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Each week through November, on Worcester Election Countdown, Gary Vecchio and Gary Rosen will update viewers on this year's Mayoral, School Committee and City Council At-Large and District races. Candidates for local office will appear on the show to let viewers know where they stand on the issues that are most important to Worcester residents, business owners, students and voters. No other local media personalities are as informed and skilled as Vecchio and Rosen in reporting on Worcester's municipal elections.
Episode 22 (24:32): Meet Kate Toomey, incumbent candidate for City Council At-Large
Episode 21 (28:42): Meet Dianna Biancheria and Laura Clancey, incumbent candidates for School Committee
Episode 20 (24:43): Meet Matt Wally, candidate for City Council At-Large
Episode 19 (24:38): Meet Jermoh Kamara, candidate for School Committee
Episode 18 (28:48): Meet Shanel Soucy, candidate for School Committee
Episode 17 (28:26): Meet Molly McCullough, incumbent candidate for School Committee
Episode 16 (28:54): Meet Candy Mero-Carlson, incumbent candidate for City Council District 2
Episode 15 (27:55): Meet Sean Rose, incumbent candidate for City Council District 1.
Episode 14 (28:36): Meet Johanna Hampton-Dance, Candidate for City Council District 2
Episode 13 (28:21): Meet Rick Cipro, candidate for City Council District 1
Episode 12 (28:14): Meet Gregory Stratman, candidate for City Council District 5
Episode 11 (28:46): Meet Moe Bergman, incumbent candidate for At-Large City Council
Episode 10 (28:15): Meet Etel Haxhiaj, candidate for City Council District 5
Episode 9 (28:02): Meet Guillermo Creamer, candidate for City Council At-Large
Episode 8 (28:15): Meet Sue Mailman, candidate for School Committee.
Episode 7 (28:22): Meet Yenni Desroches, candidate for City Council District 5.
Episode 6 (24:38): Meet Jermain Johnson, candidate for School Committee.
Episode 5 (24:43): Meet Bill Coleman, candidate for City Council At-Large.
Episode 4 (28:36): Meet Donna Colorio, candidate for City Council At-Large.
Episode 3 (27:21): Meet Steve Quist, candidate for City Council District 5.
Episode 2 (27:58): Their guest is the Worcester City Clerk City Niko Vangjeli.
Episode 1 (28:41): In this premiere episode we learn what the show is about and to expect in future episodes.
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 55 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Things to do if you’re moving to Worcester
+6:00: Gourmet burger spot coming to Worcester
+6:00: 4-alarm fire in Southbridge
+Noon: The Worcester cafe with a bookstore, with a second mini-cafe inside
+Noon: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, 'Rocket Man' and more ...
+Noon: Worcester's Samantha Valletta on team of indie "Watching Mr. Pearson"
+Noon: Trying to follow Father Dan Berrigan's road of nonviolence
-2 arrested in Worcester wanted for homicides in native countries, I.C.E. says
-Driver arrested after truck hits police cruiser on I-290
-Massive Worcester development project shrinks with latest plan
-Worcester juvenile probation officer returns to former school for Career Day
-Former Worcester Human Rights chair takes big role in congressional campaign
-Guardian joins Local News Day to celebrate community journalism
-City of Worcester opens $1.35 million funding round to expand affordable housing supply
-Community Legal Aid launches eviction sealing project for Central And Western Mass. tenants
-Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
-Learn how 2026 state education funding will effect Worcester
-Olympian from Worcester Stephen Nedoroscik, girlfriend break up
>DINING OUT: Ronnie's Seafood opens for 54th season (1:01)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-UMass Medical School names next chancellor
-Video shows dramatic arrest of 4 juveniles on Worcester's Orient Street
-Worcester fox attack victim speaks to Channel 7
-Worcester man used dead person's identity for benefits: Feds
-12 arrested as Worcester police block street takeover locations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rabies clinic postponed
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Holden police participating in Distracted Driving Awareness Month
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton contractor who fled state held without bail after extradition
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after S.U.V. crashes into Rutland stable, injuring horse (:30). Article
-Leicester police hold pinning ceremony for 2 promoted officers
-Shrewsbury police warn of scam
-Late payments for police ruffle feathers in Paxton
-Man arrested in Douglas after witness reports speeding vehicle with no regular plates attached
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at The Uxlocale on Friday, Val's in Holden on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Corrosion of Conformity to co-headline concert in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1370 (30:00): Raye, Little Image, Suki Waterhouse and more
-100 FM The Pike (16:48): Chris Jericho on his band that pays tribute to unmasked Kiss: Kuarantine
-Last Call: Tomicka Wagstaff, justice and equity leader at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The Caribbean, the diaspora and the truth we were told
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 488 (27:27): Julie Bowditch
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had a lifelong dedication to literature and the arts
>SPORTS: Best linebacker fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum reluctantly preparing for first trip to New York since Achilles injury
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 5-0
-Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
-Related: 50 days until Bravehearts season begins
-Bravehearts introduce Hometown Hearts program
-Holy Cross Athletics Spring Practice Report (1:23): Joseph Williams
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
>CARS: Ford recalling more than 422,000 vehicles over windshield wiper failure
>NATIONAL: Fragile ceasefire faces test as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
-N.Y. architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy was murdered by 11-year-old brother while he took a nap: family
>NEW ENGLAND: 13 people taken to hospital after explosion at industrial plant in East Providence
-Officers call for removal of North Andover police chief after Kelsey Fitzsimmons case (4:00)
-Mom saves son in Vermont river car crash
>COLLEGES: At WPI, steering toward better larynx surgeries (5:21). Article
-Anna Maria AMCAST (23:25): Faculty authors
-Clark G.I.S. student lands internships at Esri, N.O.A.A.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 4 surprising places everyone is traveling to in 2026
-5 critical airport jobs you’ve never heard of
>BUSINESS: DCU Center pavilion gets new name
-LPL Financial Research: Lessons from past conflicts for today’s stock market
-Oracle axes over 700 workers, the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf thousands
>HEALTH: Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
-Diagnoses of brain pressure disorder on the rise (2:38)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: The Home Depot Halloween decorations launch
>FOOD: How Burger King is beating McDonald’s with revamped Whopper
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for fifth and final season of HBO's "Hacks" (1:58)
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz to star in "Troop Beverly Hills" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Country star Ray Stevens breaks his neck, rushed to hospital in Nashville
-Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour cover Vogue together for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
>ANIMALS: Man saves tiny dog who was found beat up under a car (2:47)
>HISTORY: No one reported inclement weather like Channel 4's Shelby Scott
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's weekly tradition with mom pays off with $50,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Greece, woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long "worms"
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