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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy with scattered showers, high of 61 today
-NBC News on nurses strike: "This is not where we expected to be"
-34-year-old Worcester woman killed in Charlton rollover crash is identified
-"Worcester’s most insufferable restaurant critic" apologizes
-From assaults to drinking and driving, some Worcester cops were accused of crimes and got to keep their jobs
-27 Becker College properties have been sold for $10 million; some to be resold as single-family homes
-ICYMI: Glass facade at Midtown Mall could be completed by November 15th
-This Worcester eatery has the best French Toast in Massachusetts
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Celebrity: Holy Cross alum and "Handmaid's Tale" fiend Ann Dowd is school shooter's mom in "Mass"
-Day Resource Center to aid Worcester homeless community planned for Hammond St. building
-Worcester Academy students, Woo Fridges collaborate on community fridges
-Radio Worcester (5:27): Clash of the Cover Bands with Frank Pupillo of Shot of Poison
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): What does it mean to be Bottled in Bond?
-SeltzerTime podcast #127 (1:08:03): Setting the record straight with District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose
-Sides in Columbus Day debate open to meeting in Worcester
-Tribute to Worcester woman who fought for women's rights, breast cancer awareness, and sustainability
-Going to the Marathon tomorrow? MBTA has $15 commuter rail passes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Top of Wachusett Dam in Clinton open to the public for one day
-Shrewsbury adds 2 additional Saturday leaf and yard waste drop-offs
-Shrewsbury schools looking to hire additional support staff
-Open House to be held at Saint John's (:30)
-Holden studying projects from playing fields to redevelopment
-Blue Moon Diner, Worcester Lunch Car, for sale in Gardner
-Sports: Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox old home, McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, already falling into disrepair
-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: Lawmakers argue over benefits for app-based drivers
-Central Mass. collaborative workspaces receive $209,000 in state grants
-Colleges: Clark professor explores lost love, missed connections in new opera
-Holy Cross professor writes that caring for the environment has a long Catholic lineage – long before Pope Francis
-National: Georgia police officer shot, killed during first shift on the job
-Tragic: Child falls out of Manhattan apartment window, dies days before 4th birthday
-New England: Woman forced to throw infant out window after hoverboard catches fire at Wareham home
-Moose charges past police officer in woods of Ayer (:25)
-Health: Here's what experts say about the best time to exercise
-Animals: Seen this pigeon? It's missing from the EcoTarium
-Shopping/Deals: 15 best home and kitchen deals from Wayfair's October sale
-TV/Streaming: "That '70s Show" gets '90s spinoff with some original cast
-Movies: Best James Bond movies, ranked
-Food: Experts say prices at grocery stores will continue to rise for over a year
-History: Worcester Corset Company, 1885
-Homes: Virtual open house for 3-bedroom townhouse for sale in Worcester (30:38)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Head's-up janitor helps save doctor’s life in Minnesota
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, man survives nine-story plunge by landing on a BMW
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-First shift and second shift warehouse associates, production associate, bulk truck loader in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Burncoat High School’s football team sidelined after 10 cases
-Boosters, employer mandates drive increase in U.S. vaccines
-Booster shots in Massachusetts: Everything you need to know
-ICYMI: Auburn High School outbreak impacts classes, nixes football games
-Human behavior will determine when the pandemic ends, CDC director says
-Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? An expert weighs in
-Man accused of murdering pharmacist brother allegedly wanted to confront him for administering vaccines
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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