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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 (:57). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
+Noon: Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial
+Noon: W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025
+Noon: W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester
+Noon: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music
+Noon: Street style served up fresh at fashion show
+Noon: Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.
+Noon: Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems
-Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)
-First responder training at 2 Worcester schools on Thursday
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm
-Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block
-Worcester assembles taskforce to improve train service
-New E.P.A. rules to limit P.F.A.S. in drinking water: Worcester is "meeting every standard"
-GoFundMe created to help Worcester teen in critical condition from shooting
-As Karen Read trial starts, Turtleboy's influence on display
-Worcester retirement home receives $8 million from H.U.D. for green renovation
-Woman finds 60-year-old message in a bottle in Mashpee, returns it to family that lived in Worcester (2:06). Article
-City hosts community planting days for new Miyawaki Forests
-9 cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $430,000 from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
>DINING OUT: 9 student chefs compete at Girl Scouts' Fork It Over event
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 69-year-old man
-Fourth Worcester triple shooting suspect turns himself in, police say
-Worcester police starting new unit dedicated to curbing gun violence
-Worcester woman comes face to face with man breaking into her home (2:10). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-TODAY! Ice cream making class Thursday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police hold free car seat safety inspection on Friday
-Auburn police to conduct liquor license compliance checks through October 31st
-Southbridge schools chief tops list of town employee salaries
-F.E.M.A. grant gives Spencer Fire Department 24/7 staffing for first time
-Leicester library encouraging people to donate their solar eclipse glasses
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Mini Golf returns to Bigelow Library in Clinton
-West Boylston police log April 8th to 14th
>BARS & BANDS: 6 of the city’s best espresso martinis
>SHOWTIME: Latin American concert and expo, celebrates culture and makes connections in Worcester
-Did Bruce Springsteen deliver a classic show at Mohegan Sun? You bet
-John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons Sean and James release first song together
-Worcesteria: Connections across the world through Palestinian poetry
-Prelim round for Teen Spoken Word Festival set for White Room
-Last Call: Richard Kravitz, artist
-Sarah Connell Sanders: No pachyderms pack at the circus
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 197 (28:36): Donald Unger, Editor, and Nick Zwirblia, Author
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young
-Unity Radio (1:45:58): Cannabis 101 x TheWoo508 Block Party
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who saved her infant daughter during 1953 Worcester tornado
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft "big part" of why Bill Belichick lost Falcons job
-Bruins-Maple Leafs playoff series begins Saturday night
-Celtics begin playoff series on Sunday
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 2-0
-WooSox beat Durham, 6-2
-Holy Cross Football Mic'd Up (1:32): Head Coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross football, women's hockey teams name captains
-Highlights of Worcester Country Club restoration catches members' attention
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recall: Over 450,000 Bronco Sport, Maverick cars recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 bodies recovered amid investigation of missing Kansas moms
-7-year-old sets up lemonade stand to buy mom's headstone
-Tragic: Mom dies in freak work accident after becoming "trapped" in machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Day 2: Analysis of jury selection in the Karen Read trial (9:53)
-What's behind Mass. halving its prison population? (9:28). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program
-Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity
-From doodle to digital: Clark Professor Ilir Mborja traces his art journey
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 unusual destinations to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: 4-day workweeks may be around the corner. A third of America's companies are exploring them
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-Google lays off workers as part of "pretty large-scale" restructuring
>SHOPPING: Local retailers brace themselves for Record Store Day
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, April 14th
>HEALTH: These are the reasons why women miss lifesaving breast cancer tests
-Many women still face barriers to getting regular mammograms, C.D.C. study finds
>FOOD: Food scientist reveals why Coke tastes better at McDonald's
>TV/STREAMING: "The Gates," Black-led daytime soap opera ordered at CBS
>MOVIES: "Pirates Of The Caribbean" producer confirms sixth film
>CELEBRITY: Clint Eastwood, 93, spotted in rare appearance with Jane Goodall at event in California
>ANIMALS: Wild seal swims up to diver to tickle him (3:03)
>HISTORY: Chapel at Hope Cemetery
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 86-year-old woman brings home gold medal
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, territorial turkey terrorizing school chased off by umbrella-wielding principal
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