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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Generally dry, high in the upper 30s in Worcester
-Worcester 6 remembered on 22nd anniversary of Cold Storage fire
-From 2019, Leary Firefighters Foundation "Worcester 6: Heroes Remembered"
-Radio Worcester (10:19): Retired Worcester Fire Lt. Don Courtney and Hank remember the Worcester 6 and December 3rd, 1999
-64-year-old man killed in head-on crash on June Street in Worcester
-UMass Memorial fires 200 after deadline
-Do you recognize her? Worcester detectives looking for suspected porch pirate
-Worcester opens holiday season with Festival of Lights celebration
-Park Ave. Austin Liquors plans to add gas station, convenience store
-Bullet found in Shrewsbury middle school
-ICYMI: Local restaurateurs buy shuttered Worcester landmark
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-New Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: WCLOC, Merrimack Valley Ringers Merrimac Handel’s "Messiah" and more ...
-Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra pops back to Mechanics Hall
-Joyner Lucas' newest, with Lil Durk, "Rambo" (3:32)
-Area musicians celebrated at the Pulse Magazine’s 15th annual Worcester Music Awards
-"Worcester gets it": Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito applauds city’s growth
-Worcesteria: The road to the governor's office runs through Worcester
-Tribute to local man who worked in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree lighting celebration in Holden today
-Shrewsbury Public Library's annual Holiday Open House today
-Chain of Lights in Sutton today, Millbury tomorrow
-Millbury awarded $1.2 million for downtown improvements, 59-unit housing development
-Millbury town manager earns positive review, raise in first performance review
-Will FeedBack Earth pass the sniff test in Grafton? New method trial postponed to Monday
-Applicants pull out of Princeton marijuana cultivation project
-Sports: Holy Cross falls short at Villanova, 21-16, in NCAA 2nd-round game
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bravehearts accepting applications for summer internships
-New basketball team in Worcester hopes to add to community, be role models
-Clark University cancels 2022 high school tournament
-Railers lose, 3-2, to Adirondack
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: U.S. added a disappointing 210,000 jobs, but the details paint a different picture
-Take WBJ's 2022 Economic Forecast survey
-Health: Hearing Christmas songs on repeat is bad for your mental health
-Food: Company recalls sliced bread for undeclared allergen
-Shopping: These are the top items to buy in December
-National: Parents charged in Michigan school shooting, captured after manhunt
-Overworked assistant set bail too low for Christmas parade suspect, DA says
-New England: Massachusetts legislature passes $4 billion spending bill
-N.H. woman kept mother’s corpse in house for months as Social Security payments continued, police say
-Tragic: Mother, girlfriend arrested after remains of 9-year-old girl found in duffle bag
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on demand
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton isn't a "pushover" boss: "I've had to kick ass"
-Homes: Shrewsbury Colonial next to Dean Park lists for $1.85 million
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Spesh
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old boy finds a special friend in his neighborhood garbage truck driver
-Meanwhile, in Maryland, homeowner using smoke to manage snake infestation sets house on fire
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Seasonal Product Coordinator E-Commerce, with $2,000 sign on bonus by Dec. 2, in Worcester
-Host/hostess in Worcester
-Multiple opportunities, Town of Holden DPW
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Memorial runs out of ICU beds as cases rise (2:15)
-Doctors warn of possible winter surge in Mass.
-ICYMI: Do existing vaccines protect against Omicron? Boston doctors explain
-Mass. officials report 5,179 new cases, 27 additional deaths
-WHO says measures used against Delta should work for Omicron
-Do rapid tests detect the Omicron variant?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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