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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 (1:00). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Opening date for Worcester chicken restaurant pushed back for second time
+5:00: Tell-tale hearts gather for "Edgar Allan Poe Double Header"
+Noon: It's Halloween! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (15:29): T.J. Miller talks about pronouncing "Worcester", being "rock savvy" and his disdain of Goober
+Noon: Orchestre National de France begins U.S. tour at Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Halloween movies on Netflix for kids, teens and adults
+Noon: Netflix Halloween playlists for kids: A new wrinkle in its rivalry with YouTube
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Eleanor the Great," "The History of Sound" and more
+Noon: Did you know? Those iconic plastic pumpkin Halloween pails were once made in Worcester
-Driver dies after car slams into stone wall in Charlton
-Cause of damaging blaze on Main Street remains unknown to investigators
-Worcester man found in Leicester cemetery after early morning vehicle stop
-City of Worcester donates $250,000 to $1 million fund to help S.N.A.P. families
-Town by town Mass. map shows where S.N.A.P. cuts will hit hardest
-Central Mass. food pantries brace for impact as S.N.A.P. funds dry up
-Schools in Worcester County brace for increased student hunger from S.N.A.P. cuts
-Holy Cross injects stunning $800 million into Mass. economy, new data shows
-New playground at Worcester park
-TODAY! 11th annual Hill-o-ween 5 to 7:30
-Trick or treating 5 to 8 p.m. in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in brief for October
-T&G This Week: It may be Halloween, but Santa Fund is coming to town
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:41): Partisanship, Polar Park and police oversight
>POLITICS: Public schools, leadership style prove flashpoints in Worcester mayoral debate (w/video)
-Communication, accountability are themes in District 4 Councilor Luis Ojeda's campaign
-Meet the candidates: Robert Bilotta puts housing, safety center of race
-Manny Jae Media (1:30:39): Edson Diodoro Montero for Worcester City Council At-Large
-District 5 City Council debate (1:20:09)
-Robert Pezzella, former school safety director, jumps into politics in District 3 race
-District 4 council candidate Ted Kostas stressing taxes, public safety
-ICYMI: "Only God knows": S.N.A.P. recipients in Worcester wonder what they'll do if benefits end
-"I just want a cup of coffee": For "Walking Dead" star, fans and scripts can wait
-Worcester Magazine seeks 2025 Hometown Heroes nominations
-City of City opens $6 million in community preservation funding
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Gale Free Library children's room renovations underway
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Tribute to the founder of Leroux Meats, who passed at age 86
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Developer pitching 196 apartments in 8 buildings in Shrewsbury
-Spencer Special Town Meeting scheduled for November 6th
-Unique class at Nashoba empowers neurodiverse students with financial skills
-Leicester police warn of email scam
-Local firefighters graduate from Firefighting Academy
-Spotted lanternfly one of latest infestations in area
-Sutton Historical Society to host Revolutionary War presentation
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Duo Piano Gala, "Small Things," Sapling, and more ...
-The Gallery at Briarwood presents "Visions 2025," a Briarwood resident exhibit
-Worcesteria: Poe's spirit lurks on stage at "Double Header" performance
-"Lights, camera, BOO!" — Spooky World lives (?) again in "Spooktacular" new documentary
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:28): Skye Wellington, Owner and Founder, Innovintage Place
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local veterinarian
>SPORTS: NFL trade deadline moves that can put Pats "over the top"
-Bruins beat Sabres, 4-3
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey rides 3-goal third period to win over Sacred Heart
-Holy Cross women's hockey set for series with No. 8 UConn
>CARS: Ford recalls 227,000 more vehicles in record-breaking year
>NATIONAL: Virginia teacher recalls moment she was shot by 6-year-old
-King Charles III will evict Prince Andrew from his royal residence and strip his titles, palace says
-Tragic: Grandfather stabbed to death with screwdriver by granddaughter's nanny
>NEW ENGLAND: New charge over Sandra Birchmore’s baby for Matthew Farwell
-Worcester federal judge OKs $6.75 million state settlement over alleged prisoner abuse
>COLLEGES: Clark Games for Good keynote sees play as crucial to adolescent development
-Life in the First Year Lane: Field hockey, fire science, and finding community at Anna Maria
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 hotel rooms located entirely underground
-5 international travel rules that differ from the T.S.A.
>BUSINESS: Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently
-LPL Financial Research: What could spook markets
-GM lays off 1,700 workers in Michigan and Ohio amid slower E.V. demand
>SHOPPING: Shop Lowe's early Black Friday sale on tools, appliances, seasonal
>HOMES: The 30 most popular homes for sale in Worcester
>HEALTH: Annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives: What to know
>FOOD: Baby formula company slashes prices for S.N.A.P.-eligible families
>TV/STREAMING: Gayle King leaving "CBS Mornings" as network faces internal turmoil: report
>MOVIES: Michelle Pfeiffer made Al Pacino bleed during "Scarface" audition
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney debuts shocking new haircut on the red carpet
>HISTORY: D.J. John Garabedian invited the entire country to his "Open House Party"
>ANIMALS: Baby pigeon raised by dog loves playing in her yard (2:13)
>GOOD NEWS: Marine mom runs charity to fund trips home for troops
-Meanwhile, in Texas, monkey in diaper gets loose inside Spirit Halloween store: video
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