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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Feeling more like fall, high of 68 today in Worcester
-Whitney Houston movie filming at Worcester Airport
-Downtown Worcester apartment building sells for $3.4 million
-Thousands registered for today's UMass Cancer Walk and Run at Polar Park
-Terms of last offer to start today at St. Vincent Hospital
-Big crowd visits cannabis-themed farmers market in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-TODAY! The Leaders of Tomorrow are Rebels! Notre Dame Academy's Open House on Sunday (:50)
-A fifth Worcester Community Fridge location opened in Union Hill
-Brazen daylight breaking and entering in vehicle in Paxton
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): Spirits from Mass. distillery now available at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester singer Izo has a message for doubters in "Foreign"
-Holy Cross students create new art installment inspired by Worcester
-Worcester's fall leaf collection will start on Monday, November 1st
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" No. 22 (24:32): Meet Kate Toomey, incumbent candidate for City Council At-Large
-Radio Worcester Candidate Series (18:09): Moe Bergman, incumbent At-Large City Councilor
-Radio Worcester Candidate Series (18:17): Candy Mero-Carlson, incumbent District 2 City Councilor
-Rosen's Roundtable #455 (24:40): District or All at Large School Committee
-ICYMI: New bakery opening soon in Worcester
-Mental health provider with Worcester location settles Medicaid fraud case for $25 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster Five sells former Auburn office for $2 million
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Saint John's names makerspace from alumni
-Northborough company hosts Pink Patch event to raise money for Dana Farber
-3 Central Mass. towns rank among 100 safest communities in U.S.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Player with autism gets moment of gridiron glory in Clinton
-Sports: Sox hit 2 grand slams, even ALCS
-Bruins open season with home win
-Crusaders roll past Georgetown, 48-14, in Patriot League opener
-Holy Cross football highlights (2:20)
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-High school football: Saint John's dominates BC High
-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: Resilient shoppers push retail sales higher in September
-Strike averted for 60,000 behind-the-scenes film and TV workers
-National: U.S. religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
-Nearly 40% of Americans seeing "serious financial problems" in past few months
-Tragic: Woman raped on Pa. train as fellow riders looked on and "did nothing," police say
-Animals: Orphaned baby donkey cried for days until he found new mom (3:11)
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: John Stimpson's "The Cape House" to premiere in Clinton October 18th-19th
-Celebrity: Michael Caine is NOT retiring
-A rock star's treasured guitar was stolen 45 years ago. An internet sleuth helped find it
-Food: Website shares secret menus from McDonald's, Starbucks and more
-Shopping/Deals: Shop Amazon's hot deals on hair heat tools
-History: Front Street and Soldier's Monument, downtown Worcester
-Homes: 5 open houses for you in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, woman gives birth to 14-pound baby
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Researchers in Worcester examine why COVID can cause "brain fog" in even some vaccinated people for months
-State employees must vaccinate by Sunday or face potential firing
-FDA delays Moderna vaccine for teens until heart condition studied: report
-ICYMI: Pfizer booster shots are now available at the Worcester Public Library
-Get the J&J vaccine? Experts say you should get your second dose as soon as it's available
-Did state lotteries motivate people to get the vaccine? Here's what one study says
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 local teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
-Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Festival
-100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
-Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine in sting
-Worcester Public Schools News (23:21): Doherty Edition
>FAITH: Local woman professes perpetual vows at Dominican monastery
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police introduces SafeCam Program
-Gardner officials push landfill expansion as area residents raise concerns
-Find your spot at The Yoga Nook
-Police chief says suspect indicted in Orange fraud case
-Millbury teen wins Elks Annual Hoop Shoot Contest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
-"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
-WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
-TODAY! Black History Month movie: “10,000 Black Men Named George”
-19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Why we highlight women's progress
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:13): Episode 5, What to do after snow storms
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple eateries and became a blackjack dealer at Foxwoods after retiring
>SPORTS: Major League Baseball games will soon be off ESPN in media bombshell
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Holy Cross announces updates to football staff
-Holy Cross goaltender Thomas Gale named semifinalist for Mike Richter Award
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-Railers lose in Savannah, 6-4
>CARS: Mass. is "actually a really great state to have car insurance in," expert says (2:03)
>NATIONAL: Professor tracking asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years (2:48). Article
-Ukraine planted explosives in Russian drone pilots' virtual reality goggles
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies by suicide after being bullied over family's immigration status: report
>NEW ENGLAND: JetBlue pilot arrested on sex charge at Logan moments before takeoff (1:59). Article
-Mass. Pike falling concrete: Inside the Prudential Tunnel, reaction (4:48)
-Family fights back against $200,000 in equity theft despite law change (3:58). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI students share global projects at President’s IQP Award final presentations
-Assumption names Jeffrey Gillooly vice president for university advancement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak is introducing futuristic high-speed trains
>BUSINESS: State unveils roadmap to lead global climatetech industry
-W.B.J. editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
>HOMES: Worcester County single-family home median price nears $440,000, as trends continue
>HEALTH: Doctor on the recent high flu activity (2:38)
-"A really bad flu season": Data, doctors report large number of illnesses in Mass. (1:48)
>FOOD: Cozy winter meals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: How Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni has changed Hollywood publicity
>ANIMALS: Dog keeps sneaking over from the neighbor's yard (2:10)
>HISTORY: "Washington Engine Co. No. 1 of Worcester, MA," 1870
>GOOD NEWS: Milford candy shop gives people with disabilities chance to make impact (3:26). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Haven, wayward seal found wandering streets
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