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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Lingering clouds give way this afternoon, high of 70 in Worcester
+6:00: 9 people injured in 2-car crash in Spencer
+6:00: Year in jail for former Worcester laundromat owner convicted of tax fraud
+6:00: Striking Saint Vincent nurses officially lose unemployment benefits
+6:00: After Kelley Square, Worcester City Councilors seek Newton Square redo
+6:00: Worcester restaurant owner in group that purchases farm for $2.6 million
+6:00: Table Talk Pies new $22 million Worcester headquarters completed
+6:00: Herd of cows gets loose in Holden neighborhood
+6:00: Webster’s Goya center $12 million expansion breaks ground
+6:00: Town of Millbury painting lines on roads overnight
+6:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (22:54): Men's hockey preview
+6:00: Polar expands with purchase of bottling facility in Texas
+6:00: FDA updates list of hand sanitizers that people should immediately stop using
+Noon: $5,000 bonus? Worcester City Council backs ARPA premium pay for some city employees
+Noon: The lights are back on at Cinema 320 — at WCUW
-Elderly Worcester man scammed for thousands, Worcester man arrested, police say
-Man rushes to rescue other residents after fire ignites in Worcester 3-decker
-National Guard deployed to drive some Worcester school buses
-"Don't do this:" Slain Assumption grad's parents plea to keep life sentences without parole (1:10)
-Supply shortage leads to creation of "glorious" tasty treat from Mrs. Moriconi's Ice Cream's
-Table Hoppin': Namaste Woo, Pacha Mama join Worcester Public Market
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 6th
-Worcester Ranked in Top 20 Safest Cities in America in 2021
-Candidates for at-large seats on Worcester City Council to debate Wednesday evening
-District 2 police body camera listening session draws questions on privacy, methodology concerns
-WRTA board to begin search for new administrator
-Worcester native Bryan Barbieri on advance team for Jill Biden
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-"Wonder Women of Worcester" exhibition honors city's trailblazers
-What does it mean to be Bottled in Bond?
-Worcesteria: Skip Shea's "Trinity" heads to Amazon, Leominster Garrett Mahoney rapper breaks down Drake
-Janice Harvey: The Great Quarantine of ‘20 has led to TV anxiety
-Last Call with Anita Farbo, Professor of International Relations and Social Change
-Tribute to longtime funeral director and active community member who recently passed away
-ICYMI: Long-planned conversion of Worcester church to apartments takes next step
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pholicious brings new options to Holden restaurant scene
-Open House to be held at Saint John's (:30)
-Water service interruption in part of Shrewsbury today
-Redevelopment of Beal moves forward following Shrewsbury School Committee vote
-Select Board pushes to make Grafton Town Clerk appointed, not elected
-To grant children’s wishes, Grafton’s Murphy is tackling the Boston Marathon — on crutches
-Sturbridge selectmen rescind hiring of deputy chief hours after vote
-Sports: Here's the schedule for the Red Sox playoff series against Tampa Bay
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Everything you need to know from Week 4 of the high school football season
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Worcester seeks core fixed-income manager to run $100 million
-Colleges: Gender gap on majority of campuses in Worcester follows national trend
-National: Evidence suggests anchor snagged pipeline caused California oil spill
-CIA reports dozens of informants arrested or killed
-Tragic: Young girl dies in car’s power window mishap, police in Arizona say
-New England: Concrete cracking at Seabrook nuclear power plant building
-N.H. man accused of stealing Amazon van that delivery driver left running
-Health: Implanted device stimulates patient’s brain, treats severe depression, researchers find
-Animals: Worcester area adoptable pets: Messi & more
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon for "Cats" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Game of Thrones" spinoff "House of the Dragon" teaser reveals dragons, fire and blood
-Movies: Worcester-shot "Don't Look Up" brings us the latest Apocalypse
-History: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester, early 1900s
-Homes: Northern Worcester County timber-frame home a "dream come true"
-Food: Here's why Mass. could soon be facing a local egg shortage
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Marines rescue woman from floodwaters near Arlington Cemetery (3:17)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, man opens emergency door, jumps onto wing of plane
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Shrewsbury enacts mask mandate
+6:00: U.S. COVID deaths in 2021 surpass 2020 total
+Noon: Pfizer vaccine efficacy against infections dropped over 5 months
+Noon: Life expectancy of American men fell 2 years amid pandemic: study
-Mass. reports 3,741 new breakthrough cases, 46 more deaths among vaccinated residents
-Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
-Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize booster shots
-Pfizer vax is 90% effective against severe variants
-Parent calls Wachusett's pandemic protocol less than optimal
-ICYMI: City announces first Youth Vax Giveaway winners
-Mass. officials report 1,184 new cases, 21 additional deaths
-Southwest Airlines to require employees to be vaccinated
-COVID spike pushes Alaska's health care system to brink
-Doctors grow frustrated over denial, misinformation
-"I was 100% wrong": Doubter changes tune while recovering in ICU bed
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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