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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week!
+6:30: Boylston PD asking for help IDing car involved in hit and run (photo)
+6:30: Bill Shaner: Details of 2013 court case counter Worcester Police Chief's claim
+6:30: Auburn PD IDs car involved in last week's pedestrian hit and run
+6:30: Sterling Fire Department frees driver of overturned vehicle on I-190
+Noon: Big Y closing all locations on Thanksgiving, Black Friday
+Noon: Statement from Bishop McManus on papal comment regarding same-sex unions
+Noon: Worcester company lands $3 million round of financing
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+Noon: Edith Morgan: In praise of Worcester City Govt!
+Noon: Peppers returns to roots with gourmet takeout
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Oct. 22
-Restaurants hoping to weather the Worcester winter have three options
-New trial denied in 1991 Ding Ho murder in Worcester
-Spencer sex offender charged with exposing self on doorbell video
-Defund WPD calls for transparency from law enforcement
-Assumption alumni call for support of LGBTQIA students after message opposing same-sex marriage
-Local church leaders seek more light on pope's endorsing same-sex civil unions
-Worcester Public Schools' Scholarship & Financial Aid Book is now available
-ICYMI: Upcoming AMC TV series to be set in Worcester
-There are 29 openings on City of Worcester boards and commissions
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:53)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police continue search for 32-year-old Randall 'Randy' Cole, still missing after nearly 2 weeks
-Grafton Town Moderator resigns — a week before Town Meeting
-Driver in Spencer fatality charged with probation violation
-Local 4-month-old Saint Bernard destroys vegetable garden (:41)
-Special offer for Bravehearts Recess after school program in November
-Worcester comedian leaves out cheap filler on debut stand-up album ‘Hot Dog!’
-What's in your selzter? Consumer Reports finds toxic PFAS chemicals in several popular seltzers and bottled waters
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-Food: Whole Foods will now get your groceries ready for pickup in one hour
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in November (7:36)
-Shopping: 1 in 4 consumers have already finished their holiday shopping, survey finds
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Son reunited with father's '69 Ford Thunderbird thanks to Charlton dealership
-Meanwhile, in Florida, 'dumbest criminals' make it easy for cops when one leaves wallet at the scene
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: 'We're on the wrong track here': Worcester adds 191 new cases, biggest swing since May
+6:30: 77 Mass. communities now in the Red Zone
+6:30: Mass. making $51M available for small businesses
+Noon: Quinn's Irish Pub reopens after deep cleaning
+Noon: U.S. jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high
-This fall, only one Worcester Public Schools student hasn’t logged on out of more than 25,000, superintendent says
-MIAA recommends canceling high school winter tournaments
-ICYMI: Restaurant, a Worcester favorite, closes temporarily because of positive test
-Massachusetts reports 646 new cases, 22 additional deaths
-Baker: Maybe don’t travel for Thanksgiving this year
-Baker: No plan to roll back reopening but residents need to be more vigilant
-Boston Public Schools suspend in-person learning for all students
-U.S. nearing 'rapid acceleration' of cases, expert warns, as daily infections top 60,000
-Massachusetts plan gives vaccine priority to these 3 groups
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-CDC redefines close contact, adds brief encounters
-Deaths rates among hospitalized patients declining: report
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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