-old killed in elevator accident in N.C. vacation home
-Health: Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to benzene traces
-Animals: Baby cow now cuddles with his chicken best friend (4:01)
-Food: Mass. SNAP recipients eligible to purchase food online from Stop & Shop, Hannaford
-TV/Streaming: James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down role on "The Office"
-History: Worcester trolley car
-Homes: Homebuyers continue to drop out of housing market amid competition
-Shopping: In the last year, consumer prices reached their highest point since 2008
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Volunteers step up to help New Mexico farmers who lost crop to bad weather
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, Burger King employees' "We all quit" sign goes viral
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Yankees-Red Sox game postponed after positive COVID tests in Yankees organization
+5:30: "You can’t do it alone": Battling addiction during COVID-19
+5:30: Over a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months, study finds
-New mobile lab helping in fight against COVID-19 in Worcester
-UMass Memorial to start administering COVID antibody treatments
-79 fully vaccinated Mass. residents have died from breakthrough infections, data shows
-Young children will pay the price if enough U.S. adults don’t get vaccinated, expert says
-7 Mississippi kids in ICU with COVID-19, 2 on life support
-ICYMI: New cases, hospitalizations in Massachusetts back on the rise
-Massachusetts reports 208 new cases, 1 additional death
-COVID may be linked to increase in breast cancer deaths over next 10 years
-Will vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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