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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:45: Worcester comedian leaves out cheap filler on debut stand-up album ‘Hot Dog!’
+6:45: Defund WPD calls for transparency from law enforcement
+6:45: Students slam Assumption for sharing church document on gay marriage
+11:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Oct. 21
+11:30: Worcester Public Schools' Scholarship & Financial Aid Book is now available
+11:30: Driver in Spencer fatality charged with probation violation
-Upcoming AMC TV series to be set in Worcester
-$100K Mass Cash winner in Clinton
-UMass Medical School to build nine-story biomedical research and education facility
-Preservation Worcester donates historic building to city
-Public hearings set on future of Duffy Field in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:30): Worcester City Clerk Niko Vangjeli explains mail-in and early voting
-There are 29 openings on City of Worcester boards and commissions
-Worcester's LGBTQIA+ community hopes to find new unity
-Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr.: Remembering a friend and colleague, Paul Moosey
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurateurs not deterred by pandemic, set to open new restaurant next week
-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): 2 local police officers deliver working laptop to boy whose computer wouldn’t turn on
-Uxbridge police seek public help to identify individual
-Dog killed in shooting incident in Leominster
-More than 1 million Mass. voters have already cast ballots
-Search your community to see mail-in and early voter turnout so far
-Holy Cross hockey games to resume in November
-Special offer for Bravehearts Recess after school program in November
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-TV/Streaming: New on Amazon Prime Video in November
-National: Woman dies 'second time' after waking up in funeral home
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Shrewsbury firefighter, family make fire safety video for kids
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, John Oliver visits sewer plant named after him
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:45: MIAA recommends canceling high school winter tournaments
+6:45: Boston Public Schools suspend in-person learning for all students
+6:45: U.S. nearing 'rapid acceleration' of cases, expert warns, as daily infections top 60,000
+11:30: Baker: No plan to roll back reopening but residents need to be more vigilant
+11:30: Massachusetts plan gives vaccine priority to these 3 groups
-Restaurant, a Worcester favorite, closes temporarily because of positive test
-Worcester officials: Colleges dedicated to pandemic safety
-COVID sacked the economy; so why is Worcester so optimistic?
-Enrollment dives at Central Mass. public colleges, between 5-15%
-Radio Worcester (10:12): Worcester & Central Mass. update with Dr. Michael Hirsh
-Mass. reports 821 new cases, 5 additional deaths
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Could we face another round of grocery shortages as cases spike?
-Help being offered as eviction proceedings resume (1:49)
-Study: Pandemic to significantly impact commute into 2024 (1:27)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Stimulus package update: Is a deal even possible at this point?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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>HELP WANTED
+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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