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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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-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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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