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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny, high of 59 today in Worcester
+6:00: Dominitrix had sushi dinner, sent texts to victim's phone after killing him to create an alibi, prosecutors say
+6:00: Worcester man charged with robbing local pizza shop
+6:00: National Guard no longer needed to drive students in Worcester, Wachusett districts
+6:00: City Council preview: Foley Stadium, Ballpark Commission, school pick-up lines & more
+6:00: After "roller coaster," Worcester marks new clinic for veterans
+6:00: Find the cheapest place to fuel up as prices rise
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 8th
+Noon: Salisbury Singers honor Michelle Graveline in jubilant return to live performance
+Noon: Bravehearts owner John Creedon Jr. given 1st Futures League Commissioner’s Special Contributor’s Award
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week Of November 8th
+Noon: Here's the most popular Thanksgiving side in Massachusetts
-Central Mass. restaurants that will cook Thanksgiving dinner for you
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses strike hits 8-month mark
-Sterling police searching for Ford F-150 after hit-and-run injures girl (:28)
-Worcester Fire Department chaplain gives his blessing to new fire truck
-WPI fraternity demolishes old house, plans to rebuild
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-ICYMI: Trial of dominatrix charged with murdering classmate to begin Monday
-Worcester-themed Monopoly game will be for sale at the Table Talk Pie Store
-TOMORROW! Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, November 9th (:30)
-Worcester Veterans Day Parade returns this month
-Worcester's Festival of Lights Returns on December 3rd
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Song to get You Through the Week: Stan Matthews delivers murder ballad "Rory Gene"
-Worcester Chamber Music Society music of Paris at BrickBox Theater
-Jim Coughlin: Worcester School Committee begins to reflect the WPS’s student body
-Tribute to longtime Worcester State professor who also served her community in a number of capacities
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn company receives a $104,000 grant
-Go Gators Go! Grafton football, field hockey, and girls soccer top first round of playoffs
-Community Harvest Project hosts annual harvest Home Festival
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Fitchburg
-Sports: Complete Patriots coverage in Boston Sports
-IceCats former players, fans reminisce on city's hockey team
-Railers powerless to stop Everblades in 4-1 loss
-J.D. Martinez, Christian Vasquez returning to Red Sox
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-National College Cornhole Championships Qualifier to be held in area
-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: Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
-Planet Fitness to become Lincoln Plaza's newest tenant
-I’ve been given a performance improvement plan. Should I be worried?
-Colleges: Clark featured in The Princeton Review's 2022 Guide to Green Colleges
-National: Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help
-Illinois mother Sabrina Dunigan charged in deaths of her 5 kids after house
-New England: 1 dead, 2 seriously injured after raging blaze tears through 6-family building in Manchester
-R.I., Mass. senators renew push to make daylight saving time permanent
-Health: Man, 26, shares the unusual symptom that led to leukemia diagnosis
-Animals: New home for rare peregrine falcons comes to Worcester
-Celebrity: Alec Baldwin househunting in Vermont
-TV/Streaming: Emilio Estevez not returning to "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" season 2
-Movies: Marvel's "Eternals" tallies a $71 million opening at domestic box office
-Shopping/Deals: Amazon’s 31 best early Black Friday 2021 deals
-History: Worcester Market, Main Street, 1915
-Homes: 2 new Worcester foreclosures on the market
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Liver donor and recipient run New York City Marathon together
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, alligator walks off with golfer's ball
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-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
-Full time carpenters needed in Boylston
-Full-time cleaners needed in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-ICYMI: Worcester pediatric COVID vaccination clinics open
-Vaccines for kids 5 and up available Monday in Worcester schools
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop
+5:00: Massport announces location of huge new solar field near Worcester Airport
+5:00: New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Earlier: Serious crash on I-84 in Sturbridge brings Friday morning traffic to a halt
+5:00: The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
+5:00: John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night
+Noon: Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury
+Noon: Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
+Noon: It's Good Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more
+Noon: Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium
+Noon: Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider
+Noon: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
-UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
-Earlier: Cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Medical School stands to lose $80 million, Gov. Healey says
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-Paul Revere lantern replica coming to Worcester City Hall
-State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar
-Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent
-Mass. graduation requirements listening session in Worcester
-Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. will stop covering popular drugs for weight loss
>FAITH: Christians in Worcester practice their faith amid cultural, political divisions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries
-Where Worcester ranks among U.S. cities where a family making $100,000 can "still be broke"
-Pickleball push sparks discussion over Worcester court upgrades
-How Armenian-American Heritage Month was proclaimed
-Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden slated to get fiber internet
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster woman arrested for stealing $38 in merchandise from Hannaford
-2 arrested after traffic stop leads to fentanyl trafficking bust in Shrewsbury
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Recreation Department Eggstravaganza
-David Prouty center court logo to be embedded in lobby floor
-Snow changes plans for Richards Library Book Sale
-Clinton election paper deadline is Friday
-Blackstone River tributaries in Sutton and Millbury graded
-Become a Salt Sleuth and clean up near the reservoir
-Bolton board will be a duo at least 'til fall
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Call for vendors for 2025 Wednesdays on Water
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Finding the perfect balance in friendship & motherhood
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:47): Nataki Romeo, Cafe Romeo
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career firefighter in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics enter playoffs embracing adversity, tougher path to repeating as NBA champs
-Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Holy Cross football 2025 season ticket memberships on sale now
-WooSox throw combined no-hitter over 7 innings in doubleheader sweep
>CARS: Honda denies reported plan to shift production from Canada, Mexico to U.S.
>NATIONAL: 2 dead, 6 hospitalized after Florida State shooting; suspect in custody
-At least 4 tourists reported dead following devastating cable car crash in Italy
>TRAGIC: "Hero" deacon shot dead protecting others at church Easter egg hunt
>NEW ENGLAND: Militia memorializes 250th anniversary of Battle of Lexington (3:35)
-Assailant storms Mass. courthouse in gas mask, tactical gear and pepper sprays, assaults several victims: video
>COLLEGES: The WPI Podcast, Episode 6 (38:32): Global Projects Program at 50
-Holy Cross Policy and Politics Seminar hosts Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the most densely populated cities on Earth
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. welcomes 7 biotech startups to incubator facility in Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-What to know about paying down credit cards with personal loan (1:55)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
>SHOPPING: Shein, Temu price hike — What shoppers need to know amid tariffs
>HEALTH: Dr. Mallika Marshall answers questions about measles outbreak (2:21)
-Heated workouts and hot yoga are all the rage. But are they actually good for you?
>FOOD: McDonald's Gold Card — What it is and how to get one
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch "Law and Order: Organized Crime" Season 5 on Peacock
>MOVIES: Who could be next James Bond amid Amazon shakeups: experts
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love
>ANIMALS: Yes, your cat is ignoring you on purpose (1:48)
>HISTORY: 6 jobs from the 1950s that barely exist today
>GOOD NEWS: High school senior accepted to 7 Ivy League colleges: "I'm still processing it"
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 309 people don banana hats to break world record at museum
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