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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 78 in Worcester today
+7:00: Chandler Street yard waste drop-off site closed on Saturday
+7:00: Exit renumbering work on I-290, I-395 to begin
+Noon: Charlie Coyle to headline Bravehearts' Hockey Night tonight. Buy tickets
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Ray Mariano: Worcester mayor, School Committee try to dump Superintendent Maureen Binienda
+Noon: Rally planned in Worcester to support striking St. Vincent nurses
+Noon: Adoption option: Meet bunnies Waffles and Strudela
+Noon: Gauch Pond in Shrewsbury is open, 2 other remain closed
+Noon: Central Mass. Jazz Fest live pop-up concert noon-2:30 Tuesday
-Local poker pro sues Atlantic City casino for lifetime ban
-Worcester restaurant's move to Shrewsbury Street is delayed
-Ziggy Bombs ready to drop steak n' cheese subs on Worcester
-New food truck in Leicester deals with July's record rainfall
-Father accused of assaulting lifeguards at Lincoln Village pool is known to police (2:02)
-Earlier: Another attack on teen lifeguards in Worcester leaves man arrested, teens uninjured
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester officer gives thanks to 93-year-old who knitted winter hats for officers and the needy
-Worcester ranked the 3rd safest city to live in the U.S.
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 30
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Less money on groceries = more for your family. Get fresh food for a fraction of the cost, and spend your savings on stuff the kids will love
-Mental health since 1988: Genesis Club members "virtual clubhouse" has proved a lifeline
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-ICYMI: Grand opening at former Maxwell’s Silverman’s
-Artist Spotlight: Lynn Nafey
-Five Things to Do: Marty Stuart, comedian Anthony Amorello, Ralph's Rock Diner and more...
-THT Rep to present "Julius Caesar" at Worcester Common Oval in August
-The national $1.7 trillion student debt crisis is burdening Central Mass. graduates, but finding solvency is complicated
-Court records: Holy Cross denies ex-professor fired unfairly over sexual misconduct allegations
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 4 visits Uhlman's Ice Cream in Westborough (:30)
-Westborough office building sold for $21.6 million
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua. Hockey Night tonight at 6:30. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Holy Cross football team looking forward to start of new season
-The Boys and Girls Club dedicates Fitness Center to Carlos Garcia
-Gymnasts in Central Mass. rally around Team USA, Simone Biles
-At the office: Businesses must individualize remote & hybrid options, WBJ panel says
-StartUp Worcester announces new cohort of 12 companies
-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
-Homes: Virtual open house in Worcester (18:12)
-New England: Grubhub sued by Mass. AG over pandemic delivery fees (1:53)
-Health: Up close with Worcester pediatrician Dr. Howard Zinman
-Animals: Local wildlife experts ask help in stemming avian illness
-Shopping: Inflation is about to hit toys in time for the holidays
-Price Chopper recalls coleslaw, stuffed seafood items (:33)
-TV/Streaming: Why Discovery Plus is the streaming service for the rest of us
-Movies: Summer blockbusters continue coming to theaters. Here are the trailers for the next round
-Celebrity: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over "Black Widow" release
-Meanwhile, skinny-dipping Florida woman refused to get out of stranger’s pool
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Youth vaccinations in Worcester below state average school
+7:00: New Worcester cases higher than state average: DPH
+7:00: State releases mask recommendations for schools in fall
+7:00: "I should have gotten the damn vaccine": Father of 5 dies in hospital after contracting COVID-19 while on vacation
+7:00: American workers are facing increasing pressure to get vaccinated
+Noon: 91 vaccinated Mass. residents have died from COVID-19 as breakthrough cases surpass 6,000
-"The war has changed": Internal CDC document warns Delta infections likely more severe
-The U.S. is returning to early pandemic surges. It's time to compel people to do the right thing, expert says
-Worcester County vaccination rate: How many people are vaccinated?
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial creating all-COVID unit, as Delta variant drives rise in cases
-Massachusetts reports 1,207 new breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals
-Over 25% of cases in Los Angeles are fully vaccinated people
-Current rate of hospitalizations is about 3 times higher in states that have vaccinated less than half of their residents
-Weymouth man, Chelsea student are winners of state’s 1st Mass VaxMillions giveaway
-Beware of Vaxmillions scams, police warn
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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