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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Morning downpours, strong wind today in Worcester
+5:30: Christmas movie shot in Worcester playing for free Friday on the Common
+5:30: Worcester names search committee in hunt for new school superintendent
+5:30: Total blindness no obstacle for Worcester man building backyard shed
+5:30: Worcester Diocese's Partners in Charity raised 89% of goal
+5:30: Santa to return to Lake Quinsigamond for jet ski run
+5:30: UMass Police Department collects toys for foster children
+5:30: Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
+5:30: Holy Cross names Kit Hughes as new Athletics Director
+5:30: Wachusett Brewing teams up with Mass. nonprofit to give Christmas trees to veterans, families
+5:30: Type 1 diabetes cure? Man credits Boston company's study for new lease on life
+5:30: Here are the holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS, FedEx
-Crowds descend on Canal District for Holiday Stroll, tree lighting
-Driver killed in fiery wrong-way crash on Route 146 in Uxbridge
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 6th
-Worcester County man pleads guilty to keeping exploitative images of children in phone app designed to look like calculator
-Police ID woman who died after being rammed by a sheep on Bolton farm
-Worcester Art Museum features exhibit from the National Portrait Gallery in London
-Worcester Fire Fighters Local 1009 holds annual holiday food drive
-ICYMI: Restaurant holding soft opening at new location today in Downtown Worcester
-Syrian couple enjoy U.S. life as restaurateurs
-Worcester School Committee considers holding families responsible for Chromebooks issued to students
-5 things to know about parking bans in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-Karyn Polito: From Shrewsbury town meeting member to lieutenant governor
-Worcester City Council takes first step in facial recognition tech ban
-Edith Morgan: Bringing nature indoors
-Tribute to a Worcester woman who guided and assisted less fortunate children
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Women's Club holds annual fundraiser
-Sterling Inn will require a visionary to restore it following auction
-Festive mood at St. Joseph's Parish Annual Christmas Bazaar in Auburn
-Grafton Celebrates the Holidays makes a comeback
-Sports:Patriots take over top seed in AFC after Ravens lose to Steelers. More Patriots coverage
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls short to Brown despite late rally
-Bravehearts promote Nate Gonelli to assistant GM
-Worcester native Julia Snow thrives as Railers trainer, first woman to hold post
-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: Employee confused over role human resources serve in representing employees
-States with most and least severe labor deficits
-Health: Study on obesity cure by turning off "hungry hormone"
-Food: Ham, pepperoni products recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
-Shopping/Deals: Groupons for 7 shows at the Hanover Theatre
-National: Bob Dole, senate leader and 1996 Republican nominee, dies at 98
-Michigan school shooter's parents aren't showing "any remorse" in jail, sheriff says
-New England: Man found in Mass. forest was shot to death
-3 dead, 2 injured after Sunday morning fire in Bangor, Maine
-Missing UNH student found dead
-Tragic: 5-month-old girls stabbed to death by mother, police say
-TV/Streaming: Tim McGraw, Sam Elliott & Faith Hill take on the wild west in trailer for "Yellowstone" Prequel "1883"
-Celebrity: Taylor Swift sends flowers, note to Don McLean after breaking his record for longest song
-Homes: Pre-Revolutionary War estate in Mass. lists for under $1 million
-Animals: Saint Bernards help haul Christmas trees at Smolak Farms in Mass.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Customer surprises Dunkin’ employee with fully furnished house
-Meanwhile, Chipotle is selling a cilantro soap — and people can't get enough
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Radio Worcester (9:33): Dr. Michael Hirsh on Omicron, hospital capacity and vaccinations
+5:30: Mass. wastewater testing shows increased presence of COVID
+5:30: The U.S. is averaging more than 100,000 new cases a day, the highest level in 2 months
+5:30: Vaccinated Westborough high school and middle school students allowed to remove masks
+5:30: People placed on ventilators have high chance of mortality
-Massachusetts leaders working to get handle on Omicron cases
-ICYMI: First case of Omicron variant detected in state
-Dr. Fauci says early reports encouraging about Omicron variant
-Omicron variant may have picked up common-cold virus
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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