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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Sunshine this afternoon, high of 60 in Worcester
+6:00: Leicester teacher injured trying to break up high school fight (1:25)
+6:00: Do you know this man? Worcester police want to talk with him about stolen credit card
+6:00: Minor injuries in Holden crash
+6:00: Route 2 in Athol closed after motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
+6:00: Worcester to host groundbreaking of Crompton Park skateboard park
+6:00: See Veterans Day discounts at local restaurants, stores
+6:00: Reminder: No trash or recycling pickup in Worcester tomorrow
+6:00: 'Sader Stories (22:41): Women's Basketball season preview
+6:00: Listen Up: Gene Dante delivers glam rock extravaganza with "DL/UX"
+6:00: Last Call with Emily Campbell, Holy Cross professor
+11:30: Juror tests positive for COVID in Julia Enright murder trial
+11:30: Worcester housing market: How fast homes are selling
+11:30: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 10th
+11:30: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Grafton Middle School Soccer (:39)
-Restaurant to open new Shrewsbury Street location on Thursday
-Homes: Your first look inside Walker Lofts now renting in Canal District (1:49)
-Amazon store opening at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
-Deadly Worcester road targeted for safety upgrade
-Plaza construction, art installations begin on Main Street in Worcester
-Worcester's St. Patrick's Parade to return in 2022
-Jury sees treehouse where prosecutors claim Julia Enright killed Brandon Chicklis
-Worcester police make drug busts on King Street and Southbridge Street
-Worcester residents slam Spectrum for internet outages, price increases and poor customer service
-Rep. LeBoeuf calls for emergency hearing on Saint Vincent bed closure
-Crash on I-290 in Worcester involving several cars causes traffic backup
-Union Station to host Worcester Monopoly launch party next week
-Here's where you can buy a Worcester Monopoly board game
-Sheriff's annual coat drive to kick off Wednesday at Pepe's
-Notre Dame Academy to expand scholarship for diverse students with $1 million donation
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra returning to Worcester November 27th
-Food: Get festive with Charcuterie Woo this holiday season
-"508: A Show About Worcester" (29:16): COVID is over (Again)
-Worcesteria: Is Boston getting on the bus with Worcester?
-Board of Health offers support for city schools' sex ed curriculum
-Worcester community activist on being first openly nonbinary person elected in Mass.
-"I had a good life": Tribute to local woman who passed too soon and wrote her own obituary
-ICYMI: Popular Downtown Worcester eatery closed until further notice
-Broadway musical's run at Hanover Theatre postponed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Scout honored for saving 5-year-old swimmer
-Uxbridge woman wins $15,000 in Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes is an answered prayer
-Former Charlton cop indicted on charge of sexually assaulting a boy while being former camp staffer
-Dead trees in Sutton town cemeteries are a grave concern
-Millbury superintendent dispels sex education speculation
-Odor complaints rear their head at Webster cannabis grow facility
-Sports: Crusaders "impose their will" on Regis in opening win. Highlights (1:38)
-Patriots in the playoff mix thanks to stellar record against AFC
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins hold off short-handed Ottawa, 3-2
-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: Chacharone seeks life sciences tenant for former Allegro MicroSystems site
-Worcester nonprofit’s former executive director to return to the role after 5 years
-Colleges: WPI professor part of nationwide push for clean energy
-Holy Cross welcomes Homeboy Industries' Father Greg Boyle (1:15:45)
-National: Parents gave birth to each other’s babies after mix-up at fertility clinic, lawsuit claims
-Mother and toddler survive over 100 foot fall while hiking in Oregon
-New England: 3 officers wounded, gunman dead after standoff in Boston
-Christmas tree shortage expected in Massachusetts
-Tractor-trailer driver swerves to avoid hitting raccoon; hits cars, house in Lynn
-Health: Falling asleep at this time may help protect your heart
-Animals: Latest cats, dogs and other pets up for adoption in and around Worcester
-Celebrity: Paul Rudd named as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ Day launches week-long deals: $1.99 for subscription
-New on DVD: Queen of Soul gets "Respect" with biopic
-History: State Mutual Building and Main Street looking North in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. firefighters reunite with baby boy they helped deliver
-Meanwhile, in Utah, son shoots at his father over wrong order of chicken wings: report
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NEW Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Hospitality Job Fair coming to DCU Center on 11/17, 1pm-4pm
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Photos: Vaccine exhibit in Worcester aims to combat mistruths
-Radio Worcester (12:34): City Manager Ed Augustus talks vaccine mandate, Doherty groundbreaking, Ballpark Commission & more
-Vaccine mandate for Central Mass. companies of 100 a "recipe for disaster"
-Superintendent recommends vaccine mandate for all Grafton school staff
-ICYMI: Worcester begins drive to hold 50 in-school vaccine clinics in 2 weeks
-Mass. reports more than 4,500 new breakthrough cases, 30 additional deaths among vaccinated residents
-Pfizer seeks FDA authorization for booster for all adults
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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Classifieds
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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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