Highlights in The 016 Thursday, November 4th

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  -Election 2021 in Worcester

  *Radio Worcester (10:26): Mayor Joe Petty on being elected to a historic 6th term

  *Etel Haxhiaj, Thu Nguyen celebrate historic firsts on journey from refugees to new city councilors

  *Jermaine Johnson was the top vote-getter for School Committee on his first campaign; here’s how he connected with voters

  *5 takeaways from the City Council race

  *At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman thanks supporters (2:02)

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Chilly again, high of 47 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Boston Globe: Worcester Regional Airport celebrates its 75th anniversary with the return of commercial flights

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (7:37): Jermaine Johnson on being the top vote-getter in the School Committee race

  +6:00: Diwali — Festival of Lights to be celebrated at Worcester Art Museum

  +6:00: No one hurt in Jeep rollover in Holden

  +Noon: WPI confronts crisis following 4 recent student deaths, including one Monday night

  +Noon: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 4th

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Get the Led Out, Jessye DeSilva and more ...

  +Noon: 41 movies and shows filmed in Massachusetts and ready to stream

  +Noon: Walmart early Black Friday Deals for Days

  -Plane makes emergency landing at Davis Farm in Sterling (:19). Raw video (:59)

  -Canal District Fall Stroll on Saturday offers dozens of discounts, prizes at nearly 50 small businesses

  -Here are November menus from 3 local doughnut shops

  -ICYMI: Planet Fitness to become Lincoln Plaza's newest tenant

  -36-year-old Worcester man with suspended license stopped, arrested on gun, drug charges

  -Worcester named worst winter holiday destination in U.S.

  -Worcester hosts groundbreaking for new Doherty high

  -Fallen Worcester Officer Manny Familia to be honored with beer called "Worcester’s Finest" 

  -NEW Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery 

  -Last Call with Leo Negrón Cruz, activist in the Latinx LGBTQ+ community

  -Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Atlas Jenkins digs deep with "Doomsday Device"

  -Tribute to a Worcester woman who was a nurse at St. V's for 43 years and taught nursing at Fanning Trade 

  -Historic Worcester bar to open Thursday for first time since early 2020 

  -$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold on Chandler Street in Worcester

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Don’t order that Grafton Fire shirt! It’s a scam

  -Shrewsbury Town Center Association announces the Yuletide Market and Light the Common celebration

  -Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, November 9th (:30)

  -Shrewsbury PD recognizes 2 for lifesaving actions

  -SELCO to install electric vehicle charging station at Town Hall

  -East Brookfield veterinary nonprofit opens hospital in Southbridge 

  -Sports: 21 Central Mass. football teams will play in the state playoffs?

  -High school football Gridbits

  -Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Brown nets 28, Celtics use 3rd-quarter run to beat Magic

  -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: Greater Worcester’s unemployment rate decreases to 5.2%, but labor force dwindles

  -Colleges: Clark University securing $100 million in new financing to fund future strategic investments

  -UMass Chan researchers receive $2.5 million grant for post-viral illnesses

  -National: Woman stole items from victim in mall shooting, police say

  -California zip line worker sacrificed himself to save rider, witness says

  -New England: Maine voters say yes to right to food, in first across U.S.

  -Animals: Tiniest abandoned puppy makes unreal transformation (3:13) 

  -Celebrity: "Happy Days" star Henry Winkler auctioning off Fonzie jacket 

  -TV/Streaming: Here are the must-watch November shows 

  -Movies: "Hocus Pocus 2" new details, cast members revealed 

  -Shopping/Deals: Best Christmas gifts on Amazon: 118 ideas for everyone 

  -Health: UMass Memorial docs continue to urge patients to stay on top of cancer screenings 

  -History: Callahan Supply Co., 32 to 34 Foster St., 1901 

  -Homes: 5 open houses in Worcester to scope out 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 4-year-old Australian girl rescued 2 weeks after being snatched out of camping tent 

  -Meanwhile, in Michigan, hunter claims he encountered Bigfoot and took shocking photo "proof"

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  -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

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: Parents can now make appointments to get children between ages of 5 and 11 vaccinated

  +6:00: Moderna warns vaccine shipments are falling short

  +Noon: Now that younger kids can get shots, when could they be fully vaccinated for the holidays?

  +Noon: COVID survivors describe long-haul effects, daily struggles

  -Meet the faces of Worcester’s #PostVaxLife youth vaccination campaign

  -Walgreens, CVS to begin offering vaccines for kids under 12 this weekend

  -Mass. doc explains importance of COVID vaccination in kids (3:09)

  -Pediatricians are ready to calm nerves about vaccine 

  -Free testing this week in Worcester

  -3 area schools can lift mask mandate

  -ICYMI: 10 myths about the vaccine for kids, busted by pediatricians

  -Half a million Mass. residents have gotten booster shots; state reports 1,290 new cases, 15 deaths 

  -Are booster shots same formulation as original vaccines?