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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
-Election Day 2021 in Worcester
*Joe Petty coasts to sixth term as Mayor
*Rose bests Cipro in District 1
*Mero-Carlson holds onto District 2 seat
*Nguyen wins at-large seat; Wally bumped
*Newcomer Jermaine Johnson leading vote-getter for School Committee
*Who are the 5 newly elected members of Worcester government?
*At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman thanks supporters (2:02)
*Worcester City Hall veteran surfaces as Election Day warden
In The News
+6:00: Plane makes emergency landing at Davis Farm in Sterling
+6:00: 36-year-old Worcester man with suspended license stopped, arrested on gun, drug charges
+6:00: Canal District Fall Stroll on Saturday offers dozens of discounts, prizes at nearly 50 small businesses
+6:00: Here are November menus from 3 local doughnut shops
+6:00: Worcester named worst winter holiday destination in U.S.
+6:00: 5 Things You Need To Know in Worcester - November 3rd
+6:00: Last Call with Leo Negrón Cruz, activist in the Latinx LGBTQ+ community
+6:00: Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Atlas Jenkins digs deep with "Doomsday Device"
+6:00: Shrewsbury Town Center Association announces the Yuletide Market and Light the Common celebration
-Lincoln Plaza getting a new tenant
-Historic Worcester bar to open Thursday for first time since early 2020
-Body of missing hiker found in woods of Leominster State Forest (:18)
-Man accused of beating Worcester man to death pleads not guilty to second-degree murder
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold on Chandler Street in Worcester
-Janice Harvey: The lost year of school has eroded attention spans, drive to learn
-WooSox seek to build on COVID-impacted attendance; City in "fairly significant hole"
-After 41 years, health/phys ed director Bob Berman always in the game
-Worcester's DPW hopes cost-saving sealing will help city roads
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-On heels of Stevie Wonder cover, Hot Water Music set for Palladium show
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (50:50): Old Forester Whiskey Row
-Tribute to a women who "loved Worcester and the arts" and donated her time to many art-related endeavors
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton school superintendent announces retirement
-After signing Amazon lease, Boston firm flips Northborough warehouses for $153 million
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, November 9th (:30)
-St. Anne’s church celebrates mass to honor the Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus
-Average Grafton homeowner will see a jump of $227 in property taxes
-Winchendon American Legion Post selling Norman Rockwell original
-Sports: Colt Brennan, former Worcester Academy star and Hawaii's Heisman nominee, went to "the dark side"
-Ng named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week
-Former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2021-22 Fall edition
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-National College Cornhole Championships Qualifier to be held in area
-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: Company signs 8-year lease at Unum building
-Colleges: Holy Cross partnering with organizations to address community issues
-QCC Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for spring
-National: Dad charged with killing man who allegedly sex trafficked his daughter
-Animals: Adorable adoptable pets of the week at Worcester area shelter
-Celebrity: Will Smith reveals he once "considered suicide"
-TV/Streaming: 5 holiday movies you can’t miss on Lifetime
-New on DVD: Cartoon canines journey from TV to film in "Paw Patrol: The Movie"
-Shopping/Deals: Auburn Mall offering visits with Santa, either sitting on his lap or social distanced
-Food: Dunkin’ unveils holiday menu
-Health: New test can detect over 50 types of cancer
-History: Main Street from Harrington Corner, early 1900s
-Homes: See inside 11-acre farm property for $1.47 million In Westminster
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Adopted woman finds bio family after 50 years
-Meanwhile, in California, 328 square-foot home sells for more than $1 million
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Multiple positions, Town of Holden
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
-Full time carpenters needed in Boylston
-Full-time cleaners needed in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Mass. kids ages 5-11 can begin getting vaccinations today
-10 myths about the vaccine for kids, busted by pediatricians
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester’s vaccine mandate begins with 93% of city employees complying
-Mass. officials report 1,066 new cases, 25 additional deaths
-Mass. reports more than 3,000 new breakthrough cases
-Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is 73.6% effective, according to new real-world study
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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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