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+8:10: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Oct. 9
-Pilot program would allow increased outdoor seating at restaurants in Canal District
-West Side spot will be home to 3rd restaurant in 4 years
-Worcester arcade bar is hosting Saturday morning cartoons and all-you-can-eat cereal
-Worcester man accused of breaking into Westborough home, biting man held on bail
-Worcester health board sought to avoid 'berating' of police: Docs
-Family of late Holy Cross rower Grace Rett speaks out, working to build a gym in her honor
-Related: For Grace Rett 'it was all rooted in faith'
-Final beam of new VA clinic placed during UMass Medical School ceremony
-Stairs pose challenge for redeveloping Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Worcesteria: Open letter to Worcester Art Museum – let's take John Oliver's money!
-Where to drop off your ballot in Worcester
-Voting by mail? Avoid these ballot mistakes in Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Worcester won’t release internal police investigation in Beer Garden case
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden announces guidance for Halloween
-Central Mass. communities prepare for trick-or-treating while others cancel it
-Father, son escape serious injury when massive tree crashes down on car in Gardner
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-Worcester Bravehearts team up with Recess Take 2 for after-school option for area youth
-Tribute to golf pro and Leicester native tragically killed by falling tree
-Homes: 4 open houses coming up in Worcester
-National: 13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
-Man dies after falling off cliff while taking pictures; additional remains found during recovery
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester police officer and city firefighter retire after more than 40 years of service
-Meanwhile, in Italy, Pakistani man cracks 254 walnuts with his head for Guinness record
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Cases still climbing in Worcester, officials say people under 30 years old account for about 25% of cases
-Healthy 21-year-old who contracted COVID-19 warns Worcester to adhere to guidelines
-Worcester Public Schools cancel fall sports season, possibility games could be played in 2021
-COVID-19 safety ambassador program launching this weekend in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (24:19): Michael Marchand, owner, Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home
-ICYMI: Pandemic has cost Worcester more than $20 million
-Massachusetts reports 409 new cases, 8 additional deaths
-U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 840,000 seek jobless aid
-Patriots game moved to Monday night
-Most Americans only feel safe at home amid crisis
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Am I immune to the coronavirus if I’ve already had it?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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