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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Chilly start, cool finish, high of 49 in Worcester today
+6:00: Worcester to Philly flights grounded; American replaces with Worcester-NYC route
+6:00: Treehouse murder trial: Cellphone of Julia Enright’s boyfriend mapped near where victim's body was found
+6:00: New look, new name at Worcester City Motel in Shrewsbury
+6:00: UMass Cancer Center funds 5 research projects
+6:00: The top 12 scams consumers face this holiday season
+6:00: Last Call with Nick Farrar, singer for Hidden Figures
+6:00: Listen Up: GrandEvolution offers emotional portrait in "Glow"
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - November 17th
+Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (12:56): Tax rate, ARPA money, fare-free WRTA and more
-47 new apartments set to open today in Worcester
-Worcester bar channels its frustration over Monopoly snub into a good cause
-Related: Radio Worcester (7:34): Ralph’s Tavern owner Scot Bove on Monopoly feud
-Related: See the locations included in Worcester Monopoly
-Worcester woman accidentally fires gun while reaching for change in Northborough Walmart, police say (:31)
-Treehouse murder trial: Former neighbor of Julia Enright awoke to "blood curdling" scream
-Murder trial of Worcester man accused of fatally stabbing unarmed man in 2016 begins
-Near universal support for free WRTA buses ahead of key decision
-Record-long nurses strike remains at an impasse — and may never end
-Patient boarding in hospital emergency rooms — a crisis in Worcester and beyond
-TODAY! Hospitality job fair 1-4 p.m. at DCU Center
-Report shows Worcester residents should budget for $695 on holiday spending
-Your first look inside Walker Lofts now renting in Canal District (1:49)
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Coming soon: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (2:02)
-Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Santa Pub Crawl
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Music Worcester presents Naledi Masilo, South High students at BrickBox Theater
-Tribute to local woman who supplied treats wherever she went and knitted for newborns at St. V's
-Worcesteria: Worcester honored with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Prize
-ICYMI: "I put him in a headlock": Woman fights back during attempted carjacking in Worcester (2:22). Article
-Worcester restaurant's owner buys closing 40-year-old jewelry store
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charlton voters approve $12 million tax break for $300 million Amazon center
-Millbury Select Board OK’s land taking for McCracken Road project
-Knott family sells Northbridge mansion to Google engineer for $1.35 million
-Heirloom quality dining sets from Central Mass. furniture company (2:01)
-St. John’s High hosts seminar with best-seller author Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ
-"Murder on the 518" brings live theater back to Grafton High
-Sports: Matthew Sluka Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season
-20 years later, comparison to the 2001 Patriots
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: The Great Resignation may help you land your dream job. What to know
-AdCare picks behavioral health expert as new CEO
-Colleges: From Clark prof, Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations connected with a fictional character
-Final week of UMass Medical School Cares charitable giving campaign
-National: Allegedly intoxicated medic kills patient after crashing ambulance
-This is what’s in the infrastructure bill
-New England: United plane catches fire at Logan Airport
-Massachusetts firefighter dies of occupational cancer at age 39
-Tragic: Father dies saving his 11-year-old daughter in Michigan plane crash, family friend says
-Health: Clinical trial of nasal vaccine for Alzheimer's underway in Boston
-Animals: Cats, dogs, pets available for adoption in and around Worcester
-TV/Streaming: LeVar Burton to host game show based on Trivial Pursuit
-New on DVD: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt bring "Jungle Cruise" to life
-Celebrity: Britney Spears talks life post conservatorship
-Shopping/Deals: The 25 best Wayfair Black Friday deals to shop now
-Food: Giant Reese's cup "Thanksgiving Pie" is sold out — but you can still get one
-Homes: The most expensive new home listings in Massachusetts
-History: Along the shore at Green Hill Park, circa 1910
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Arkansas firefighters and paramedics rescue litter of puppies
-Meanwhile, in Littleton, loose cows evade police (3:32)
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NEW Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-Public Works Supervisor, town of Shrewsbury
-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
-Make Giving Back Your Second Act: AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and SCP looking for volunteers 55 years of age and older
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Pfizer booster shot could be available to all adults by end of week
+Noon: Dr. Fauci says U.S. cases need to fall below 10,000 a day to get to a "degree of normality"
+Noon: WHO says Delta variant accounts for 99% of cases around the world
-Doctor discusses "bump" in cases in Massachusetts (3:28)
-Radio Worcester (15:38): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID, homeless encampment, the holidays, new skate park
-Mass. reports more than 5,300 new breakthrough cases, 41 additional deaths among vaccinated residents
-ICYMI: Worcester County cases increased by 1,631 this week
-Mass. officials report 1,848 new cases, 24 additional deaths
-Can at-home tests make holiday gatherings safer?
-Unvaccinated Chicago couple dies from COVID weeks before their wedding day
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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