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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Morning showers to clear up, high of 76 in Worcester
+6:30: Body found Saturday following overnight Millbury motorcycle crash
+6:30: Worcester man charged in Main St. market break-in
+11:30: After last month's violent incidents city's pool and beachgoers still feel safe
+11:30: "Shoot Hoops, Not Guns" basketball tournament honors memory of slain teen
+11:30: Police investigating after 2 teens seriously injured in Spencer crash
+11:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 2
+11:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 2
+11:30: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - August
-Fraud trial of Worcester's former top housing official continues today
-Main South Market in Worcester offers up unique vintage items, local art
-Hospital and nurses to meet on Monday and Tuesday
-ICYMI: Community activists march, rally with striking Saint Vincent nurses
-New scam has folks paying fee, showing up at Worcester County Jail gate for DNA testing
-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
-Here’s every restaurant offering 3 meals for $25.21 at Worcester Restaurant Week
-Fireball streaks across sky over New England
-Rosalie Tirella: Face the changes
-An estimated 12,765 rental households in Worcester County are behind in rent as eviction moratorium comes to an end
-Hotels, travel industry making a recovery in Central Massachusetts
-Trip on a Tankful: Visit the animals at Green Hill Farm in Worcester
-Leonardo Ciampa is named first Composer-in-Residence at Mechanics Hall
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Matt Robert offers blues barnburner with "Mule"
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-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): Millbury rescinds live entertainment fee
-Oxford Market Basket employee helps veteran pay for groceries
-Want to feel like a kid? The School Yahd Bar in West Boylston will help you do that
-Water off today on Montana Drive in Holden
-Bravehearts fall to hot Lake Monsters. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-ICYMI: Mass. Pirates now 8-3 after win over Spokane in double overtime
-At the office: Why do I keep getting told my resume is weak?
-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: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Health: FDA allows automatic "generic" swap for brand-name insulin
-Animals: 8 dog food products recalled because of possible elevated levels of toxin
-Shopping: Save more than 50% off select items from HP
-TV/Streaming: MTV turns 40
-Celebrity: Worcester native Alicia Witt "can't count" how many times she was told to lose weight
-Movies: 10 must-see movies being released in August
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Son sells cheesesteaks from home to take mom to Egypt (2:34)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, trespassing alligator chills in resident's hot tub
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: New cases in Mass. skewing toward younger adults
+6:30: "People are waking up": U.S. sees rise in vaccinations as Delta spreads
+6:30: U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
+6:30: Avoiding lockdowns means doing things that people won’t necessarily welcome, NIH director says
-Dr. Fauci warns more "pain and suffering" ahead, as health officials plead for Americans to get vaccinated
-ER doctor says Massachusetts "still very much in the thick" of pandemic (5:42)
-OB-GYN associations recommend all pregnant people get vaccinated
-Data shows about 99.999% of vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly breakthrough case
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-History: Worcester Historical Museum's Stories From Worcester's Pandemic Year reviews pandemic
-ICYMI: Dr. Robert Finberg on breakthrough cases and ongoing clinical trials at UMass Medical School
-Massachusetts reports 1,207 new breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals
-U.S. passes 35 million total cases, California tops 4 million
-Unvaccinated patient issues warning for others
-Second Vaxmillions drawing set for Monday
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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