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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mostly sunny, high of 60 today in Worcester
+6:00: Report: Grand jury investigation centers on Sutton Republican
+6:00: Radio Worcester (5:09): St. V's nurse Marlena Pellegrino responds to CEO's letter
+6:00: Seeking 5th term on Worcester City Council, Bergman views seat as best way to help people
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Candidate Series (17:07): Sue Coghlin Mailman, candidate for School Committee
+6:00: WCCA-TV's "Daily Breaking" (20:57): Terry Lamachia, Worcester Roots art exhibit
+6:00: Worcesteria: Are the Worcester, Boston and New England Music Awards worth winning?
+6:00: Janice Harvey: Looking for a bit of spare change
+6:00: Last Call with Mary Darling, local playwright
+6:00: Pets up for adoption around Worcester
-Worcester apartment complex sells for $22.4 million
-Striking Saint Vincent nurses respond to CEO’s open letter, call for guarantee of old jobs
-Axe throwing venue in Downtown Worcester to celebrate Grand Opening with free axe throwing
-Watch: The former Plantation Club in Worcester gets demolished
-Worcester police arrest man with warrants after pursuit
-Conversations over safe injection sites continue in Worcester
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - October 19th
-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 Tuesday
-ICYMI: 18-year-old shot multiple times in Worcester
-More than 5,000 drawn to Polar Park for UMass Cancer Walk and Run
-Related: Oxford rallies around 11-year-old battling cancer
-This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week of October 18th
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" No. 22 (24:32): Meet Kate Toomey, incumbent candidate for City Council At-Large
-Radio Worcester Candidate Series (20:34): Matt Wally on his run for City Council At-Large
-Candidates in Worcester's District 1 prepare for November election
-5 questions for Worcester At-Large City Council candidate Bill Coleman
-City Council Preview: Trees, private street policies
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fall Festival at Waters Farm in Sutton
-Sterling planner resigns, less than 2 weeks after administrator put on leave
-Shrewsbury Town Meeting opts not to purchase Lake Street tract
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Town Meeting votes to make Grafton’s Town Clerk an appointed job
-Paxton's Ryan Puglisi is attracting plenty of college scouts with his quarterback play
-Sports: Red Sox continue epic run with 12-3 beatdown of Astros
-Ellie de Andrade of Holy Cross Women's Golf named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-New Central Mass. Athletic Directors tournament kicks off this week
-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: Amazon looking to hire thousands of seasonal workers in Massachusetts
-Colleges: Holy Cross to celebrate inauguration of President Rougeau beginning on Thursday
-UMass Medical School researchers awarded $12.3 million for opioid addiction treatment
-National: Colin Powell, military leader and first Black U.S. secretary of state, dies
-Apparent falls during concert in San Francisco leave 1 dead, 2 hurt
-New England: Mass. officials consider doubling taxes on beer, wine and liquor
-Mom, boyfriend arrested for asking people to lie about 5-year-old N.H. boy who’s been missing 6 months
-Mass. among top 10 wrongfully targeted for debt collection
-Animals: Cat caught greeting delivery drivers on camera (3:06)
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney Plus in November
-Movies: Disney delays "Indiana Jones 5," "Black Panther 2" releases
-Celebrity: Ryan Reynolds taking break from acting after filming movie in Worcester, Boston
-Food: Turkey farmers say shortage of workers will delay production
-Shopping/Deals: Iconic LL Bean facing supply issues, mounting backorders (:45)
-History: 1930 Bancroft Tower work crew
-Homes: Video tour of Gorham Street home for sale in Worcester (:49)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston singer gave it all to "All of me." Then John Legend showed up
-Meanwhile, DoorDash customer trapped inside home by coffee order
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Waitstaff at Peppercorn's in Worcester
-Pest Control Technician, Experienced, at Colonial Pest Control
-Pest Control Technician, No Experienced Required, at Colonial Pest Control
-General warehouse associate at Imperial Distributors
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (17:11): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks mask mandate, school safety, ARPA and more
+6:00: Here are the states with colder weather that are seeing an increase in cases
+6:00: Why vaccinated people dying from COVID doesn’t mean the vaccines are ineffective
-Radio Worcester (8:11): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh gives us a mid-October update
-About 1,600 state workers miss vaccine mandate deadline, face firing
-FDA to allow Americans to "mix and match" vaccine booster shots
-Vaccination clinics for Holden residents
-ICYMI: Protesters rally against mandated vaccinations outside UMass Memorial
-Mass. officials report 2,815 new cases, 10 additional deaths over 3-day period
-Dr. Fauci says FDA panel concluded J&J shot should've been 2 doses
-COVID-related scams have bilked Americans out of $586 million
-Does the flu shot affect the vaccine’s effectiveness?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester's Aaron Nkrumah joins Denver Nuggets
+6:00: Worcester parents demand money for books rather than iPads in schools
+6:00: Worcester outpatient rehab center opens on Elm Street
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:25)
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New movies on streaming: "Tuner," "Power Ballad" and more
+1:00: See Studio Theater Worcester's "Superhero" this weekend
-Child hospitalized after falling out of second-story window in Worcester (:14). Article
-Worcester couple’s sex trafficking conviction in doubt after judge’s gift to victim revealed
-Worcester considers eliminating parking minimums to make way for more housing
-Missing pet tortoise returns to Worcester home after 3-day A.W.O.L.
