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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Unseasonably mild and sunny, high of 64 today in Worcester
+6:00: A boat stuck in Kelley Square causes traffic delays
+6:00: Worcester settles with Eversource for $8 million after almost a decade
+6:00: Edgemere Diner in Shrewsbury sold at auction
+6:00: Mrs. Moriconi's hosting ice cream pop-up on Thanksgiving Eve
+6:00: Longest lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years may be visible tonight
+6:00: How to watch the Patriots on Thursday Night Football
+Noon: Leicester man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
+Noon: Another year of zero-fare Worcester bus service approved
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - November 18th
+Noon: Earthquake? Meteor? Residents in Hudson, Stow report bang, shaking, flash in the sky
+Noon: The Mayor’s Live Music for Thursday
+Noon: Five Things to Do: The Velvet Underground, Public Works and Spaceout reunion, and more ...
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Pizzeria Bruno bring authentic Italian-style pizza to Sutton
+Noon: How much does Mariah Carey make when "All I Want for Christmas is You" is streamed?
+Noon: 900 CVS locations set to close over next 3 years
-American Airlines dropping Philly for 3rd daily flight to JFK from Worcester
-Experts say plan ahead for busiest travel weekend in 2 years
-ABC News highlights Table Talk Pies in story about "Made in America" bakeries
-Treehouse murder trial: Cellphone of Julia Enright’s boyfriend mapped near where victim's body was found
-Central Massachusetts hotel occupancy up, number of workers down
-New look, new name at Worcester City Motel in Shrewsbury
-Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates opening of the Torrey Lofts
-Homes: Walker Lofts in Worcester. Style and Convenience in one place (1:54)
-Coming soon: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (2:02)
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Notre Dame Academy, Shrewsbury High School among competitors in "High School Quiz Show"
-"508: A Show About Worcester" (25:02): Kevin Can Forget Himself w/Ali Reid
-Edith Morgan: New eyes for the Worcester Public Schools?
-Gov. Baker addresses issues impacting Central Mass. residents
-Findings of public hearings on Worcester police body cameras released
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (12:56): Tax rate, ARPA money, fare-free WRTA and more
-Was School Committee voters rights lawsuit against Worcester necessary?
-Art installations for Worcester's Main Street Reimagined initiative underway
-Last Call with Nick Farrar, singer for Hidden Figures
-Listen Up: GrandEvolution offers emotional portrait in "Glow"
-Tribute to former Worcester pub owner whose real passion was coaching youth sports
-ICYMI: Worcester woman accidentally fires gun while reaching for change in Northborough Walmart, police say (:31)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury selectmen adopt new tax rate as local housing market booms
-Developer proposes 55+ housing on South Street in Shrewsbury
-Leicester eyes former Becker buildings as new home of high school
-Affordable housing letter in Grafton spirals into accusations of disinformation, threats, arguments, and swears
-11th annual Holden Road Race on Thanksgiving
-Millbury Drama Club to present "Great Ice Cream Scheme"
-Sports: Holy Cross football reflects on Patriot League championship three-peat
-Patriots play Falcons on Thursday Night Football
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers close Canadian road trip with a win
-Anna Maria football making history with first NCAA appearance
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: City of Worcester, Unum working on amendment to TIF agreement
-Charter office, former Sam's Club, sells for $13.8 million
-UMass Cancer Center funds 5 research projects
-Colleges: Holy Cross President Rougeau leads discussion on politics and church (1:34:15)
-Clark professor writes about what Fed's tapering of support means for bond markets
-National: Alcohol detection systems will be mandatory in all vehicles
-Americans are overdosing on a drug they don’t know they’re taking
-U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
-New England: Questions about denied protective order as woman fights to survive murder-suicide attempt
-Officer shoots himself in the leg during firearms training on Cape Cod
-Health: How much sleep do you really need every night?
-Animals: 155-pound Mastiff falls for 5-pound Chihuahua sister (3:17)
-TV/Streaming: The shocking storyline "The Office" creators planned for Jim and Pam
-Movies: Mass. locales visible in new trailer for upcoming Netflix movie
-Celebrity: "Bones" and "NCIS" actor Heath Freeman dead at 41
-Shopping/Deals: The top 12 scams consumers face this holiday season
-Annual list of 10 "worst" toys released by safety group
-Food: Get McDonald's Egg McMuffin for 63 cents using the app Thursday
-Thanksgiving items are running out of stock — but don’t panic
-History: Ghost Towns in Massachusetts
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger returns hope with discarded Army uniform (3:02)
-Meanwhile, in Maine, roadrunner stows away from Las Vegas in moving van
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New Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-Public Works Supervisor, town of Shrewsbury
-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
-Make Giving Back Your Second Act: AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and SCP looking for volunteers 55 years of age and older
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: How to prepare for another winter of COVID
-Dr. Hirsh says Worcester's numbers are trending in wrong direction
-The definition of "fully vaccinated" is changing to 3 doses
-"It's going to look pretty normal," doc says about Thanksgiving (3:32)
-Dr. Fauci says U.S. cases need to fall below 10,000 a day to get to a "degree of normality"
-ICYMI: Doctor discusses "bump" in cases in Massachusetts (3:28)
-Mass. officials report 2,650 new cases, 20 additional deaths
-WHO says Delta variant accounts for 99% of cases around the world
-After getting the booster, can we go without masks in public?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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