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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 (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: New search of pond in deadly 2025 Shrewsbury shooting over graffiti dispute
+5:00: Worcester Public Library awarded 500 Chromebooks
+5:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
+Noon: Worcester rents fall for 2 straight quarters, first since 2010
+Noon: Happy returns as Dance Theatre of Harlem is back in Worcester
+Noon: I got 5 minutes on stage to tell my story. You can, too, at a unique Worcester event
+Noon: Last Call: Daisy Jane Birch, poet, performer
-Overnight: Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Southbridge (:21). Article
-Man killed in Worcester crash
-Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
-"A very large project": Here's the latest on Worcester apartment plan
-Radio Worcester (19:53): Stretch code debate continues in Worcester
-Worcester council pushes urgent talks to preserve Community Healthlink services
-Store owners: Prom dress sales down as inflation impacts family budgets
-"Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
-Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Worcester bakery closed until next week as owners open new eatery
-Earlier: Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Worcester cafe opens new location at Central Mass. car dealership
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introduces Nonna's Chicken Cutlet Wednesday
-ICYMI: Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police investigating shootings near Fitchburg State (2:24)
-Staffing, Buildings, Finances: Auburn Selectmen outline possible FY2027 goals for Town Manager
-Deadline to register for "Running With David" approaches
-Sturbridge Select Board approves "Liberty Elm" for Town Common
-Southbridge committee backs 4 firefighter fires
-Rutland Town Meeting on May 9th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Clinton Historical Society to pay tribute to Agnes Moorehead
-Shaboozey announces new tour, including stop in Boston
-Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
-Monster Jam roars into Worcester for May shows
-National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Doctors are to Black women what police are to Black men
-Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career administrative assistant with Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots players speak to the media about Mike Vrabel (1:01)
-Celtics lose to 76ers, 113-97 (1:56). Article
-Bruins beat Sabres, 2-1, in overtime
-Alex Cora turned down Phillies job days after Red Sox firing
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 3-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 10-1
>NATIONAL: Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again
-King Charles highlights U.S.-U.K. bond in speech to Congress
-Tragic: Infant son suffocated under weighted blanket, while dad yapped on Discord for hours
>NEW ENGLAND: State relaxes teacher licensing rules
-Man pleads guilty to murder of Massachusetts men in Vermont
-Police investigate 3 bank robberies in Everett, Boston (4:07)
>COLLEGES: Clark to hold Commencement May 18th at DCU Center
-Assumption announces second collaborative Accelerated Master's Program with WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This country is offering free National Park admission all summer
-Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Pawn shops are seeing something the stock market isn’t — and it has economists concerned (2:47)
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Ed Augustus on new role as UniBank C.E.O.
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Amazon, Walmart products recalled over child safety concerns
>HEALTH: Rectal cancer in adults as young as 20 rising at alarming rate
-Does a viral over-the-counter meds hack really treat anxiety?
>FOOD: How a Mass. company became greenest caterer in North America (1:55)
>TV/STREAMING: Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie-Jacob Elordi movie on HBO Friday
>MOVIES: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson tease dark mystery in trailer for "Verity"
>CELEBRITY: Christie Brinkley shares health update on ex Billy Joel
-Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo reunite for his 86th birthday
>ANIMALS: Tiny puppy refused to leave his paralyzed sister's side (1:44)
>HISTORY: Big Brother Bob Emery was a beloved Boston children’s TV show host
>GOOD NEWS: Middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver has medical emergency (2:49)
-Meanwhile, man laughed so hard at botched kick in Patriots-Giants game he had a seizure that may have saved his life
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