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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Rain begins this morning, 3 to 4 inches due through Thursday morning
+6:00: Wet night ahead: Worcester had .21 inches of rain by 5 p.m. Its will have 4 to 6 inches by tomorrow
+6:00: Woman discovered dead in Clinton near Wachusett Reservoir ID'd
+6:00: Here's how Worcester pushes back again slum lords
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:41): WPS superintendent, Afghan refugees and opioid epidemic
+6:00: Channel 5's "Chronicle" visits Worcester to smash stuff
+6:00: Last Call with Liza French and Frankie Franco of "WooStories"
+6:00: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - September
+6:00: Therapy dog Betty ready to welcome Northborough students back to school (1:33)
+6:00: DPH reports 1st human West Nile Virus case in the state this year
+Noon: Firefighters sent to Worcester Airport for plane engine problem
+Noon: Homicide victim found in Leominster ID'd as 19-year-old Worcester man
+Noon: "Rare, high impact flooding" possible wednesday in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (15:40): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about COVID, Afghan refugees, airlines and development
+Noon: Today's Shrewsbury Farmers Market canceled because of rain
+Noon: Holden police warn about internet equipment swap out scam
+Noon: Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night
+Noon: Pet sounds: Country/pop singer and "Voice" finalist Billy Gilman
+Noon: Assumption duo launches public art project to end the stigma of mental illness
-Body found in woods near Wachusett Reservoir, police say
-60 new lofts planned for former industrial complex in Worcester
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra will play 2 shows at the DCU Center in November
-Worcester Mayor Petty filing School Committee order to consider search for new superintendent
-Worcesteria: Birdfeeders are back, and maybe the Hotel Vernon is, too ...
-Ziggy Bombs to pop up at Wormtown Brewery this fall
-Union files complaint in longest nurses strike in Mass. history
-Earlier: St. Vincent patients, employee claim poor care at hospital during nurses' strike
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 1st
-UMass Memorial remembers overdose victims with 2,100 purple flags
-Related: Residents of Hector Reyes House share their personal stories
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Worcester artist takes expansive view for Worcester Art Museum initiative
-Central Mass. Jazz Fest launches its virtual "Main Event"
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Rosen's Roundtable #450 (28:17): What to do with ARPA money?
-District 5 candidates engage with neighborhood groups ahead of Sept. 14 preliminary election
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pet Rock is returning to Grafton
-Millbury board gives "provisional acceptance" for OneSchool Global
-Sutton takes first look at bridge builder’s warehouse plans
-Water off in part of Holden for Western States water main connection
-Sturbridge police seek assistance in theft investigation
-Webster’s Rose Room to open beer garden
-Proposed $25 million equine center would bring horse racing, sports betting to Sturbridge
-Sports: Patriots release Cam Newton, Mac Jones named starting QB (2:15)
-Anna Maria football working towards building a winning program
-WPI football team gets back to basics after missing 2020 season
-Bravehearts and Open Sky Pen Pal Club update
-Worcester beats Rochester, 9-7
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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: WBJ’s 40 under Forty includes 11 manufacturing professionals
-300,000 Massachusetts workers face end of unemployment
-Related: Ending benefits in New Hampshire did little to ease the worker shortage
-National: 5 missing after Navy helicopter crashes off California
-Grand Isle, Louisiana, is "uninhabitable," 100% of structures damaged after Ida
-Colleges: Aspiring nurse scientist driven to help teens overcome adversity
-Holy Cross names 2021-22 Fenwick Scholar
-Animals: Worcester area adoptable pets of the week: Layka, Kelsey, Chloe & more
-History: The old Boston and Worcester depot on Foster Street, Worcester
-Shopping: Macy's Labor Day Sale has Michael Kors, Ninja and more
-TV/Streaming: Mike Richards out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune"
-Movies: 2 "South Park" films will hit Paramount+ by the end of 2021
-Meanwhile, in California, brazen bear opens car door in California courthouse parking lot
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Medical School doctor who helped guide COVID-19 policy in Mass. dies unexpectedly
-Related: UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial statement about Dr. Robert Finberg
-Janice Harvey: For exhausted educators and health care workers, anti-vaxxers add insult to injury
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (8:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks back to school, vaccinations and Delta
-Mass. reports 1,557 new cases, 17 additional deaths as positivity rate reaches 2.6 percent
-Mass. reports 3,704 new breakthrough cases, 13 more deaths among vaccinated residents
-Vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
-White House says vaccine mandates working
-Variant found in South Africa could circumvent vaccine: report
-Celebrity: Gene Simmons tests positive, Kiss tour postponed
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Patient returns to Colorado hospital to serenade health care workers
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
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-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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