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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Temps climb as heat wave approaches
+6:00: Former Worcester firefighter is reunited with baby girl he saved in 1972
+6:00: Worcester "Out to Lunch" festival back on Common
+6:00: Radio Worcester (20:07): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks ARPA money, Doherty High and COVID-19
+6:00: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: New dogs, cats added this week
+6:00: 2 ice cream shops in Worcester, 1 in Millbury make viewers' list of best 50 shops in the state
-Optimism high that Worcester office market will weather the pandemic storm
-3 Worcester restaurants competing for best brunch in Massachusetts
-ICYMI: New Park Ave. eatery celebrates Grand Opening
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 10
-Following a Facebook post by a nurse on strike, Saint Vincent to post remaining permanent replacement positions
-Bill Shaner: On St. V's craven threat to hire permanent replacement nurses
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): DA honors Worcester officers who carried woman, 89, from burning home
-Bidding now open for construction of new $40 million Union Station platform
-Worcester plans to use $10.5 million in federal funding at 6 city parks
-NAACP call for more focus with ARPA money comes as city offers more spending details
-Judge tosses Doherty building lawsuit
-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!
-Worcester Election Countdown #14 (28:36): Meet Johanna Hampton-Dance, Candidate for City Council District 2
-Worcester Meeting News: City Council agenda preview (zoning, jet ski ban, honoring Worcesterites)
-Fat Foot Films' "Mercy" a project proudly relying on local roots
-The 2nd Central Mass. Jazz Fest Pop Up performance noon-2 p.m. Wednesday
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Evie Joy delivers charming "On Repeat"
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of August 9th
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-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): Leicester to hold "Open Houses" on former Becker campus
-Holden hydrant flushing on Main Street today
-Mass Pike ramps to Route 146 to close for construction
-Housing rehabilitation grants available for Millbury residents
-Work starts on new Shrewsbury police station
-Bravehearts next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Former St. John's star Michael Bean has been a benefit for Bravehearts
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Holy Cross football team is pumped to be back in camp
-Patriots announce modifications to Gillette Stadium ahead of preseason opener
-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
-Business: U.S. job openings hit a record 10.1 million in June
-Shopping: Back to school laptop and tech sales
-Food: Domino’s is giving away $50 million of free food to take on DoorDash
-National: Video shows people trapped in elevator as floodwaters rise
-Animals: Bear opens 8 car doors in Colorado town in 1 night
-Homes: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Celebrity: Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
-TV/Streaming: The “Ellen DeGeneres Show” unveils a promo for its final season
-History: Worcester Historical Museum's "Worcester's Pandemic Year" (1:00:31)
-"Dude, hold my beer": Meanwhile, on Cape Cod, unsuspecting fisherman snares great white shark
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Demand for testing at downtown Worcester site quadruples (1:50). Article
-Radio Worcester (8:19): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks with us about masks, COVID and school
-Worcester launches series of mobile vaccination clinics across city
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Pressure mounts for required masking in schools
-Dueling petitions question whether masks should be mandatory or optional in Grafton schools
-Study: Cholesterol drug can cut coronavirus infection by 70 percent
-Mass. health officials report 2,587 new cases as positivity rate continues to climb
-100 breakthrough cases in Massachusetts have ended in death
-Data shows which groups are being most impacted by breakthrough cases in Mass.
-U.S. businesses wearily confront new round of mask mandates
-Study finds people who had COVID still benefit from getting the vaccine
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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