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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Americans are showing up sick to work even as Omicron spreads
-ICYMI: Cautious optimism as cases decline in Worcester, but still remain much higher than previous peak
-Worcester’s mask mandate prompts 135 fines to businesses, including several repeat offenders
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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy, high of 33 today in Worcester
-Worcester police arrest 2 for robbing multiple businesses
-Webster man sentenced for threatening West Virginia judge
-Historic District aims to preserve beauty of Elm Park neighborhood
-Thai immigrant embraces freedom in America; opens restaurant on Shrewsbury St.
-City of Worcester looking to create opportunities with available land
-Worcester says roughly 50% of homeless population is from out of town
-Business: Worcester property sells for $52 million
-ICYMI: Band's tour bus burns outside Worcester hotel the night before big DCU Center show
-WPD seeks author of this robbery post in Neighbors app
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Three Things to Do: Funny Ladies, ArtsWorcester and Bridal Expo
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (54:01): Bourbon Alternatives
-Dry January? Check out Wachusett Wine & Spirits' alcohol-free section
-Proposal for recreational area, playground at Coal Mine Brook
-Tribute to man who taught at WPI for 38 years and created the school's first Department of Management
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested for drugs after providing false ID in Webster
-Auburn Fire Department talks ice safety
-Trees infested with spotted lanternflies found in Shrewsbury
-Registration is open for Shrewsbury Little League
-Sterling's Crystal Brook Farm is one of state's Centennial Farms
-Indiana real estate firm buys Northbridge healthcare campus for $10.5 million
-Sports: Holy Cross men edged at home, 68-65
-Raiders reportedly preparing to "make a run" at Josh McDaniels
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins over Winnipeg, 3-2
-Railers beat Adirondack, 3-2
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Winnebago is making a fully electric RV — Here's what it'll look like
-National: Federal employees will start earning $15 minimum wage by end of January
-St. Louis woman shoots McDonald's worker over French fries
-New England: Driver killed by commuter rail train; MBTA says "human error" focus of investigation
-Man in "grave condition" after South Shore Plaza shooting in Braintree
-Maine DPW workers save man found carrying own severed arm
-Business: Mass. small business owners fear income surtax will dent nest eggs
-Colleges: Holy Cross Joins QuestBridge for National Admissions Recruitment Partnership
-Health: Binge-watching TV linked to higher risk of blood clots, study says
-Homes: Latest Worcester housing market info
-TV/Streaming: Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell are Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic in first look at Peacock's "Joe vs. Carole"
-Movies: "Scream" tops box office ahead of "Spider-Man: No way home"
-Celebrity: Celebs rally around Regina King after losing son to suicide
-Food: O.J. prices set to rise as Florida growers warn of smaller orange crop
-Shopping: 10 best Super Bowl TV deals to shop now
-Animals: Dog is the world's bravest mom (3:40)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mendon restaurant staff stunned by $4,000 tip left
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, raccoon clings to garbage truck as it travels on I-93
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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
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>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
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-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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