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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Surge continues with more than 4,000 cases over weekend in Massachusetts
+6:30: U.S. hits 10 million confirmed cases
+6:30: No Patriots, Revs fans allowed at Gillette Stadium this season
+6:30: Doctor explains why you should avoid Thanksgiving, Christmas gatherings: ‘Not worth the risk’
+11:30: Pfizer says early data signals vaccine is effective
+11:30: Radio Worcester (6:41): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID-19 & reacts to breaking Pfizer vaccine news
+11:30: Free testing in downtown Worcester Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
-Building air units cited as main reason for in-person schooling delay in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester students struggling more on tests this year, data reveals
-Massachusetts reports 1,809 new cases, 20 additional deaths (:26)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Global cases top 50 million as U.S. and Europe struggle to contain surges
-How does the coronavirus affect the heart?
In The News
-Latest weather: More great weather on the way
+6:30: Man hit by train in Northbridge after apparently sleeping on tracks
+6:30: No, Netflix is not giving a year free
+11:30: Worcester man in critical condition after off-road motorcycle at high speed crashes into car
+11:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 9
+11:30: Diocese awards $72K in healthcare grants
+11:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Nov. 9
-Record high temperature set Sunday in Worcester
-3 people shot in Worcester Saturday night; all expected to survive
-Worcester police need help IDing man wanted for question in violent incident
-Worcester’s becoming ‘a hotbed’ for movies
-Unum's tax deal with Worcester to be revised as insurer misses jobs benchmark
-Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of Mass.
-ICYMI: Area lawmakers, officials offer congratulations to Biden, Harris
-Election commentary from Edith Morgan
-At the office: Can I complain to the boss about my colleagues' political banter?
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury firefighters keep garage from being a total loss
-Outdoors, small, and socially distanced, Grafton Town Meeting still draws debate
-3 Worcester entities among Boston Globe/Commonwealth Institute's Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.
-Too early? When should you put up your Christmas tree this year?
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80. His final episode as host to air Christmas Day
-Why pancreatic cancer is so deadly
-Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93
-Health: Deadline for Medicare changes is Dec 7. Interesting video from Help2Retire (:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): California man saved a 10-year-old girl. Now she's helping raise money for his dream wedding
-Meanwhile, in England, woman wakes from 3-month coma to learn she is pregnant
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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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