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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Feeling more like fall, high of 68 today in Worcester
-Whitney Houston movie filming at Worcester Airport
-Downtown Worcester apartment building sells for $3.4 million
-Thousands registered for today's UMass Cancer Walk and Run at Polar Park
-Terms of last offer to start today at St. Vincent Hospital
-Big crowd visits cannabis-themed farmers market in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-TODAY! The Leaders of Tomorrow are Rebels! Notre Dame Academy's Open House on Sunday (:50)
-A fifth Worcester Community Fridge location opened in Union Hill
-Brazen daylight breaking and entering in vehicle in Paxton
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): Spirits from Mass. distillery now available at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester singer Izo has a message for doubters in "Foreign"
-Holy Cross students create new art installment inspired by Worcester
-Worcester's fall leaf collection will start on Monday, November 1st
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" No. 22 (24:32): Meet Kate Toomey, incumbent candidate for City Council At-Large
-Radio Worcester Candidate Series (18:09): Moe Bergman, incumbent At-Large City Councilor
-Radio Worcester Candidate Series (18:17): Candy Mero-Carlson, incumbent District 2 City Councilor
-Rosen's Roundtable #455 (24:40): District or All at Large School Committee
-ICYMI: New bakery opening soon in Worcester
-Mental health provider with Worcester location settles Medicaid fraud case for $25 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster Five sells former Auburn office for $2 million
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Saint John's names makerspace from alumni
-Northborough company hosts Pink Patch event to raise money for Dana Farber
-3 Central Mass. towns rank among 100 safest communities in U.S.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Player with autism gets moment of gridiron glory in Clinton
-Sports: Sox hit 2 grand slams, even ALCS
-Bruins open season with home win
-Crusaders roll past Georgetown, 48-14, in Patriot League opener
-Holy Cross football highlights (2:20)
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-High school football: Saint John's dominates BC High
-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: Resilient shoppers push retail sales higher in September
-Strike averted for 60,000 behind-the-scenes film and TV workers
-National: U.S. religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
-Nearly 40% of Americans seeing "serious financial problems" in past few months
-Tragic: Woman raped on Pa. train as fellow riders looked on and "did nothing," police say
-Animals: Orphaned baby donkey cried for days until he found new mom (3:11)
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: John Stimpson's "The Cape House" to premiere in Clinton October 18th-19th
-Celebrity: Michael Caine is NOT retiring
-A rock star's treasured guitar was stolen 45 years ago. An internet sleuth helped find it
-Food: Website shares secret menus from McDonald's, Starbucks and more
-Shopping/Deals: Shop Amazon's hot deals on hair heat tools
-History: Front Street and Soldier's Monument, downtown Worcester
-Homes: 5 open houses for you in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, woman gives birth to 14-pound baby
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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
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Researchers in Worcester examine why COVID can cause "brain fog" in even some vaccinated people for months
-State employees must vaccinate by Sunday or face potential firing
-FDA delays Moderna vaccine for teens until heart condition studied: report
-ICYMI: Pfizer booster shots are now available at the Worcester Public Library
-Get the J&J vaccine? Experts say you should get your second dose as soon as it's available
-Did state lotteries motivate people to get the vaccine? Here's what one study 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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