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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another beauty today, high of 72 in Worcester
+6:00: Six recent lottery winners from Central Mass.
+6:00: Traffic Advisory for Sunday in Worcester
+6:00: Radio Worcester Candidate Series (18:09): Moe Bergman, incumbent City Councilor
+6:00: Radio Worcester (19:33): Colin Bennie of Princeton, top American finisher in Boston Marathon
+6:00: Last Call with Mary Darling, local playwright
+2:00: Candidates for at-large city councilor in Worcester make pitch at YWCA
+2:00: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 14th
+2:00: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
+2:00: Five Things to Do: Ana Popovic, Sorrowseed, Worcester Chorus and more ...
+2:00: The Leaders of Tomorrow are Rebels! Notre Dame Academy's Open House on Sunday (:50)
-Open House to be held at Saint John's on Saturday (:30)
-Worcester police arrest Douglas man in brutal Shrewsbury Street cab carjacking
-Worcester police find 12-year-old boy who was reported missing
-"He thinks he owns the city": Neighbors' 911 calls raise questions about Worcester officer
-"Deviant activities" including dominatrix business at issue ahead of murder trial of Julia Enright
-Pedestrian crash in Worcester sends 26-year-old woman to hospital
-Landmark Worcester retailer gets an online reboot thanks to Clark alum
-Columbus statue in Worcester vandalized again with red paint (1:08). Article
-St. Vincent Hospital declares impasse in strike talks with nurses
-Nurses: St. Vincent owner has spent $100 million, newly hired nurses are already leaving
-Bill Shaner: Maury's Deli isn't the first, won't be the last
-Table Hoppin': Pholicious offers authentic Vietnamese fare in Holden
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
-Reminder: Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed one day all this week
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): Spirits from Mass. distillery now available at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-5 questions for Matt Wally, Worcester At-Large City Council candidate
-Worcester School Committee Debate (1:30:12)
-Worcester City Council to pursue consent decree over School Committee voting rights lawsuit
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (16:47): School Committee voting rights lawsuit & more
-Knocking on doors with Etel Haxhiaj, Worcester District 5 City Council candidate
-The Menzingers coming to shred The Palladium
-Tribute to a founding member of Beth Israel Synagogue who recently passed away
-ICYMI: Monday night shootings leave Worcester teen in critical condition, a man injured
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire chief turns down Grafton's offer
-St. Anne’s church celebrates mass to honor the Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus
-Sutton police lieutenant Lisa Sullivan fighting breast cancer
-Waters Farm in Sutton presents annual Fall Festival this weekend
-Paxton announces trick-or-treating hours
-Sports: Here’s the Red Sox-Astros schedule for the ALCS
-High school football Gridbits for Week 6
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Bertera Nissan in Auburn has a wide selection of new and preowned vehicles for you (5:38)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Worcester-area unemployment rate improves in August
-Inflation comes in hotter than expected as prices rise 5.4 percent
-Southwest Airlines canceled her entire family's flights and they missed her wedding day
-Colleges: WPI researcher leverages a unique robot for less invasive larynx surgery
-QCC club empowers young adults to speak openly about mental health
-National: William Shatner makes history as oldest person in space
-Los Angeles port going 24/7 to ease shipping backlog
-Social Security boosts cost of living adjustment to highest level in 39 years
-New England: State police cruiser overturns in New Braintree crash
-Man trying to fight off robber killed at Rhode Island laundromat, police say
-Tragic: Woman charged after allegedly starving her boyfriend’s 7-year-old son to death
-Animals: Stray Labrador won’t let rescuers near her puppies (3:45)
-TV/Streaming: "Squid Game" bests "Bridgerton" to become biggest Netflix series ever
-Movies: Cinema 320 at WCUW Radio to present documentary on George Balanchine
-Celebrity: Robin Williams impersonator’s viral spot-on impression has fans asking for a biopic
-Food: Company recalls potentially fatal bean and soy sprouts
-Shopping/Deals: Are the savings real at dollar stores?
-History: American Antiquarian Society
-Homes: 4-story condo in Worcester clock tower features views of Central Mass.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Runner whose heart stopped during race meets his rescuers
-Meanwhile, in Florida, gator goes up in smoke after chomping on drone (:41)
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-Waitstaff at Peppercorn's in Worcester
-Pest Control Technician, Experienced, at Colonial Pest Control
-Pest Control Technician, No Experienced Required, at Colonial Pest Control
-General warehouse associate at Imperial Distributors
-Full-time administrative assistant in healthcare office in Worcester
-First shift and second shift warehouse associates, production associate, bulk truck loader in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: UMass Memorial employees who have not received vaccine by December will lose their jobs, according to memo
+6:00: FDA panel unanimously recommends Moderna booster shots for at-risk adults
+6:00: When will Moderna’s booster shot be available? Here’s what happens next
-NIH study says mixing and matching boosters is safe
-ICYMI: City of Worcester to begin offering Pfizer booster
-Mass. officials report 1,471 new cases, 19 additional deaths
-CDC predicts continued declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths over next 4 weeks
-232 of 67,000 United workers will be fired for not getting vaccine, CEO says
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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