Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week
+3:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Oct. 1
+8:30: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
-All commercial airline service suspended from Worcester Airport until further notice
-Meet the luxury designer quarantining in Worcester
-Family displaced after two-alarm fire on Oxford St. in Worcester. Gallery (14 photos)
-SEE THE LIST: 8 young people are missing from Worcester
-Radio Worcester (9:36): Grant Welker, Worcester Business Journal, on Polar Park
-Janice Harvey: Casting about for peace of mind
-'508, A show about Worcester' (40:20): Baseball field and related development, flying in and out of the state and more
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (58:24): Peter A. Stefan and Guardians of Tradition
-Galaxy breaks ground on $50 million building at Reactory in Worcester
-ICYMI: Southbridge man accused of choking roommate's 12-year-old dog to death
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wachusett to hire consultant to assess hybrid learning plans
-Shrewsbury Fire Department's new engine makes its first run
-Early release Fridays approved to help Grafton teachers plan
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-TV/Streaming: The 10 best TV shows in September
-Shopping: Walmart is redesigning its stores. This is what they’ll look like
-Health: UMass Medical School looks at how diet can impact Alzheimer's patients
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-Deeply disturbing: Woman films hospital staff taunting her before death
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nashua teachers making desks for students to use at home
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch as bear with three legs steals Diet Coke from garage
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+3:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+8:30: Moderna vaccine won’t be ready until spring, CEO says
-Mindful of cold and COVID, Worcester officials map winter plan for homeless
-In the red: Boston, Springfield join Worcester as 'high risk'
-Cases for every city, town in Central Mass.
-Home heating aid applications launched in Worcester
-Boys and Girls Clubs in Mass. facing loss of $20 million in revenue
-ICYMI: Bravehearts announce partnership with Recess for after school program
-Massachusetts reports 510 new cases, 32 additional deaths
-High demand for flu shots in Mass. amid pandemic (1:52)
-At the office: Some hotels offering ‘work-from-home’ packages
-What’s the latest on a second payment package?
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In The News
-'They didn't think twice': Hero cops carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
-Man to be sentenced for kidnapping girl from Webster Park, sexually assaulting her
-Filmmaker's latest project, shot in West Boylston, available on Amazon Prime
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-ICYMI: Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Under reevaluation in Worcester, school resource officers retain support in region
-Rosen's Roundtable #430 & #431: Racism in Worcester
-Black History Month in Worcester featuring actress Zara Cully
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
-Pandemic creates opportunity in parish
-Atlantic Union College agrees to sell 135-acre Lancaster campus
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March (7:46)
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Was its name Manny Quinn? Meanwhile, in California, carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
-DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
-Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. providing vaccination card protectors to seniors
-Doctor from Ghana volunteering at Southbridge vaccination clinic
-Utility shutoff moratorium extended until July in Massachusetts
-Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-ICYMI: Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Over 500,000 Mass. residents have received both doses of vaccine
-Mass. officials announce 1,516 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-FDA authorizes emergency use of single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Health experts explain impact of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
-Why Americans shouldn't turn their noses up at Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
-Plunging demand for tests may leave U.S. exposed
-Vaccine may create ‘Terminator’-type antibody response in those who have had virus
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Elderly couple in New York falls in love during pandemic, planning wedding after vaccination
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