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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Beautiful day Sunday before rain arrives
-Police ask for public’s help to find missing Worcester man
-ICYMI: Drag racing behind Worcester police station led to fatal crash, 2 arrested, police say
-Tenet CEO to local politicians: Mind your own business
-Holy Cross blows out Colgate in front of sellout crowd at Polar Park
-Railers win home opener in front of 2nd largest crowd in franchise history
-Brewery opens brew house and taproom
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Bill T. Jones, Icon Museum, Joey Chestnut and more
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester named 2nd best city for pumpkin lovers in U.S.
-Walking through the Salisbury District in Worcester (23:54)
-Farmers protest at Worcester cannabis farmer's market
-See the latest additions to the Wachusett Wine & Spirits whisky selection (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits)
-5 questions for Moe Bergman, Worcester At-Large Council candidate
-Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty on running for a 6th term, what's next for city
-Worcester School Committee candidate Jermoh Kamara touts 5-point plan in election bid
-City Council gets sneak preview on Worcester's health inequities
-WCCA-TV's "This is Worcester" (28:35): Dr. Peter McConarty
-Tribute to longtime Worcester business owner who recently passed away
-63rd annual Red Mass Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Paul
-"We Are Here: Songs of the Holocaust" program at Temple Emanuel Sinai
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Common entrance destroyed in overnight crash
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (:30)
-Group launches new effort to restore Auburn's "Green Dome"
-Millbury First Congregational Church is holding a turkey raffle
-Sports: Worcester Tech grad wins world title in pommel horse
-Would your child like to Trick-or-Treat with Bravehearts mascot Jake The Lion on Halloween?
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-High school football Doherty, Northbridge win
-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: Worcester company unveils first fully branded fuel station and convenience store
-Colleges: A full recap of the Friday's inauguration at Holy Cross
-ACE Fellow sees WPI as model for leadership and equity
-New England: 4 men, 2 dogs rescued minutes before boat capsizes off coast of Chatham
-"Nobody deserves to die this way": Body of missing 5-year-old N.H. boy found near state park in Abington
-2 New England college lacrosse players killed in crash
-Animals: 1-pound puppy is an absolute terror — until he meets this girl (3:06)
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO and HBO Max in November
-Movies: New movies on demand
-Celebrity: "Feeling pretty good": Olivia Newton-John offers cancer update
-Food: Salami snack sold at Trader Joe's linked to child Salmonella outbreak, CDC says
-Shopping/Deals: Sephora launches same-day delivery service
-History: Main Street looking North in 1910
-Homes: See inside this Worcester estate in historic district
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Auto shop helps Iowa mom keep rolling
-Meanwhile, in Canada, machete-wielding clown arrested after drug deal gone wrong
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Full time carpenters needed in Boylston
-Full-time cleaners needed in Boylston
-Quality Inspector, 1st shift and Assemblers needed in Charlton
-Waitstaff at Peppercorn's in Worcester
-Pest Control Technician, Experienced, at Colonial Pest Control
-Pest Control Technician, No Experienced Required, at Colonial Pest Control
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Medical School study finds association between long-COVID symptoms and altered oral microbiome
-ICYMI: Worcester honors 157 residents who died from COVID in last 12 months with white roses on Common
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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