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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+12:45: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Chandler Street bookstore reopens after break-in
-Worcester bar celebrates 83rd anniversary
-Stuff yourself with cereal in front of your favorite cartoons at Pixels & Pints this morning
-Bicyclist seriously injured after car and bike collide in Leicester
-Companies to pay $500,000 for alleged illegal work in Worcester
-Worcester DPW Commissioner Paul Moosey dies
-Worcester has received more than 10,000 returned mail-in ballots
-Take a virtual tour of the Polar Park construction site
-Rosen's Roundtable #416 (28:20): Is a Ballpark Authority a good idea?
-Worcester to start rental assistance program
-Bill Shaner: Worcester will be hit hard by an entirely avoidable wave
-Group opposing evictions, foreclosures marches in Worcester
-ICYMI: Troubling times for Lincoln Plaza
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester because of the holiday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Chief bashes town's trick-or-treating ban
-Grafton residents’ video captures attempted car break-in
-Woman dies in Southbridge house fire
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-NOAA predicts what winter will look like for New England
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Homes: 4 open houses for you in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Wisconsin woman bikes 70 miles to celebrate 20th anniversary of heart transplant
-Meanwhile, in Rochester, N.Y., Zamboni bursts into flames at ice rink
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Quinsigamond CC to stay with remote learning for spring semester
-Worcester Public Schools facing another budget loss of $860,000 after previous cut of $15.5 million
-7 Worcester firefighters quarantined
-Second Auburn Public Schools student tests positive
-ICYMI: More than half of Worcester’s 137 new cases came from people under age 40 as city remains ‘high-risk’
-Mass. reports 702 new cases, 30 additional deaths (:18)
-Patriots cancel practice Friday after another positive test
-Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 9.6% (:22)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-U.S. sees its highest daily number of cases since July as fall surge continues
-WHO: Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver dies after propane truck crashes on I-190 in Holden (:31). Article
-Family members recall Worcester man slain in 2020 as killer gets 25-30 years
-Oxford woman thought she was helping stop fraud. Then $9,600 vanished (3:17). Article
-At old O'Connor's, a menu of legal troubles and $82,344 in owed taxes
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Time for change in Worcester? Here's why charter review won't be easy
-Worcester coffee shop is back with major expansion, new beverage program and more
-Plaque in Grafton honors Holly Piirainen 33 years after her disappearance
-Veterans Day events in Central Massachusetts
-Worcester Police Department log for Friday, November 7th
-Radio Worcester (14:08): Brad Kane on the Worcester County Insights Reporting Project
>DINING OUT: After fire, Worcester ramen spot rises from the ashes: "You can’t kill us"
-Serve up your restaurant's social media to thousands of hungry locals — for just $25!
-The 30 best burgers in Massachusetts, ranked (5:24)
-ICYMI: Traffic advisory for Lake Ave. in Worcester this week
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Run4Veterans 5K Road Race in Worcester (:44)
-Alumnus will buy land, drop legal case against Anna Maria College
-2 Princeton boys credited with saving home from fire
-Prominent Worcester attorney, community leader dies at 86
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: American Legion Post 42 meeting today
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley Woman’s Club crafts poppies for Veterans Day Parade
-Ox Trot 5K returns to Sturbridge after 1-year hiatus
-Spencer voters oppose allowing guns in municipal buildings
-Fitchburg moves toward posting legal notices online, not in a newspaper
-Webster man arrested after police find 20 pounds of marijuana following reckless driving incident
-Southbridge data center moratorium goes into effect next week
-Group of residents submit $600,000 plan to refurbish, re-open Northborough aqueduct trail
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Get set to party like it's Studio 54 as Vice bar gets set to open
>SHOWTIME: R.I. Comic Con welcomes stars of "Doctor Who," "Roger Rabbit" and more
-Eric Butler: From the Front Row | Twas the month before Christmas
>OPINION: John J. Cronin: High school annexes right course for Mass. voke ed
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 512 (27:04): Barry Maloney
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:55): Surprising midterm election results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was active with many charities
>SPORTS: Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson to miss several weeks with knee injury
-Dianna Russini details sports media return 7 months after photo scandal
-Jaylen Brown the latest former Boston athlete to face former team
-Teammates to rivals: Jayson Tatum and Brown’s relationship explained
-Patrice Bergeron among 6 inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard on Monday night
-Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 6
-College Football Playoff announces landmark expansion
>CARS: Ford facing probe of 1 million vehicles after airbags caused serious burn injuries
>NATIONAL: iPhone Duo users report cracked screens days after release (2:18)
-Cornell rocked by another sex assault scandal involving up to 10 students
-Tragic: U.S. tourist in Italy falls 1,000 feet to death on mountain hike
>NEW ENGLAND: Farwell trial (22:43): Jurors have been unable to reach a verdict
-Prosecutors indicate intent to retry Lindsay Clancy (1:39)
-Lessons – and opportunities – from starter home ballot question loss
>COLLEGES: Teaching the English language through Shakespeare at Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cruise line's ship detained — abruptly cancels vacay
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Financial Research: Retain your focus on economic fundamentals
-FedEx freight facility in Northborough sells for $36 million
>SHOPPING: Amazon early Black Friday deals kick off with savings on Apple devices, TVs and more
>HOMES: House phones are back: Why parents are taking smartphones away (3:20)
>HEALTH: F.D.A. issues new warning on GLP-1s over blinding eye condition
-Radio Worcester (12:28): Flu activity is rising early. What to watch for
>FOOD: Tips for finding the lowest prices on groceries (3:06)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc on Karen Read case (1:36)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" returns to theaters in December
>CELEBRITY: Russell Brand sentenced to 10½ years after rape conviction (:25)
-Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil’s girlfriend arrested for domestic assault against rocker
>ANIMALS: Officer rescues tiny kitten who waits for him the next day (3:15)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Moore & Company, 326 Chandler St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bystanders perform lifesaving C.P.R. during Maine road race
-Meanwhile, in Marshfield, police warn drivers as loose cow and bull roam
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