Good morning, Worcester.

Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings will perform together with Anastasio's band at the DCU Center on Nov.

20 and 21 to benefit the Divided Sky Foundation, which runs a recovery program in Ludlow. A limited ticket-request period ends at 3 p.m. today, with remaining tickets on sale Sept. 11 at 10 a.m.

Local artists Sharinna Travieso and Jannessa Burks were targeted with racist slurs while painting the Worcester Wall of Women on Francis J.

McGrath Boulevard on Sept. 3, prompting condemnation from local leaders as the 120-foot mural (65% complete) honors prominent city women.

Worcester County's employment fell 0.6% from March 2025 to March 2026 (its decline was only second to Norfolk County's 0.4% drop) while average weekly wages increased 1.8% to $1,506 amid a statewide loss of 0.9%.

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved six appointments to endowed chairs at UMass Chan Medical School on Sept.

8, a decision that expands the school’s 86 endowed chairs. A Convocation and Investiture will celebrate the new faculty on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Albert Sherman Center Auditorium.

Anna Maria College is asking a federal judge to permit relocating memorials honoring Molly Bish, the Worcester 6 and 9/11 victims (donor approvals are in place) before its fall bankruptcy sale on the shuttered Paxton campus; the Worcester 6 tribute will move to a site designated by the Fire Department and the Molly Bish memorial will go to Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner.

A fire truck caught fire at a Shell station on Washington St on Friday, Sept.

4 when a broken fuel line sparked an engine fire and prompted firefighters to move the vehicle away from the pumps. The Auburn Fire Department said an adjuster will soon check if the truck is repairable + they hope it avoids being totaled.

Saint Vincent Hospital orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brittany Boisvert spoke on Radio Worcester Network today, advising that young athletes prevent overuse injuries by playing multiple sports, doing ACL exercises such as the FIFA 11 program plus drinking enough water, stretching, and resting between seasons.

The Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge is scheduled for auction in October as part of developer Charles (Chip) Norton’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy in federal court.

A new preseason ranking names Worcester area's top ten high school football teams for the 2026 season among nearly 50 teams set to compete this fall (some teams have reported coaching and player changes).