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-Authorities identify Conn. man as wrong-way driver killed on Route 146 in Millbury
-Unpaid stipends, missing state scholarships: Questions mount as Anna Maria College closes
-Worcester School Committee approves $623.8 million budget, hears concerns over classroom technology
-Worcester chosen for bike program geared to riders 50 and over
-New Miss Mass. is a Westborough cop — hear from her, on the job (3:22)
-Public reading of Frederick Douglas' "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July" Friday on Worcester Common
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-2 Worcester nonprofits awarded Sincere Foundation grants
>DINING OUT: The 30 best ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked
-This Mass. restaurant is up in a treehouse (1:00)
-ICYMI: Deadly wrong-way crash on I-290 (2:12). Article
-Authorities identify woman who crashed into, opened fire at Sturbridge hotel
-Man pleads guilty to helping stage robbery of Worcester liquor store
-$1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
-Worcester police seize untraceable gun in Canal District
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Participate in Vision Zero Survey
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mourning Michael Earl, The Clam Box "family" to return to work
-Earlier: Heartbreaking loss: Mom remembers son killed in scooter crash (2:28)
-Gardner man arrested for O.U.I. after police say he fled rotary crash, left girlfriend in car
-Community Advocate Athlete of the Week: Havish Thotakura, Shrewsbury track
-Update from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-For $1, Spencer is getting its own ambulance service
-Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library invites all ages to "Plant a Seed, Read!" this summer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) at Friday and Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Blues with JC Smith, Colonail Charlton, Out to Lunch ...
-"The soldier behind the smile" — Harvey Ball's WWII memoir published
-The Silverbacks are set to perform at the Marine Corps League in Worcester
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr.'s 72nd year saw a new grandchild, boiler
-What's Up Worcester Crossroad Conversations (1:25:15): Elija Nassar, Gold Rose Art Gallery
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former owner of the Spanish Grill
>SPORTS: U.S. falls to Turkey on stoppage-time goal to close out World Cup group stage
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 10 through 6
-Dianna Russini bragged about using NFL coach to get out of ticket
-Timberwolves "explored Jaylen Brown trades," preferred LaMelo Ball: Report
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-3
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football home game times
-Bravehearts beat Westfield, 4-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 3-2
>CARS: 20,000 Toyota, Lexus, Subaru vehicles recalled. See affected vehicles
>NATIONAL: Ghislaine Maxwell files appeal, citing Epstein files release
-At least 17 people injured after driver plows into Mexican soccer fans celebrating World Cup win
-Tragic: Parenting influencer's daughter drowns in swimming pool
>NEW ENGLAND: Man arrested after alleged upskirt recording at Xfinity Center concert
-Supreme Court ruling could impact 45,000 Haitians in Massachusetts (2:53)
-Sail Boston releases full list of ship berthing locations
>COLLEGES: 2 WPI faculty named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellows
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Our trip to Legoland New York
-Some hotels are charging guests for smoking — even if they didn’t
>BUSINESS: Mass. pauses tax incentives for data center developers
-LPL Financial Research: Kevin Warsh could shake up the Fed
-4 startups receive $1 million investment through new Worcester accelerator
>SHOPPING: How scammers are using fake shopping websites to trick you (2:13)
>HOMES: 3 common laundry habits that may be wearing out your clothes
>HEALTH: Experts warn against misuse of weight-loss drugs (2:57)
>FOOD: Comfort food is out, premium meals are in while having a rough week: Survey
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Will Ferrell Netflix show, "Hawk" (2:28)
>MOVIES: "Blair Witch" movie reboot lands release date
>CELEBRITY: Mickey Rourke shows off missing teeth after being evicted from L.A. home
-Lionel Richie, 77, falls ill onstage in Minnesota, abruptly ends opening night concert
>ANIMALS: 3 of the cutest — but deadliest — animals on Earth (4:04)
>HISTORY: Black patriots finally get their place in history (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS: Doctor goes above and beyond for her cancer patient, ending with a big surprise (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, chicken becomes temporary police recruit after road rescue
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