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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Snow showers coming, high of 31 today in Worcester
*UPDATED: "I'm hurting": Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41)
*6:00: More coverage: Channel 4 (1:45); MassLive; Spectrum News 1; T&G; This Week in Worcester; Channel 10; Channel 7hannel 7
+6:00: Head-on crash in Worcester sends 3 to hospital
+6:00: Millbury fire captain facing more than a dozen sexual assault charges
+6:00: Worcester homeowner gives up 23 chickens, 7 ducks and 8 rabbits to MSPCA (:27)
+6:00: Massachusetts the most generous state on GoFundMe in 2021
+Noon: Worcester Fire Department remembers Firefighter Jon Davies Sr. a decade after his death
+Noon: New Worcester School Committee with 6 districts, 2 at-large seats, mayor
+Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:07): Tax rate & School Committee districts
+Noon: Last Call with Dan Dudley, dog handler consultant
+8:00: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 8th
-Worcester man charged with 7th OUI after police K-9 chase through Oxford woods (:24). Article
-216-unit apartment building planned for Worcester would be among largest buildings outside downtown
-Worcester homeowners will see average jump of $105 in property taxes, businesses $143
-Raccoon attacks Lancaster woman putting up Christmas lights (2:01). Article
-Oxford restaurant's used cooking oil stolen, 2 arrested, police say
-"Don't Look Up" director Adam McKay recalls his childhood in city
-Radio Worcester (12:42): City Manager Ed Augustus talks new parking, School Committee elections and tercentennial
-Janice Harvey: An old-fashioned Christmas on the Common
-Worcesteria: Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots takes Worcester mission seriously
-Worcester County Light Opera Company stages "A Comedy of Tenors"
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-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
-Tribute to a Worcester priest of 68 years who spent 30 of those years at Auburn parish
-Mother of beloved Worcester police officer who passed away in September dies at 85
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Average Holden home to see $195 tax increase
-Sterling taxpayers will see minor increase if state approves rate
-Body found in Gulf of Mexico nearly 20 years ago identified as Spencer man
-Water main break in Westborough
-Millbury and Sutton forge holiday fun with Chain of Lights events
-Sports: Tom Brady named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-John Nascimben named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Lakers handle Celtics, 117-102, split rivalry for season
-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: WBJ's Movers & Shakers for December 6th
-Better.com execs resign after controversial mass layoffs over Zoom
-Colleges: UMass Medical School doctor honored for groundbreaking brain cancer research
-Anna Maria buries time capsule to be opened on school's 100th anniversary
-Health: Worcester area Red Cross blood drives coming op soon
-National: Instagram adds feature telling users to take a break
-Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected
-History: Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary in images
-New England: Pamela Smart files new request to have life sentence commuted
-Massachusetts in top 10 states most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud
-Car plunges into Hanson swimming pool
-Tragic: Wisconsin woman killed when tree crashed down on gazebo where she was sitting
-TV/Streaming: "The Beatles: Get Back" proves Yoko Ono did not break up the Beatles
-New on DVD: Clint Eastwood saddles up for "Cry Macho"
-Celebrity: People's Choice Awards winners
-Shopping/Deals: Groupons for 7 shows at the Hanover Theatre
-Animals: New pets available for adoption in the Worcester area
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Missing cat reunited with Texas family after 6 years
-Meanwhile, in West Springfield, alligator captured in Westfield River
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Amid surge, UMass Memorial CEO says there aren’t enough beds to meet the current demand
-Massachusetts gearing up to boost testing capacity
-Omicron variant partly evades Pfizer vaccine’s protection, study shows
-ICYMI: Over 100 people a day in Worcester tested positive last week
-Mass. reports 3,720 new cases and continued rise in hospitalizations
-Will younger people be eligible for boosters, too?
-Parents knowingly send child to school after testing positive, causing 75 to quarantine
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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