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

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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny, high of 59 today in Worcester
+6:00: Dominitrix had sushi dinner, sent texts to victim's phone after killing him to create an alibi, prosecutors say
+6:00: Worcester man charged with robbing local pizza shop
+6:00: National Guard no longer needed to drive students in Worcester, Wachusett districts
+6:00: City Council preview: Foley Stadium, Ballpark Commission, school pick-up lines & more
+6:00: After "roller coaster," Worcester marks new clinic for veterans
+6:00: Find the cheapest place to fuel up as prices rise
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 8th
+Noon: Salisbury Singers honor Michelle Graveline in jubilant return to live performance
+Noon: Bravehearts owner John Creedon Jr. given 1st Futures League Commissioner’s Special Contributor’s Award
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week Of November 8th
+Noon: Here's the most popular Thanksgiving side in Massachusetts
-Central Mass. restaurants that will cook Thanksgiving dinner for you
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses strike hits 8-month mark
-Sterling police searching for Ford F-150 after hit-and-run injures girl (:28)
-Worcester Fire Department chaplain gives his blessing to new fire truck
-WPI fraternity demolishes old house, plans to rebuild
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-ICYMI: Trial of dominatrix charged with murdering classmate to begin Monday
-Worcester-themed Monopoly game will be for sale at the Table Talk Pie Store
-TOMORROW! Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, November 9th (:30)
-Worcester Veterans Day Parade returns this month
-Worcester's Festival of Lights Returns on December 3rd
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Song to get You Through the Week: Stan Matthews delivers murder ballad "Rory Gene"
-Worcester Chamber Music Society music of Paris at BrickBox Theater
-Jim Coughlin: Worcester School Committee begins to reflect the WPS’s student body
-Tribute to longtime Worcester State professor who also served her community in a number of capacities
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn company receives a $104,000 grant
-Go Gators Go! Grafton football, field hockey, and girls soccer top first round of playoffs
-Community Harvest Project hosts annual harvest Home Festival
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Fitchburg
-Sports: Complete Patriots coverage in Boston Sports
-IceCats former players, fans reminisce on city's hockey team
-Railers powerless to stop Everblades in 4-1 loss
-J.D. Martinez, Christian Vasquez returning to Red Sox
-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: Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
-Planet Fitness to become Lincoln Plaza's newest tenant
-I’ve been given a performance improvement plan. Should I be worried?
-Colleges: Clark featured in The Princeton Review's 2022 Guide to Green Colleges
-National: Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help
-Illinois mother Sabrina Dunigan charged in deaths of her 5 kids after house
-New England: 1 dead, 2 seriously injured after raging blaze tears through 6-family building in Manchester
-R.I., Mass. senators renew push to make daylight saving time permanent
-Health: Man, 26, shares the unusual symptom that led to leukemia diagnosis
-Animals: New home for rare peregrine falcons comes to Worcester
-Celebrity: Alec Baldwin househunting in Vermont
-TV/Streaming: Emilio Estevez not returning to "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" season 2
-Movies: Marvel's "Eternals" tallies a $71 million opening at domestic box office
-Shopping/Deals: Amazon’s 31 best early Black Friday 2021 deals
-History: Worcester Market, Main Street, 1915
-Homes: 2 new Worcester foreclosures on the market
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Liver donor and recipient run New York City Marathon together
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, alligator walks off with golfer's ball
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-ICYMI: Worcester pediatric COVID vaccination clinics open
-Vaccines for kids 5 and up available Monday in Worcester schools
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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