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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Cool, high of 36 today in Worcester; 1" to 2" of snow tomorrow
+6:00: Worcester man charged with 7th OUI offense after police K-9 chase through Oxford woods
+6:00: 216-unit apartment building planned for Worcester would be among largest buildings outside downtown
+6:00: "Don't Look Up" director Adam McKay recalls his childhood in city
+6:00: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 7th
+6:00: Radio Worcester (12:42): City Manager Ed Augustus talks new parking, School Committee elections and tercentennial
+6:00: Janice Harvey: An old-fashioned Christmas on the Common
+6:00: Worcesteria: Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots takes Worcester mission seriously
+6:00: Worcester County Light Opera Company stages "A Comedy of Tenors"
+6:00: New pets available for adoption in the Worcester area
-Code violations force closure of Worcester Flea Market
-Worcester’s 30-year plan to have Polar Park pay for itself has hit a rough patch
-Body found in Gulf of Mexico nearly 20 years ago identified as Spencer man
-Worcester to remove single parking space meters, add 120 pay stations
-Industrial land across from Worcester Amazon site sells for $9.6 million
-Christmas movie shot in Worcester playing for free Friday on the Common
-Winter-themed storefronts on display in downtown Worcester
-Total blindness no obstacle for Worcester man building backyard shed
-Santa to return to Lake Quinsigamond for jet ski run
-UMass Police Department collects toys for foster children
-Wachusett Brewing teams up with Mass. nonprofit to give Christmas trees to veterans, families
-Local artist unveils Coney Island, WooSox collection
-Assisted living chorus brightens Worcester holiday season
-Worcester County Light Opera Company offers humorous holiday alternative
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-Rosen's Roundtable #459 (27:59): They discuss tax rates and much more
-Radio Worcester (9:42): City Councilor-elect Etel Haxhiaj talks ARPA Priorities and Housing
-City Council Preview December 7th: Tax rates, School Committee districts
-The 10 largest property taxpayers in Worcester
-Worcester names search committee in hunt for new school superintendent
-Worcester Diocese's Partners in Charity raised 89% of goal
-ICYMI: Crowds descend on Canal District for Holiday Stroll, tree lighting
-Tribute to man named to Boys and Girls Club of America Hall of Fame for 50 years of service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Barre teenager perishes in Sunday evening truck crash
-Clinton warehouse leased to Rotmans, Tighe Logistics, & Scholastic Books sells for $56 million as part of 4-building deal
-Collette retires from Grafton Police
-Webster Ski Collective hosts 2nd Annual Swaterski fundraiser
-Southbridge Garden Club hosts annual Greens Sale
-Large crowds come out for annual White Christmas in West Brookfield
-Sports: Patriots throw just 3 passes in 14-10 win in blustery Buffalo
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross names Kit Hughes as new Athletics Director
-Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney reflects on historic season for Crusaders
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 8
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Worcester is seeing a resurgence of minority-owned small businesses
-Biotech’s diversity problems require more resources
-Health: Type 1 diabetes cure? Man credits Boston company's study for new lease on life
-Food: 115 tons of pork products recalled for possible Listeria contamination
-National: Marine killed in California crash while helping stranded motorists
-History: Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
-New England: Strapped Mass. public health departments poised for massive boost
-Drugged driver was hanging out of open door, going wrong way on New Hampshire highway
-Tragic: Pizza delivery driver dies in Indiana porch collapse
-TV/Streaming: Showtime's "Dexter" airs episode with a touch of Worcester
-Movies: Crews spotted filming "Boston Strangler" movie in Mass.
-Celebrity: Hollywood signs J.K. Simmons up for endless roles
-Shopping/Deals: Groupons for 7 shows at the Hanover Theatre
-Here are the holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS, FedEx
-Animals: Rescued Golden Retriever treats first toy like a baby (3:54)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school student saves 2nd-grader from choking
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear raids $600 worth of frozen meats from garage
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Over 100 people a day in Worcester tested positive last week
-Pharmacists struggling to keep up with vaccine, booster demand
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (9:33): Dr. Michael Hirsh on Omicron, hospital capacity and vaccinations
-Mass. averaged 3,733 new cases a day this weekend as state reports 11 straight increases in hospitalizations
-Parents say too soon for flexible mask policy in Westborough
-Omicron v. Delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
-Can I still transmit COVID after the booster?
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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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