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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Uncomfortable stretch of hot weather begins
+6:00: Worcester police seek to ID man for in-store assault
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:23): ARPA money, COVID, schools and more
+6:00: Multiple agencies involved in search for fugitive in Webster
+6:00: Webster police searching for missing 57-year-old man
+6:00: Former Lunenburg woman sentenced for stealing Social Security
+Noon: Worcester City Council approves jet ski ban on Indian Lake
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 11
+Noon: Worcester Summer Jam returns to Crompton Park on Saturday
+Noon: Five Things: "ABBA the Concert," Leather Lung, the Central Mass. Jazz Festival and more ....
+Noon: Shrewsbury police warn of car break-ins
+Noon: Disney on Ice returning to Worcester
+Noon: Princeton filmmaker Trey Nelson's documentary in the running for awards
-Worcester Public Library, senior center to be open as cooling centers this week
-JetBlue returns to Worcester Regional Airport August 20th after nearly yearlong hiatus
-Worcester company moving headquarters to Oxford
-Family remembers Worcester gunshot victim with rally against gun violence on his birthday
-Councilor Bergman calls on city to do more to clean up trash around Polar Park, Canal District
-Former Worcester firefighter is reunited with baby girl he saved in 1972
-Worcester "Out to Lunch" festival back on Common
-Worcester bakery plans fundraiser for barber hurt in motorcycle crash
-2 ice cream shops in Worcester, 1 in Millbury make viewers' list of best 50 shops in the state
-ICYMI: 3 Worcester restaurants competing for best brunch in Massachusetts
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Want a week's worth of produce for just $5? Stress-free savings are just a few clicks away.
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (36:14): Honey Whiskey Past and Present
-John DiPietro (9:06): We have found a new hero in Worcester, Net of Compassion
-Worcester Green Corps program collects over 3,000 pounds of trash this summer
-Radio Worcester (20:07): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks ARPA money, Doherty High and COVID-19
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Silver Lake Beach ends season early after algae discovery
-Grafton Select Board attempts to smoke out a solution for Nature’s Remedy
-Bravehearts roll in Pittsfield as playoff race heats up. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox pull out 7-6 win in 9th
-Chris Sale offered to pay for WooSox to spend an extra night in a hotel
-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: QCC highlights Worcester high demand careers at virtual event
-HC professor: What is a cult?
-Health: Antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity from Lyme disease, UMass prof writes
-Business: Confidence among Mass. employers back to pre-pandemic levels
-Tragic: Georgia boy killed in drive-by shooting while asleep in bed
-National: Las Vegas "mom" who got over $200,000 in donations for rent admits she's just the sitter
-Less than a year after $2 million lottery win, Oklahoma man kills wife, daughter in murder-suicide
-Shopping: Back to school laptop and tech sales
-Food: Nearly 60,000 pounds of chicken products sold at Aldi, other stores recalled
-Animals: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: New dogs, cats added this week
-Homes: Boston's infamous "skinny house" listed for $1.2 million
-Celebrity: "Modern Family" star helps woman who passed out on Utah hiking trail
-History: Highland Military Academy, Worcester, early 1900s
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): World’s smallest known baby at birth, who weighed 7.5 ounces, leaves hospital
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear opens 8 car doors in 1 night
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Nintendo Switch, iPad Air, TVs all prizes in Worcester’s Youth Vax Giveaway
+6:00: UMass Memorial reopening command center as Delta cases spread amid bed shortage related to service cuts at St. V's
+6:00: UMass Medical School requiring faculty and staff to be vaccinated by September 7th
+6:00: Related: UMass Medical School's statement
+6:00: Nurse in Germany accused of swapping vaccines for saline solution
+Noon: Badly saught restaurant recovery in jeopardy as delta variant rages
-City of Worcester to require masks in municipal buildings
-Worcester health leaders want vaccine numbers higher in certain populations
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-ICYMI: Demand for testing at downtown Worcester site quadruples (1:50). Article
-Mass. health officials report 1,109 new cases, 13 more deaths as positivity rate climbs
-Mass. DPH reports 2,232 new breakthrough cases
-Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped
-Dr. Fauci hopeful vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
-COVID-19 or the common cold? How to tell if your child contracted coronavirus as school starts
-Can’t find your vaccination card? Here’s how to get a new one
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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