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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Day 3 of oppressive heat
+6:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+6:00: Reflection of face in casket a "wake-up call" at Worcester violence prevention display
+1:30: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+1:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 13th
+1:30: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+1:30: Holy Cross sociology professor on how to score an A+ in sustainable back-to-school shopping
+1:30: See the POW! WOW! Worcester lineup launching today
+1:30: Dropkick Murphys return to Worcester for outdoor show at Palladium
+1:30: Home prices in Worcester area increased recently
-Worcester has more residents than ever before, tops 206,000, fastest growing large city in New England
-Related: State overall grew older, less white, more populous
-Bell Pond Beach in Worcester remains closed during extreme heat because of lack of lifeguards
-Doctors at St. Vincent Hospital urge Gov. Baker to intervene in strike
-$100,000 Mass. Cash winner sold in Worcester
-"It was hell": Tales of living in these Worcester properties include mushrooms, bed bugs and birds
-Worcester Chinese restaurant has liquor license suspended for 60 days
-Taste of Shrewsbury Street returns with more than 40 restaurants in Worcester participating in event at end of August
-Myles Barber is executive chef at family's Flying Rhino restaurant
-MOVIES: Why Disney's movie "Free Guy," which was partially filmed in Worcester, isn’t playing on Disney Plus
-"Free Guy" review: One of the summer's best movies
-RV bursts into flames on I-290 in Shrewsbury
-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.
-Proposed removal of 100 healthy trees reignites residents' resolve to save beloved trees
-$6 million investment in Worcester Great Brook Valley playground
-Get to London from Worcester on JetBlue: Here's how
-ICYMI: Former top city housing official jailed for alleged domestic violence a day after fraud conviction
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-NEW EPISODE: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (30:24): Rebel Bourbon Store Pick
-Planned Parenthood endorses candidates in Worcester's municipal election
-2 cannabis stores open in Worcester on Saturday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston police arrest man on 7 outstanding warrants
-Jordan Pond in Shrewsbury closed until further notice
-Shrewsbury student perseveres against leukemia, COVID-19
-Shrewsbury police warn of car break-ins. As do West Boylston police
-Clams, burgers and breakfast anytime makes this Westborough diner shine
-Bravehearts a win away from playoffs. Regular season home finale at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets
-Worcester's Pat Gallagher has battled back from injuries to boost Bravehearts on the hill
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Leicester will host Tarentino Cup football game vs. Auburn on Thanksgiving
-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
-Health: Worcester area Red Cross blood drives coming up soon
-Business: U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
-Tragic: Ohio brothers die after getting trapped in manure pit, officials say
-Food: These foods disappeared from grocery stores last year. Now they’re back
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Maggie
-Homes: 3 open houses in Worcester to check out
-History: Former City Hospital, main building
-TV/Streaming: Disney Plus "Home Alone" reboot out in November
-Celebrity: Britney Spears' father says he intends to step down as her conservator
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida woman becomes world's oldest competitive powerlifter
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, man marks 32,340 Big Macs eaten since 1972
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Anti-mask sentiments dominate Wachusett schools meeting
+6:30: 3 educators die from COVID-19 in less than 24 hours in Florida
+1:30: Radio Worcester (8:31): Mask requirements in Worcester Public Schools with School Committee member Laura Clancey
+1:30: UMass Medical School researchers take at-home testing to the streets in community enrollment events
-Colleges: List of Central Mass. colleges masking up for fall semester grows
-Parents react to Worcester school committee vote to keep mask mandate
-Masks will be mandatory for all in Grafton schools
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Winners of 3rd VaxMillions Giveaway announced
-ICYMI: Worcester Public Schools to require masks for all students, staff as new school year starts
-Mass. officials report 1,228 new cases, 10 additional deaths
-Understanding the increase in Massachusetts breakthrough cases
-Parents and pediatricians are growing impatient for a vaccine for younger children
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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