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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Scattered showers to start week, oppressive heat wave coming
+Noon: Fat Foot Films' "Mercy" a project proudly relying on local roots
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 9th
+Noon: The 2nd Central Mass. Jazz Fest Pop Up performance noon-2 p.m. Wednesday
+Noon: Song to Get You Through the Week: Evie Joy delivers charming "On Repeat"
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 9th
-Saint Vincent to now permanently replace all striking nurses. Video (:36)
-Striking nurses decry "intimidation" as hospital hires replacements
-Grand Opening of new Park Ave. eatery today
-Friends of the Goddard Library unfriended by Clark University
-Police say sex offender touched 16-year-old, downloaded porn in violation of restraining order
-ICYMI: Worcester’s Main South small businesses doing better amid COVID but have yet to see fans from Polar Park
-Rental, legal assistance available to Worcester residents facing eviction
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Fill your freezer – not the landfill. Reduce food waste and save up to 50% every grocery trip with the free Flashfood app!
-Edith Morgan: The Shattuck Street tree, the last one standing
-Rosalie Tirella: Worcester's school daze
-UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team targets $50,000 goal for 10th anniversary
-Worcester Election Countdown #14 (28:36): Meet Johanna Hampton-Dance, Candidate for City Council District 2
-Rosen's Roundtable #447 (25:29): Cahoots
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (36:14): Honey Whiskey Past and Present
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury officers, Samaritans save missing cat from storm drain
-Take a look around Whittier Farms in Sutton
-Bravehearts battle Brockton to a doubleheader draw. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Worcester's Kendrick Ball Jr. successfully defends title
-Curl-a-thon fundraiser in Worcester
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Colleges: Holy Cross names BC associate dean as new chief of staff
-Anna Maria College program offers inside look at public service
-Business: Chamber Exchange: Central Mass. Town Square (8:18)
-New England: Man dies while trying to help another swimmer at Echo Lake in New Hampshire
-Animals: Record-breaking giraffe born at Southwick's Zoo (:26)
-Homes: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Celebrity: "Night Court" and "The Fall Guy" actress Markie Post dies at 70
-TV/Streaming: "Stranger Things" season 4 premiere date, first look
-History: Historical photo of Clark University
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Customer sends $100 and apology letter after swearing at restaurant workers
-Meanwhile, in Montana, look as hiker sleeps through bear encounter in underpass tunnel
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (8:19): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks with us about masks, COVID and school
+Noon: U.S. businesses wearily confront new round of mask mandates
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Northborough spa is asking clients to wear a mask or vaccination
-At the office: Feeling isolated at work is a growing health concern
-ICYMI: U.S. hits 100,000 cases, highest since before vaccine rollout
-Variants that evade protection could emerge if more people don’t get vaccinated, Dr. Fauci says
-Fauci hopeful vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
-Can I still get long-term symptoms if I’m infected after vaccination?
-To shake hands or not? an age-old human gesture now in limbo
-Third pair of VaxMillions winners to be notified Monday
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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