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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Seasonably cool, high of 55 today in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester police arrest man with warrants after pursuit
+6:00: Amazon looking to hire thousands of seasonal workers in Massachusetts
+6:00: Ryan Reynolds taking break from acting after filming movie in Worcester, Boston
+Noon: Colin Powell, military leader and first Black U.S. secretary of state, dies
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 18th
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week of October 18th
-18-year-old shot multiple times in Worcester
-More than 5,000 drawn to Polar Park for UMass Cancer Walk and Run
-Related: Oxford rallies around 11-year-old battling cancer
-St. Vincent unveils "last, best and final" offer to nurses (1:14)
-New South High Community School holds series of ceremonies
-Worcester Public Schools world language department growing to fit students' needs
-Former Westborough man who secretly recorded roommates having sex ordered to pay $22,500 to couple who filed lawsuit against him
-French restaurateur feeds souls, not stomachs, at Worcester creperie
-ICYMI: Whitney Houston movie filming at Worcester Airport
-Downtown Worcester apartment building sells for $3.4 million
-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 Monday
-Mechanics Hall presents Music of Leonardo Ciampa (1:46:55)
-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
-Rosen's Roundtable #455 (24:40): District or All at Large School Committee
-Tribute to Worcester man given key to city for diligently maintaining the Quinsigamond Village War Memorial
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Do not use Lake Waushacum in Sterling
-Channel 5 visits Clinton artisan whose jewelry is available from Alaska to the Virgin Islands (2:02)
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Brazen daylight breaking and entering in vehicle in Paxton
-3 Central Mass. towns rank among 100 safest communities in U.S.
-Sports: Patriots lose OT heart-breaker to Cowboys
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Eduardo Rodriguez to start tonight's Game 3 of ALCS for Red Sox
-Worcester Railers drop preseason finale
-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: U.S. hasn't seen worker anger like this in decades
-Colleges: Clark community members honored for work on DEI initiative
-National: 3 dead, including suspect, after man cuts throat of Arkansas officer
-New England: Missing boater's body found in Mass. river (1:42)
-Wrong-way drunk driver crashes into several cars on I-91, police say
-Search underway for woman missing in the Berkshires
-Tragic: Alabama teen playing on iPad shot in "senseless murder"
-Animals: Giant dog is obsessed with his tiny human sister (3:17)
-TV/Streaming: "America's Got Talent: Extreme" on hold after stunt goes horribly wrong
-Movies: "Halloween Kills" carves out $50.4 million at box office
-Celebrity: Tony Bennett has set a Guinness World Record
-Food: Stop & Shop has launched a new online express delivery service
-Shopping/Deals: Walmart+ members get first dibs on Black Friday deals, which will start in early November
-History: "The New First Baptist Church" in Worcester, 1910
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Player with autism gets moment of gridiron glory in Clinton
-Meanwhile, in Ukraine, real-life Rapunzel hasn't cut her 65-inch hair in 30 years
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-Waitstaff at Peppercorn's in Worcester
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-General warehouse associate at Imperial Distributors
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:11): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh gives us a mid-October update
+6:00: Dr. Fauci says FDA panel concluded J&J shot should've been 2 doses
-Protesters rally against mandated vaccinations outside UMass Memorial
-Mass. hospitals see upwards of 90% of caregivers immunized as threats of job loss loom
-State employees now face firing if not vaccinated
-ICYMI: Researchers in Worcester examine why COVID can cause "brain fog" in even some vaccinated people for months
-CDC releases new guidelines on masks and vaccines this holiday season
-Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout
-"I wish that I'd got the shot": Dad of 4 who died of COVID days after his wife succumbed to it
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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