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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 55 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 2 27-year-old men arrested on gun charges in Worcester
+6:00: Paying Polar Park’s debt: For the second year, underwhelming tax collections were saved by a public property sale
+6:00: Worcesteria: Comings and goings, and Twitter's imminent demise
+6:00: Enter to win tickets to Thursday's Patriots-Bills game
+6:00: Alex Peterson of Holy Cross men's hockey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Radio Worcester (11:38): Dr. Michael Hirsh on new COVID variants, RSV, hospital capacity, vaccination and more
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester: Eric Butler nurtures city's thriving theater scene
-Donations sought as Plumley Village residents await word on building repairs
-Earlier: Residents of Worcester high rise still shut out as crews work to restore power
-EcoTarium executive director talks about the contents of the 40-year-old time capsule opened on Sunday (4:09)
-Earlier: Mystery time capsule will be opened Sunday at EcoTarium after 40 years
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 28th
-T&G Santa Fund: Guild of St. Agnes on Santa's list
-Whos of Who-cester (Tracy O'Connell Novick): Let's talk about this charter school application for Worcester
-ICYMI: WPD asking for help finding missing 17-year-old
-Worcester requests proposals for Denholm Building property
-Ray Mariano: Worcester kid making it big in Tinseltown
-Worcester's permanent winter parking ban in effect on December 1st
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Distiller St. George Spirits drops by Wachusett Wine & Spirits (51:07)
>SHOWTIME: Burncoat Theatre presents "Peter/Wendy" December 1st thought 3rd at Burncoat Middle School
-Soapbox No. 1291 (28:07): Planting the Seed Foundation
-The Faces of Worcester: Giuliano D’Orazio
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a area 24-year-old who died tragically
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden tax bills to increase an average of $250
-Dig Pink night boosts donations for breast cancer research
-Jimmy Lyver of North Grafton commits to Holy Cross for hockey
-Missing 73-year-old woman who walked away from assisted living in Leominster has been found
-"I Caught Santa" series blasts off
-Leicester public safety employees rescue deer stuck in well
>SPORTS: Celtics outlast Wizards
-Holy Cross men take down Colby-Sawyer, 95-61. Highlights (2:04)
-HC women's basketball team rolls past Dartmouth, 68-55
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross's December 3rd NCAA home playoff game
-Weekend road recap: Railers grab 3 points in back-to-back overtime games
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Plane caught in power lines after crash in Maryland, 2 occupants unhurt
-Mexico issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen accused of killing friend while on vacation
-Tragic: Colorado teen dies after trying to save others in icy lake
>NEW ENGLAND: Raging fire destroys New England marina overnight (:25). Article
-Prince and Princess of Wales to visit Boston this week for Earthshot Prize Awards
>HEALTH: What to eat when you have COVID to soothe symptoms
-New subvariants, family gatherings may bring more COVID after holiday, but experts don't expect severe surge
>BUSINESS: Breaking down holiday inflation: Which items will see the biggest price change in 2022
-Cannabis prices plummeting; some predict business shutdowns
>COLLEGES: Clark hires inaugural director of Center for Geospatial Analytics
>SHOPPING: How Cyber Monday surpassed Black Friday to become the biggest shopping event of the holidays
-6 tips for spotting fake online reviews during the holiday shopping season
>HOMES: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
>TELEVISION: Your guide to all the Christmas movies on Netflix for holidays
>MOVIES: Disney is the biggest winner — and loser — at the Thanksgiving box office
>CELEBRITY: Valerie Bertinelli celebrates after finalizing divorce
>ANIMALS: 2-pound puppy grows up to be a meatball (3:09)
>HISTORY: White City amusement park in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 12-year-old boy buys bullied classmate brand new sneakers (2:28)
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, deer breaks into home, gets trapped for 3 hours
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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
-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
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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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