Highlights in The 016 Friday, December 10th

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:

  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