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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
-Latest weather: 1-2 inches of snow today in Worcester area, followed by slight icing
-Tentative agreement to end strike at Saint Vincent Hospital
-Total coverage: WBJ, T&G, MassLive, Bill Shaner, This Week in Worcester, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Channel 4 (2:17), Channel 5, Channel 7, NECN, Patch
-UMass Memorial doctor admits to illegally prescribing opioids, pays $115,000
-Worcester man wins $1 million lottery prize ... again
-Schools in Central Mass. see drop in attendance amid school threats on TikTok, Snapchat
-Worcester License Commission warns of increased date rape drug use
-ICYMI: Worcester native arrested for trying to pass secrets to Russia
-15 underage patrons found drinking at Worcester bar
-48-unit Worcester complex sells for $6.6 million, to become luxury apartments
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Nellie McKay, "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" and more ...
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Joyner Lucas's latest video (3:46): "My Escape"
-Watching the city change: Turning 65 after a lifetime of living in Worcester
-Artist Spotlight: Michael O'Connor
-Tribute to longtime electrician who spent 2 years as a POW in World War II
-NEW: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Top 20 Whiskies of 2021, Nos. 11-20
-Worcesteria: Not dreaming of a White Christmas, not like the ones we used to know
-Ray Mariano: Allowing noncitizens the right to vote in local elections is a bad idea
-Liaison officers program to return to Worcester schools in January
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Santa's trip to Holden postponed until Sunday
-Santa to ride through West Boylston on fire truck today
-Today's weather forces cancellation of Santa's visit to Grafton
-Dudley fire captain placed on administrative leave
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in North Brookfield
-Shrewsbury receives funds to establish food bank
-Sports: Total coverage: Patriots take on Indianapolis in prime time tonight
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross football signs Jack Savage through Team Impact
-Worcester Bravehearts' "Jake's Fast Fifty," Episode 4 (4:49)
-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: How COVID shook up the labor market
-Mass. is the only state whose unemployment rate went up in November
-Colleges: FSU student reinterprets sustainable fashion
-National: 3 dead after firetruck crashes into Kansas City building
-Tornado victim, 9, photographed minutes before storm killed her
-New England: Man charged with killing ex-wife, setting her home on fire (1:43)
-Tragic: Bodies found in N.H., Maine were couple sheltering from storm, investigators say
-Shopping/Deals: Holiday gift guide to support Black and Latinx business owners in Massachusetts
-Food: Massive pork recall expanded due to Listeria scare
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on demand
-Celebrity: Bruce Springsteen reportedly sells his music catalog worth hundreds of millions of dollars
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Georgia
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Secret Santa gives out $100 bills to strangers in need (2:47)
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, wild hogs wreak havoc on community
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-City of Worcester to give home test to anyone who receives vaccination or booster Saturday
-Rapid test kits distributed in Worcester (1:59)
-No plan for Worcester students to return to remote learning after holiday break
-A COVID "viral blizzard" is about to hit the U.S., expert says
-Latest hospital capacity in Worcester area
-NFL postpones 3 games because of surge
-CDC recommends Pfizer and Moderna over Johnson & Johnson
-ICYMI: High demand for booster shots as Christmas nears (1:38)
-Mass. officials report more than 6,000 new cases, 45 additional deaths as positivity rate climbs
-Dr. Fauci says a redefinition of fully vaccinated is "on the table"
-Study shows reinfection 5 times more likely with Omicron
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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