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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Lingering clouds give way this afternoon, high of 70 in Worcester
+6:00: 9 people injured in 2-car crash in Spencer
+6:00: Year in jail for former Worcester laundromat owner convicted of tax fraud
+6:00: Striking Saint Vincent nurses officially lose unemployment benefits
+6:00: After Kelley Square, Worcester City Councilors seek Newton Square redo
+6:00: Worcester restaurant owner in group that purchases farm for $2.6 million
+6:00: Table Talk Pies new $22 million Worcester headquarters completed
+6:00: Herd of cows gets loose in Holden neighborhood
+6:00: Webster’s Goya center $12 million expansion breaks ground
+6:00: Town of Millbury painting lines on roads overnight
+6:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (22:54): Men's hockey preview
+6:00: Polar expands with purchase of bottling facility in Texas
+6:00: FDA updates list of hand sanitizers that people should immediately stop using
+Noon: $5,000 bonus? Worcester City Council backs ARPA premium pay for some city employees
+Noon: The lights are back on at Cinema 320 — at WCUW
-Elderly Worcester man scammed for thousands, Worcester man arrested, police say
-Man rushes to rescue other residents after fire ignites in Worcester 3-decker
-National Guard deployed to drive some Worcester school buses
-"Don't do this:" Slain Assumption grad's parents plea to keep life sentences without parole (1:10)
-Supply shortage leads to creation of "glorious" tasty treat from Mrs. Moriconi's Ice Cream's
-Table Hoppin': Namaste Woo, Pacha Mama join Worcester Public Market
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 6th
-Worcester Ranked in Top 20 Safest Cities in America in 2021
-Candidates for at-large seats on Worcester City Council to debate Wednesday evening
-District 2 police body camera listening session draws questions on privacy, methodology concerns
-WRTA board to begin search for new administrator
-Worcester native Bryan Barbieri on advance team for Jill Biden
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-"Wonder Women of Worcester" exhibition honors city's trailblazers
-What does it mean to be Bottled in Bond?
-Worcesteria: Skip Shea's "Trinity" heads to Amazon, Leominster Garrett Mahoney rapper breaks down Drake
-Janice Harvey: The Great Quarantine of ‘20 has led to TV anxiety
-Last Call with Anita Farbo, Professor of International Relations and Social Change
-Tribute to longtime funeral director and active community member who recently passed away
-ICYMI: Long-planned conversion of Worcester church to apartments takes next step
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pholicious brings new options to Holden restaurant scene
-Open House to be held at Saint John's (:30)
-Water service interruption in part of Shrewsbury today
-Redevelopment of Beal moves forward following Shrewsbury School Committee vote
-Select Board pushes to make Grafton Town Clerk appointed, not elected
-To grant children’s wishes, Grafton’s Murphy is tackling the Boston Marathon — on crutches
-Sturbridge selectmen rescind hiring of deputy chief hours after vote
-Sports: Here's the schedule for the Red Sox playoff series against Tampa Bay
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Everything you need to know from Week 4 of the high school football season
-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: Worcester seeks core fixed-income manager to run $100 million
-Colleges: Gender gap on majority of campuses in Worcester follows national trend
-National: Evidence suggests anchor snagged pipeline caused California oil spill
-CIA reports dozens of informants arrested or killed
-Tragic: Young girl dies in car’s power window mishap, police in Arizona say
-New England: Concrete cracking at Seabrook nuclear power plant building
-N.H. man accused of stealing Amazon van that delivery driver left running
-Health: Implanted device stimulates patient’s brain, treats severe depression, researchers find
-Animals: Worcester area adoptable pets: Messi & more
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon for "Cats" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Game of Thrones" spinoff "House of the Dragon" teaser reveals dragons, fire and blood
-Movies: Worcester-shot "Don't Look Up" brings us the latest Apocalypse
-History: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester, early 1900s
-Homes: Northern Worcester County timber-frame home a "dream come true"
-Food: Here's why Mass. could soon be facing a local egg shortage
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Marines rescue woman from floodwaters near Arlington Cemetery (3:17)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, man opens emergency door, jumps onto wing of plane
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Shrewsbury enacts mask mandate
+6:00: U.S. COVID deaths in 2021 surpass 2020 total
+Noon: Pfizer vaccine efficacy against infections dropped over 5 months
+Noon: Life expectancy of American men fell 2 years amid pandemic: study
-Mass. reports 3,741 new breakthrough cases, 46 more deaths among vaccinated residents
-Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
-Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize booster shots
-Pfizer vax is 90% effective against severe variants
-Parent calls Wachusett's pandemic protocol less than optimal
-ICYMI: City announces first Youth Vax Giveaway winners
-Mass. officials report 1,184 new cases, 21 additional deaths
-Southwest Airlines to require employees to be vaccinated
-COVID spike pushes Alaska's health care system to brink
-Doctors grow frustrated over denial, misinformation
-"I was 100% wrong": Doubter changes tune while recovering in ICU bed
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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