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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy, high of 42 today in Worcester
+5:30: 27-year-old Worcester man arrested for carjacking
+5:30: Killings in Worcester down over past 2 years
+5:30: Ray Mariano: Gordon Hargrove, a Friendly House icon for 63 years
+5:30: Adoption Option: Meet Larry
+5:30: Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78
+5:30: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+5:30: Sandra Bullock shows her tough side in "The Unforgivable"
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 10th
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: "Don't Look Up" may be HollyWoo's finest effort
+Noon: New movies on demand
+Noon: QCC holding a FREE children’s dental clinic on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester boxer returns to ring Saturday in main event bout in Florida
+Noon: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from American Heritage Girls Troop 0716 in Worcester (:49)
-Victim in Worcester double homicide was involved in Franklin shooting death
-Related: Makeshift memorial takes shape on Grafton Street sidewalk where men killed
-Earlier: Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41). Article
-Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
-Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
-Canal District businessman buys 2 former bars on Water Street
-Chatham Lofts introduce 24 market-rate apartments to Worcester’s Main Street corridor
-Historical Commission denies demolition of Hovey Laundry building
-Food: Worcester bakery part of Channel 4's Gingerbread House Competition
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Radio Worcester (12:51): Worcester Regional Airport gets back to business, with Airport Director Andy Davis
-NEW: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
-Worcester reports rise in homeless residents in 2021
-Backers of Park Ave. gas station withdraw ZBA permit application
-Worcesteria: Another year losing the Boston Music Awards!
-What should have been on the Worcester Monopoly board
-Rep. Jim McGovern has cancerous cells removed (:32)
-Tribute to man with local ties who was killed by a alleged drunk driver while on his way to work
-ICYMI: Worcester Vice Squad recovers assault weapon during Canal District arrest of suspected fentanyl trafficker
-Shrewsbury mother strangled her 12-year-old daughter, hanged herself, DA says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Iconic Strand Theatre in Clinton will permanently close
-Holden woman recovering after knee surgery delayed twice because of pandemic, staffing shortages (2:05)
-Holden tree lighting is celebration and tribute
-Patrick Subaru plans move to Route 9, South Street intersection in Shrewsbury
-Auburn Chamber awards teachers over $1,200 in grants
-Haze Cannabis enters Grafton’s marijuana race
-Sports: Kit Hughes introduced as Holy Cross Director of Athletics. Video (24:55)
-Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Former Patriot Demaryius Thomas dead at 33
-Bruins win in Edmonton
-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: Data breaches across Central Mass. raise concern over cyberthreats
-Local branding organization brings empathy, new mindset to industry
-U.S. jobless claims fall to 52-year low
-Colleges: WPI receives $499,509 to research on-campus nuclear reactors
-Health: Push for skin cancer education, protection in Worcester
-National: Breaking down Build Back Better Act and where it stands
-A look at the top Google searches of 2021
-New England: Man found dead on kitchen floor on Cape Cod was shot in head
-Firefighter hurt after falling through floor of burning New Hampshire home
-Tragic: 54 dead, over 100 hurt in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico
-TV/Streaming: Brian Williams signs off from NBC after 28 years
-Movies: Partly filmed in Worcester, Netflix’ releases "Don’t Look Up" Thursday, will stream Christmas Eve
-Celebrity: Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on 5 of 6 charges that he faked attack
-Jury finds reality TV star guilty on child porn charges
-Animals: Video of bear in Leominster making off with a bird feeder (:30)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sheriff's Office handing out thousands of winter coats in Worcester County
-Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, over 40 camels barred from beauty contest over use of botox
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Sean M. Rose: Pandemic demands a call to community service
+Noon: When do booster shots become fully effective?
-UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
-Updated case numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-Worcester's contact tracers continuing efforts as cases increase
-Most parents still have concerns about safety of vaccines for children, survey finds
-CDC, FDA back boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
-How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
-ICYMI: Mass. vaccine numbers show millions opting out of 3rd shot
-Mass. officials report 5,472 new cases, 27 additional deaths as hospitalizations top 1,200
-Field hospitals not needed in Massachusetts for now to handle holiday surge, Gov. Baker says
-One third of hospitalized COVID patients in Mass. are vaccinated
-COVID patients at this hospital are dying "at a rate we’ve never seen die before"
-Should the Omicron variant change your holiday party plans? An expert weighs in
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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