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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Soaking rain today
+6:00: Massport announces $2.1 million project at Worcester Airport
+6:00: Worcester seeks business for tiny space at Union Station
+6:00: Candidates for at-large seats on Worcester City Council to debate Wednesday evening
+6:00: The 25 most dangerous cities and towns in Mass. in 2020, according to FBI data
+6:00: I-290 closures in Worcester coming this week
+Noon: Human Rights Commission to hold police body camera input session tonight
-Hundreds of bikers ride in memory of fallen Auburn police officer
-Local cookie maker raises money for Afghan evacuees coming to Worcester
-Advocates raise awareness, funds for Alzheimer’s cure in local walk
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 4th
-Worcester economic updates, orders on Fire Department report, call for WooSox season debrief on council agenda
-Worcester will add 10 new voting precincts ahead of 2022 election
-"Earn While you Learn" program looks to provide EMT training
-St. V doctors back CEO, health care workers union supports nurses
-Homes: Here's what $400,000 buys in Worcester's red-hot real estate market
-Food: Gentile's Bakery bread now available at D'Errico's Market in Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Song To Get You Through the Week: Adi Sun delivers beautiful "Twin Flame"
-Award-winning violinist Johnny Gandelsman to perform at Holy Cross
-This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week Of October 4th
-Neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester this month
-MBTA announces $15 Commuter Rail passes for Marathon Monday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gazebo-Palooza offers a taste of Grafton
-Westborough analytics firm launches food inspection system
-Applications for Mary B. Grogan Fund for Youth now available
-Shrewsbury adds 2 additional Saturday leaf and yard waste drop-offs
-Tribute to Auburn man killed in Maine car crash
-Sports: Belichick, Brady reportedly held long postgame chat in Bucs locker room
-Brady, Bucs escape with 19-17 win
-Watch Patriots’ tribute video honoring Brady before the game
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Devers hits 2 HR as Red Sox rally on final day to secure wild card game at home vs. Yankees
-2 high school football games to be played at Polar Park
-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: Davis Mega Maze in Sterling ranked 7th nationally in new rankings.
-National: Dead birds and fish are washing up along a California beach due to an oil spill
-Pandora Papers expose tax havens for the rich and famous
-Tragic: Milwaukee drive-by shooting kills 11-year-old, wounds younger sister
-Health: Scientists eye opioid vaccine as a shot to stem overdose epidemic
-Food: Here's why bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels
-Animals: Mama dog shows rescuers where her babies are hiding (3:11)
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: Apple’s streaming service had fewer than 20 million subscribers in July, show biz union says
-Movies: Reaching pre-pandemic levels, "Venom" records $90.1M opening weekend
-Celebrity: Gloria Estefan says she was molested at music school when she was 9 years old
-History: State Normal School in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester DA honors Leominster officer for saving jogger's life
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear steals 33-pound package from a woman's porch
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: City announces first Youth Vax Giveaway winners
+6:00: "Too soon to tell," if large Christmas family gatherings will be safe, Dr. Fauci says
+Noon: Radio Worcester (10:22): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh "cautiously optimistic" about COVID
-McDonald's on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester is hosting a free vaccine clinic today
-Updated numbers for every Worcester County community
-UMass seeing alarming number of cases in pregnant women
-Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates
-FDA sets meetings on J&J and Moderna boosters, shots for kids 5-11
-ICYMI: Mass. doctor on new pill that could help treat COVID-19 patients
-UMass Medical School doctor of why herd immunity might never be reached
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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