Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: 'No end in sight': 236 new cases in Worcester this week; City in Red Zone for 7th straight week
+6:15: Assumption locks down campus for a week because of spike in cases (:25)
+6:15: Worcester Common ice skating oval closed for season, Festival of Lights canceled
+6:15: What we can learn from 1918's deadly second wave
-Worcester restaurant, a West Side favorite, closes temporarily after positive test
-Worcester extends outdoor dining beyond Nov. 1
-22 percent of Assumption's residential students are in isolation or quarantine amid 8 more cases
-ICYMI: After backlash, iconic Worcester bar clarifies position on musical acts
-New signs that Mass. numbers are going to get worse
-Massachusetts reports 1,137 new cases, 36 additional deaths
-2 million rapid tests headed to Massachusetts
-What you need to prepare for the surge this season
-At the office: Marriott offering ‘day pass’ for people tired of working from home
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Seasonal Affective Disorder may not be as bad this year because of pandemic
In The News
+6:15: UPDATE: Woman killed, man injured after being struck by car in Worcester
+6:15: Man arrested in Webster for assault and firearm charges
+2:00: UPDATE: Man found. Earlier: Worcester Police Department working to locate 52-year-old Worcester man
+2:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+2:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Oct. 29
+2:00: Spencer man wanted for stabbing victim with martial arts sword
+2:00: Potential for discolored water today in Shrewsbury
+7:30: Worcester bank robber who paid drivers handsomely from his loot gets 30 months in prison
-Worcester's newest restaurant announces 'WE. ARE. OPEN.'
-Worker at Worcester car wash pinned by falling steel beam (:20)
-Investigation underway after manhole explodes on busy Worcester street
-Building supplier leaves Worcester site for Millbury
-Magically suspicious: Worcester man busted with cocaine hidden in Lucky Charms boxes
-Worcester Latin Kings leader sentenced for drug distribution
-Overdose incidents and deaths down in Worcester in 2020
-Union Station gets $29M federal grant for upgrades
-Public comment on police reform proposal will happen, Worcester city manager says
-ICYMI: Ch. 7 investigates why Cherry Valley homeowners pay ‘outrageous’ monthly utility bills
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Campfire Cannabis in West Boylston connects customers with the cozy outdoors
-Fall leaf and brush drop off in Holden on Saturday
-Sutton first responders honored by Worcester District Attorney
-Worcester County communities taking precautions to protect ballots at drop-off boxes
-Tribute to longtime Saint John's teacher who recently passed away
-Tribute to pioneering local priest who recently passed away at age 89
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-McDonald’s new pastries are here. Here’s how to get them for free
-Homes: Home, condo sale prices set new September records in Mass.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): NICU babies at UMass Memorial Medical Center get decked out for Halloween
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, wandering herd of cows trashes school's fall harvest display
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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