🌱 How will this national STEM honor change opportunities at Worcester Tech?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will this national STEM honor change opportunities at Worcester Tech?
• How far has Worcester really come on its Green Worcester promises?
• Why Worcester police are urgently searching wooded areas and closing parks

Also on today's calendar: August 2026 Auditions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Worcester Tech science teacher selected for national STEM program (theworcesterguardian.org) — A longtime Worcester Tech biology teacher has been chosen for a national Society for Science Advocate Program, bringing new training, funding, and competition opportunities to help Worcester students turn classroom experiments into real research projects.
   

2. Five years into Green Worcester plan, city touts progress—but major climate goals face headwinds (theworcesterguardian.org subscription) — Worcester is marking five years of its Green Worcester Plan with concrete progress on waste, trees, flooding, and energy, even as officials warn long-term climate and renewable-energy goals may be unreachable without stronger state and federal support.
   

3. Massachusetts: Founder of Nonprofit for First Responder Mental Health Wanted for Cop Husband's Murder (lawenforcementtoday.com) — Worcester police are searching for Karen Solomon, wanted in connection with the death of veteran officer Kurt Solomon, and are urging residents to stay vigilant as nearby recreational areas remain closed during the multi-agency manhunt.
   

4. Massachusetts convenience store sells winning Powerball ticket (masslive.com) — Worcester lottery players were among recent winners, with seven prizes claimed in the city as a Bellingham ticket hit $50,000 and the Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated $81 million.
   

📸 Around Worcester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Worcester

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• August 2026 Auditions →
  325 Main St, Worcester
  3:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Family Fun Day at Big Blue Shrewsbury →
  Big Blue Swim School,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• UMass Road to Care Van
  Worcester Public Library Main Library - YWCA Way
  9:00 am
• Early Readers Class
  Worcester Public Library Main Library - Children's Program Room
  10:00 am
Friday August 28
• The Sixties Show →
  The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester
  7:00 pm
• Patty Larkin →
  Worcester BrickBox Theater, 20 Franklin St, Worcester
  7:30 pm
• A Spectacular Night of Blues featuring Hometown Blues Queen Joanna Connor plus special performance b →
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Killers of Kill Tony →
  The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Emo Night Brooklyn →
  Palladium, 261 Main St, Worcester
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• 8th annual Champions for Children →
  Polar Park, 100 Madison St, Worcester
  5:00 pm
• Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons →
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  6:00 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Adele →
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  8:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Maryanne was LOST on August 17, 2026 in Worcester, MA 01603 near Park & Mill Streets Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Village of Piedmont)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Valkyrie was LOST on August 19, 2026 in Worcester, MA 01602 near Near Howland Terrace Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor University Park)

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute posted a job opening for Adjunct Teaching Faculty | Mechanical Engineering in Worcester. Apply here.
• MCPHS University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty – Online Course Development in Worcester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Worcester here.

Ok Worcester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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