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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+9:30: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials and things to do
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+9:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Oct. 23
+9:30: Clive McFarlane: In defense of Kiara Dudley
-HBO Max TV series on life of Julia Child to film Friday at Denholm's in Worcester
-Overnight: Truck slams into Oxford convenience store (:27)
-Worcester woman arrested in Millbury with carload of merchandise stolen from local stores
-Driver runs away after single car crash in Auburn
-Bill Shaner: Details of 2013 court case counter Worcester Police Chief's claim
-Big Y closing all locations on Thanksgiving, Black Friday
-Statement from Bishop McManus on papal comment regarding same-sex unions
-Worcester company lands $3 million round of financing
-Worcester schools to eye 2-year kindergarten/Grade 1 program
-Edith Morgan: In praise of Worcester City Govt!
-Peppers returns to roots with gourmet takeout
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Boylston PD asking for help IDing car involved in hit and run (photo)
-Auburn PD IDs car involved in last week's pedestrian hit and run
-Sterling Fire Department frees driver of overturned vehicle on I-190
-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
-Homes: 5 upcoming open houses in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: See when your favorite fall TV shows' seasons premiere
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 3-year-old girl raises $4,000 for charity by selling her paintings
-Meanwhile, in England, woman calls off wedding with ghost after he 'kept disappearing'
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+9:30: Updated numbers for every city, town in Central Mass.
-Latest wave to continue rising through holidays in Mass.
-'We're on the wrong track here': Worcester adds 191 new cases, biggest swing since May
-Quinn's Irish Pub reopens after deep cleaning
-Positive test reported at Major Edwards Elementary School in West Boylston
-Massachusetts reports 986 new cases, 30 additional deaths
-77 Mass. communities now in the Red Zone
-DPH closes indoor ice skating rinks for 15 days
-Mass. making $51M available for small businesses
-U.S. jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-When does flu season start and end?
-Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Vigil being held for 10-year-old fatally hit by car in Webster (:51)
-Earlier: 10-year-old girl fatally struck by vehicle in Webster (1:16). Article
+5:00: "They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
+5:00: Worcester city manager says no to raising chickens in city
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 27
+5:00: Worcesteria: Eartha Kitt performance highlights the examined life
+Noon: Worcester councilor warns of fines and police to man fixing vehicle in his driveway (1:33)
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
-Rollover on I-290 in Worcester leaves car trapped between guardrails; driver OK
-Man charged with stealing tax refund worth nearly $1 million
-Worcester high school student, teacher awarded for excellence in English
-Phantom Gourmet visits new Worcester restaurant (5:24)
-Worcester residents fear massive development on peat bog could flood neighborhood
-A small Worcester printing company is on the cutting edge of a statewide push toward employee ownership
-Department of Higher Education has questions about future of local college
-As demand rises, Worcester Technical High School waitlist grows
-Teaching cursive in school — the arguments for and against (2:08)
-TODAY! Black Maternal Health Week Summit Monday at Holy Cross (:37)
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe opening earlier
-ICYMI: Son of Bruins great charged in local fraud case: Police
-Romantic partner of Joanna Brown called suspect in homicide investigation
-Eyes on public safety at Union Station: Police outline presence, stats
-Delays over Denholm building razing, development frustrate City Hall
-Who were Worcester's top earners in 2025? 92 city workers made over $200,000
-Worcester 17-year-old sells electronics with gun inside, gets arrested
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: A new era of leadership
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multi-agency probe after Auburn incident leads to gun arrest
-Leominster City Council withdraws human rights commission petition without prejudice
-Wachusett Earth Day: Where sustainability meets the needs of the community
-Community workshop on reuse of Maple Ave. property in Shrewsbury
-Man caught leaving Dudley crash, found with pills in damaged S.U.V., faces O.U.I. & drug charges
-Car shows, carnivals and road races: Oxford has a busy spring and summer ahead
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Behind the scenes of a theatre production at Holy Cross (12:33)
-"The Housemaid" author unveils true identity, also works as brain doctor from Boston area
-Gateway Players Theatre to host auditions for "Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville"
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 10 (29:11): Ellen Gould
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: What we need are more podcasts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1401 (25:24): Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (59:00): Dr. Gay Lee, LCSW-R
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime executive director of Central Mass. Housing Alliance
>SPORTS: Potential Day 3 sleepers for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics beat Orlando, 113-108
-Red Sox beat Cardinals, 9-3
-'Sader Stories Podcast (52:09): 2006 NCAA upset retrospective
-At UCLA, former Holy Cross and Assumption coach Bob Chesney sticks with old beliefs
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-2
-Railers beat Greensboro, 8-1
>CARS: Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50,000
>NATIONAL: U.S. and Iran leave peace talks without a deal
-Millions feel 1 emergency away from a financial crisis (1:50)
-1 dead in Chick-fil-A mass shooting after masked gunmen storm restaurant
-Tragic: Starving tot ate diapers, drywall to survive before dying of neglect
>NEW ENGLAND: Renters rally for 5% cap as housing costs surge in Mass. (1:43)
-Business owner says aggressive fundraisers threatened him for not donating to police union (1:19)
>COLLEGES: WPI celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month
-Assumption announces Commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest limiting each passenger to 1 portable charger per flight
-Travelers face higher costs, fewer flight options as jet fuel prices soar
>BUSINESS: Oil prices rise after the U.S. says it would block Iranian ports
-Office towers plunge up to whopping 95% off amid fire sale
-Google's A.I. Overviews spew millions of false answers per hour: bombshell study
>HEALTH: Test could expose dementia risk 25 years before symptoms appear
-New survey reveals if having a specific bedtime routine helps with sleep
>HOMES: What to know about the spring real estate market (1:40)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Cheesy taco skillet
>TV/STREAMING: Is Harrison Ford leaving "Shrinking"?
>MOVIES: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" casts Donald Glover as Yoshi, releases final trailer
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears checks into rehab
-Heather Grahams friends called her nerdy before she starred in "Boogie Nights"
>ANIMALS: Smiling senior dog dumped at the shelter is pure joy (1:41)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Pothole crew, Plantation Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: 102-year-old man strives for perfection through pottery (2:32)
-Meanwhile, in London, "vaping" squirrels spark warnings from experts
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