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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Summer sun, humidity increase as Henri moves out
+5:30: St. Vincent Hospital adding replacement nurses at "a rapid pace"
+5:30: Worcester residents offer input on police body cameras at District 5 forum
+5:30: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80
+5:30: Flashback: Rolling Stones at Worcester Airport in 1981
+5:30: Spinstatz Showcase comes to Worcester in "Love & Hip Hop edition"
+Noon: Worcester residents have their say on how best to spend $10 million in federal relief
+Noon: Radio Worcester (19:30): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks vaccine requirements, ARPA money & Police Body Cams
+Noon: Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte is back
-3 EF0 tornadoes, 1 waterspout touch down in Massachusetts
-Farmers’ Almanac predicts cold, snowy winter for New England with "whopper" of a storm
-Worcester baby kidnapping suspects held without bail (1:25)
-Related: One of the suspects is facing a separate child rape charge, authorities say
-Homeowner's girlfriend discovers gruesome scene inside Shirley home (1:10)
-Worcester officer on leave after reportedly ODing was suspended for 40 days after 2015 incident, records show
-Tribute to prominent Worcester philanthropist who passed away Sunday
-Food: Channel 5 features Holden chocolatier (2:17)
-Area restaurant closing because of "lack of staff", hopes to regroup and reopen in the future
-ICYMI: Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:42)
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 24th
-Worcester first responders in hot pursuit of... a stretcher?! (:50)
-Road closings for movie production starting on Wednesday in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (5:59): Worcester DPW Commissioner Jay Fink talks Hurricane Henri
-Worcester’s Abby Kelley Foster Charter School postponed first day of school after "major flooding"
-WCCA-TV's Worcester Election Countdown (28:54): Meet Candy Mero-Carlson, incumbent candidate for City Council District 2
-Rosen's Roundtable #449 (29:11): What's happening in District 2 now?
-City hires new Commissioner of Inspectional Services
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-NEW EPISODE: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car stolen in Holden found in Sterling, police remind residents to lock cars
-Spencer hiring to fill immediate need for firefighters
-Millbury police hold movie night at Elm Draught House
-PHOTOS: Fields of flowers bring crowd to Community Harvest Project
-BVT starts school in an enhanced building
-Southbridge cancels first day of school because of Henri concerns
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates finish season 11-3, host playoff game Saturday
-Assumption football team is hungry and hyped for season
-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: UMass hospital purchases new building to add acute care beds
-National: Married couple shot dead at Utah campsite, man was "creeping them out"
-Tragic: Irish man dies in car crash just hours before wedding day
-New England: New details revealed in gory killings at N.H. hotel
-2 teens shot in bathroom of Mass. Walmart; 2 adults charged
-Animals: Cat teaches himself to open containers with his teeth (4:03)
-Shopping: What the shipping crisis means for holiday shopping
-Homes: 5 new Worcester properties for sale
-History: Former post office, current federal courthouse, Worcester
-Celebrity: "CSI" star William Petersen hospitalized after feeling unwell on set
-TV/Streaming: Mayim Bialik set as first "Jeopardy" guest host following Mike Richards' exit
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children
-Meanwhile, TikTok Milk Crate Challenge is latest way to hurt yourself
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Dr. Fauci explains when the U.S. could get COVID-19 under control if enough people get vaccinated
+Noon: Board of Education to allow statewide school mask mandate
+Noon: CVS requires pharmacists, nurses to get vaccine
+Noon: Some people are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid backlash
-Worcester County cases increased by 929 this week
-FDA grants full approval to Pfizer shot, clearing path to more vaccine mandates
-Radio Worcester (9:46): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, vaccinations and breakthrough cases
-With state hesitating, employers are taking mask policies into their own hands
-ICYMI: Answers to frequently asked questions about vaccine booster shots
-Mass. confirms 3,335 new cases, 4 more deaths over weekend
-Cases, deaths projected to rise in Massachusetts, new modeling says
-Fall River widow says vaccine "would have saved" husband's life
-Health officials warn people not to take a drug meant for livestock to ward off or treat COVID-19
-So many people in a Texas town got COVID-19 that the schools shut down and then the city closed
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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