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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mostly sunny, high of 56 in Worcester today
-Drag racing behind Worcester police station led to fatal crash, 2 arrested, police say
-Do you know this man? Worcester police want your help
-Worcester Police Department looks to acquire more K-9s
-2 ex-employees of area medical practice sentenced in Adderall drug conspiracy
-Nurses on strike call company's $448 million profit “shocking and reprehensible”
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Bill T. Jones, Icon Museum, Joey Chestnut and more
-Daughter, mother from El Salvador open restaurant in Worcester
-Play "The Office" trivia in Downtown Worcester on Halloween
-Artist Spotlight: Evan Morse
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-See the latest additions to the Wachusett Wine & Spirits whisky selection (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits)
-Early voting starts today in Worcester
-5 questions for Moe Bergman, Worcester At-Large Council candidate
-City Councilor-at-large candidate Thu Nguyen wants community's voice in Worcester's future
-Worcester School Committee candidate Sue Coghlin Mailman touts business sense in campaign
-School Committee candidate and social worker Jermaine Johnson driven to devote my life to Worcester's kids
-Ray Mariano: Changing the way the School Committee is elected without asking voters a huge mistake
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Merchants holding Halloween in Holden 10-4 today
-Traffic alert for Salisbury Street in Holden today
-Wachusett club’s clothing drive supporting cancer patients
-Leicester to hold give-back day on National Drug Take Back today
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Shrewsbury yard waste drop off event today
-Brookfield police say keys found scattered around town are part of a problematic prank
-Sports: Holy Cross football players are excited to take to the Polar Park gridiron vs. Colgate
-Would your child like to Trick-or-Treat with Bravehearts mascot Jake The Lion on Halloween?
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-High school football: Wachusett, Shrewsbury, Algonquin win
-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: Stop & Shop holding career fair at all of its stores this weekend
-Mass. unemployment rate up to 5.2%, slightly higher than national average
-Colleges: Holy Cross celebrates inauguration of Vincent Rougeau as 33rd president
-WPI to host hands-on research experiences for Worcester-area teachers
-New England: 5-year-old Merrimack boy likely dead, New Hampshire AG says
-Tragic: Body of 3-year-old boy discovered a week after mom was found killed
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Maggie
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: Alec Baldwin didn’t know weapon contained live rounds, warrant reads
-EXPLAINER: Guns on movie sets: How does that work?
-Robert Durst ("The Jinx") charged with wife's murder nearly 40 years after her disappearance
-Celebrity: Veteran actor, "Bosom Buddies" sitcom star Peter Scolari dies at 66
-Food: Supply-chain disruptions are causing a shortage of juice boxes
-Shopping/Deals: Retailers turn to bizarre tactics to cover up empty shelves as supply chain crisis worsens
-Walmart recalls aromatherapy spray that contained deadly bacteria
-History: Lincoln Square in Worcester in 1880
-Homes: The 10 most expensive home listings in Massachusetts
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old sells his pumpkins to raise money for others
-Meanwhile, epic "Dirty Dancing" fail leaves woman half-naked on floor after
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-Quality Inspector, 1st shift and Assemblers needed in Charlton
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester honors 157 residents who died from COVID in last 12 months with white roses on Common
-UMass Memorial police officer Loi Ha dies after battling COVID
-Updated numbers for every Worcester County community
-State announces who can get Moderna, J&J booster shots
-Correction officers suspended after vaccine exemptions were rescinded
-Pfizer says vaccine more than 90% effective at protecting kids from infection
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Health has started ordering pediatric vaccine doses, will be planning clinics
-Mass. officials report 1,343 new cases, 15 additional deaths
-Brain fog in COVID patients can persist for months
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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