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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Dry with highs in the low 70s today in Worcester
+1:00: Denis Leary on 9/11 20 years later, the blast radius & "Rescue Me"
+1:00: Never Forget: Best 9/11 documentaries on Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime
+1:00: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Pride Worcester 2021 is back and better than ever
+1:00: 5 questions for Sean Rose, Worcester City Council District 1 incumbent
-The nation remembers 9/11: Complete coverage
-3 teens arrested after fight, assault on Burncoat Middle School principal
-Police training video for state filmed in Worcester's Johnson Tunnel
-Traffic advisory for funeral of Officer Ignacio “Iggy” Garcia
-Traffic advisories in Worcester for Pride Block Party, Canal Diggers 5K Road Race
-Gas station eyed for vacant lot in Worcester's Green Island
-Man found dead after fire tears through Northborough home with no smoke detectors (2:01)
-D.A. releases name of the worker electrocuted in Northborough
-Auto fire on Route 131 in Dudley
-10 years later, New England Patriots cheerleader from Worcester now Dr. Muñoz, a pediatric dentist
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
-Worcester Chamber Music Society performs “American Voices” concert
-Homes: Loft in historic Worcester schoolhouse asks $199,900
-ICYMI: Worcester man admits preparing Molotov cocktail from rooftop near police at George Floyd protest
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Worcester’s District 5 candidate forum
-Rosen's Roundtable #452 (21:11): Bye Bye, Binienda
-Ray Mariano: School Committee decision to become its own bus company is misguided
-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): Auburn police welcome academy graduate
-St. Joseph’s Parish yard sale on Saturday
-Fuller Automotive Group announces “The Pit Stop” for express auto services
-Small Stones Festival’s online art auction starts Monday
-Driver dies after crash leaves cab of tractor-trailer dangling from overpass on I-495
-Mass. Pirates seek first title
-Friday night high school football
-WooSox winning streak snapped at 8
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Record job openings and many unemployed
-Health: Red Cross blood drives coming up in Worcester area
-National: N.C. man shot after he rushes judge who handed guilty verdict
-New England: Hockey player injured in tournament hopes to walk again
-Colleges: Chancellor Collins outlines vision for new era at UMass Medical School
-WPI appoints director of interactive media and game development
-Animals: Goose walks on her dog brother's head to wake him up (3:08)
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: 10 new movies we can't wait to see this fall
-History: First Church of Christ Scientist in Worcester
-Celebrity: Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant, expecting first baby with Cooke Maroney
-Food: Mass. farmers excited for apple picking season
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 12-year-old ballplayer dedicates season to heart transplant recipient
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., scuba divers say "I do" in underwater wedding with sharks
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Classified (Help Wanted)
-Auto service technician in Auburn
-Elementary Reading & Writing Teacher in Worcester
-Machine Operator/Packer in West Brookfield
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Updated numbers for every Worcester County community
-New, possibly vaccine resistant Mu variant likely in Mass.
-Vaccine mandate spawns new fear: finding and keeping workers
-Mass. doc on pandemic fatigue, vaccine exemptions and flu shots (3:40)
-ICYMI: U.S. employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be vaccinated or test weekly
-CDC study finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19
-"Believe the science": Unvaccinated father asks family to get vaccinated before death from COVID-19
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
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-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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>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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