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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Scattered storms continue, split weekend ahead
-Worcester man pleads guilty to fraud related to MBTA passes
-Worcester's top housing official takes the stand in her fraud trial, denies the charges (subscription required)
-Earlier: Jury hears from paramedic who lived - unaware - in her condo
-Leicester police ask public for help IDing man accused of stealing TV out of man’s cart
-Worcester restaurant celebrating 9th anniversary today and tomorrow
-Table Hoppin': Worcester Restaurant Week returns
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 23
-Worcester councilors support ban on jet skis on Indian Lake
-Worcester ranked among worst cities for yard, garage sales
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Fresh food shouldn't cost a fortune. Feed the whole family with major discounts on items nearing their best by dates with Flashfood
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" Episode 12 (28:14): Meet Gregory Stratman, Candidate, District 5
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Ryleigh Modig, Umphrey's McGee and more
-Hip-hop artist Jafet Muzic brings class act to Worcester students
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-ICYMI: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" set to film chase scene through the streets of Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (41:17): 5 Mezcals you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Benefit to aid children who lost parents in Oxford murder-suicide
-"Heroes of January 6th" event planned Saturday at Auburn club stirs outrage (subscription required)
-Non-residents allowed at Grafton's Silver Lake Beach starting Saturday
-Route 20 in Shrewsbury part of federal infrastructure bill
-Upcoming events in Millbury and Sutton
-'Hearts hammer way to win. Next home game 5 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Bravehearts' summer camp has record-high registrations
-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: Woman plunges 164 feet to death in tragic bungee accident
-New England: Acrobat recovering after 20-foot drop from "Wheel of Destiny" at Barnstable Fair
-Health: Eating red and processed meat increases risk of heart disease, mega study says
-Animals: Local animal services nonprofit is cutting back on services
-TV/Streaming: New on Amazon Prime Video in August
-History: Fountain at University Park, Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritan neighbors in Iowa cover $1,000 food stamp debt
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, watch as teen gets hit by seagull while on amusement park ride
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Doctor describes sick patients begging for vaccine
-Cases in U.S. triple over 2 weeks amid misinformation
-3 states are seeing about 40% of the country’s new cases
-Georgia family mourns 5-year-old boy who died from COVID-19
-Young people intubated should be "a gigantic wakeup call," doctor says
-ICYMI: Here are the precautions people with suppressed immune systems should take before returning to work
-Mass. confirms 477 new cases, 6 new deaths; testing rate at 1.39%
-How worried should vaccinated people be of breakthrough infections?
-Register now for the last 4 $1 million giveaways. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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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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