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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester bakery temporarily closes because of positive COVID test
+6:00: Worcester begins to see 'Thanksgiving spike'
+6:00: UMass Medical School Chancellor: 'Even worse' times ahead
+6:00: Mass. officials announce 5,130 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.7 percent
+6:00: Ellen DeGeneres tests positive
+6:00: Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a vaccine?
-Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus tests positive
-DCU Center field hospital already exceeding capacity planned for first week
-Massachusetts expecting 300,000 doses of vaccine by end of year
-Historic Moment: Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine, by Dr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care
-The 3 phases of vaccine distribution
-April's Brew Woo at DCU Center in Worcester postponed
-Grafton pizza place fined $300, business complaints in town increase
-ICYMI: Worcester Schools offering flu shot clinics for students
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Mass. health officials announce 5,675 new cases, 89 deaths, 5.2 percent positivity rate
-COVID levels in Boston’s sewers are higher now than at any point
-U.S. sets new single-day record with over 3,000 deaths
-Men face ‘almost three times the odds’ of ICU admission, study says
In The News
-Latest weather: A break from real wintry weather today
+6:00: Local group demands Worcester stop Doherty rebuild
+6:00: After accepting buyout, former T&G reporter reflects on 39-year City Hall beat
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+6:00: 6 Worcester County schools win grants for career training
+6:00: Millbury business facing 'third strike'
+11:00: Worcesteria: The long-awaited return of Konnie Lukes!
+11:00: Details: Proposed Amazon warehouse at site of Greendale Mall in Worcester
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 10
+11:00: 'Christmastime is here' by the WPI Brass Duo (1:27)
-Meryl Streep spilled the beans to Stephen Colbert about movie scene filmed at the DCU Center
-Worcester man arrested in grocery store robbery
-Becker College police chief accused of crashing into car while driving drunk with gun, authorities say
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:28): Tax rate vote & COVID restrictions
-Amazon plan for Greendale Mall meets resistance
-Woman struck by tractor-trailer in Worcester
-Remembering fallen Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy. Gallery (12 photos)
-With stray bullets unsettling Worcester residents, gun buyback looks to stunt recent rash of shootings
-Foodbeat in Worcester picks up where Wraps and Bowls left off
-Preservation Worcester's annual Holiday Stroll becomes driving tour across the city
-Worcester adapts annual Festival of Lights for 2020
-Here’s the most popular Christmas treat in Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Worcester police arrest man with assault rifle and drugs
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police looking for the owner of this dog
-Burns Bridge to be lit in memory of Sandy Hook victims
-Fitchburg man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution
-Holy Cross men's hockey team beats Bentley with goal 46 seconds into overtime. Highlights (1:16)
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: More stars join Netflix's 'Death to 2020'
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple in Iowa uses holiday light display to also run food drive
-Cute: Crazy local Saint Bernard puppy loves playing in the tub (:24)
-Meanwhile, in Malaysia, wild boar wanders into crowded mall
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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
-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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