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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny and cold to start the day, high of 51 today in Worcester
-Overnight: 8 dead, hundreds injured at concert festival in Texas, officials say
-Worcester teen still missing while another teen found in unrelated case
-A man broke into a home then fell asleep on the couch, Worcester police say
-Worcester restaurant owner escaped war in Iraq, persecution for better life
-South High football standout survived Bell Pond stabbing, war-torn Congo
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Get the Led Out, Jessye DeSilva and more ...
-Hanover Theatre event canceled because of low attendance
-Artist Spotlight: Suzanne Stumpf
-Symphony Pro Musica ready for return to live performance in Hudson and Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Ray Mariano: This is not your father’s Main South
-Worcesteria: Lessons learned from the Worcester election
-Tribute to member of the Saint John's Athletics Hall of Fame who recently passed away at age 63
-ICYMI: Worcester jewelry store closing after 51 years
-Planet Fitness to become Lincoln Plaza's newest tenant
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): You can blame that horrible North Grafton odor on … tofu
-Leaf and brush disposal today in Holden
-Next Open House at Saint John's on Tuesday, November 9th (:30)
-Auburn's annual tree lighting ceremony will be held on Friday, December 3rd
-Winchendon American Legion Post’s original Norman Rockwell painting auctioned for $3.6 million
-Sports: Holy Cross kicker Derek Ng has hit his stride for Crusaders
-St. John's beats Taunton, Wachusett beats Andover, Leominster tops Worcester Tech, Grafton bests Marlborough
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-National College Cornhole Championships Qualifier to be held in area
-Cars: Bertera Nissan in Auburn has a wide selection of new and preowned vehicles for you (5:38)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Home cooks seek loosened regulations on selling homemade foods
-Aaron Feuerstein, CEO who paid workers after Malden Mills fire, dies at 95
-Colleges: WPI confronts crisis following 4 recent student deaths, including one Monday night
-Clark geographer to lead key chapter of national climate assessment
-National: Analysis of census finds undercount but not as bad as predicted
-New England: Man in police custody collapses, dies after fight outside Cape Cod restaurant
-Driver was using Facetime when she struck, killed bicyclist in Western Mass., DA says
-Health: HPV vaccines are slashing cervical cancer rates by a massive 87 percent, study finds
-Animals: WARL's Adoption Option: Meet Salsa
-Celebrity: Jay-Z shares his tips for success in adorable interview with 11-year-old reporter
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: 41 movies and shows filmed in Massachusetts and ready to stream
-Shopping/Deals: Get early Black Friday savings with Target's Holiday Best sale
-Food: How supply chain issues will affect Thanksgiving dinner (1:45)
-History: Lincoln Park at Lake Quinsigamond
-Homes: 251-square foot Newton home sells for $315,000
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school hockey player who collapsed revived by college EMT
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, meet Doug, perhaps the world's largest potato
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
-Full time carpenters needed in Boylston
-Full-time cleaners needed in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Outbreak at Worcester County Jail, 2 units quarantined
-Worcester Public Schools, city locations administering vaccine for children 5 to 11
-Monoclonal antibodies that fight COVID not widely available in Worcester
-Pfizer says its experimental COVID pill reduces risk of hospitalization, death
-Breakthrough cases in Mass. rise after 2 week decline
-ICYMI: Parents can now make appointments to get children between ages of 5 and 11 vaccinated
-Looking for vaccination or booster? Here's the state's vax finder
-Choosing a COVID test before holiday gatherings: What to know about PCR, rapid test options
-Long COVID continues to stump experts trying to develop treatment for patients
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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