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
-'They didn't think twice': Hero cops carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
-Man to be sentenced for kidnapping girl from Webster Park, sexually assaulting her
-Filmmaker's latest project, shot in West Boylston, available on Amazon Prime
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-ICYMI: Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Under reevaluation in Worcester, school resource officers retain support in region
-Rosen's Roundtable #430 & #431: Racism in Worcester
-Black History Month in Worcester featuring actress Zara Cully
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
-Pandemic creates opportunity in parish
-Atlantic Union College agrees to sell 135-acre Lancaster campus
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March (7:46)
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Was its name Manny Quinn? Meanwhile, in California, carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
-DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
-Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. providing vaccination card protectors to seniors
-Doctor from Ghana volunteering at Southbridge vaccination clinic
-Utility shutoff moratorium extended until July in Massachusetts
-Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-ICYMI: Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Over 500,000 Mass. residents have received both doses of vaccine
-Mass. officials announce 1,516 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-FDA authorizes emergency use of single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Health experts explain impact of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
-Why Americans shouldn't turn their noses up at Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
-Plunging demand for tests may leave U.S. exposed
-Vaccine may create ‘Terminator’-type antibody response in those who have had virus
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Elderly couple in New York falls in love during pandemic, planning wedding after vaccination
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