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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

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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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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 (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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