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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+Noon: Not cooking tonight? Check Dining Out for the latest specials
+Noon: Vehicle crash into Shrewsbury home causes gas leak
+Noon: Route 146, I-190 exits to be renumbered in coming weeks
+8:30: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+8:30: Where to watch Holy Cross vs. Lehigh football today
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*Sen. Warren, Rep. McGovern join nurses on picket line. Gallery (6 photos)
*United Food and Commercial Workers to join nurses on picket line Saturday
*Local labor, economic experts weigh in on striking
*Two hospitals, different approaches: Nurses who work at both St. Vincent's, UMass cite comparisons
*Ray Mariano: Strike comes down to who you trust
*ICYMI: Mother, daughter nurses join picketers in St. Vincent strike
-Winds challenge Worcester firefighters as 2-alarm Northboro Street fire displaces 2
-83-year-old Westborough man charged with strangling his wife
-Worcester man allegedly attacked ex-girlfriend with knife and assaulted her dogs
-Spencer police say mom who allegedly backed into child had learner's permit
-Becker College president asks for patience amid closure talks, shares commencement details
-New Downtown Worcester apartment project gets underway
-New taproom to open in Worcester in St. Patrick's Day
-ICYMI: Italian restaurant planned to replace shuttered Worcester spot
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston man indicted for ammunition and cocaine
-Holden announces spring leaf and brush drop off dates
-Paxton balks at proposed WRSD budget
-Holy Cross Weekend Primer (5:04): Football at Lehigh
-Coach Bob Chesney has Holy Cross football prepared for anything
-Holy Cross Athletics Cooking with the Crusaders (15:42): Lindsay Jackson
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Worcester Animal Rescue League Adoption Option: Meet Tennessee
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-This drone video from inside a bowling alley is a viral sensation
-Homes: See inside this grand estate on 7 acres in Paxton
-4 people in Michigan won January's billion dollar Mega Millions prize
-Where's the beef? Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, runaway steer still roaming
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Area restaurants adapt to survive pandemic year
+Noon: It costs $8,000 per day to run Worcester State vaccination site
+Noon: UMass Medical School Voices of UMass Med (25:08): Coping with COVID fatigue
-Worcester parents pushing for in-person schooling five days a week, say ‘all ages are suffering’ during remote learning
-Worcester educators' union: Delay return of students until staff get vaccinated
-Radio Worcester (10:59): St. John's Headmaster Alex Zequeira on safely learning in-person during a pandemic
-Black, Hispanic residents in Worcester area are 'the hardest hit'
-‘March Madness is already upon us’: Worcester officials concerned about potential super spreader events leading to third surge
-Dr. Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School on vaccine demand and distribution (2:18)
-Meze Estiatorio on Shrewsbury Street reopens after closing in January
-Massachusetts saw a 10% decrease in new cases last week as the number of fully vaccinated people passes 800,000
-Here’s why experts say the U.S. may be fooled by improving numbers and what that means for the summer
-ICYMI: Worcester Senior Center vaccination site will shut down at the end of the month
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,577 new cases, 29 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 1.8 percent
-U.S. tops 100 million vaccine doses administered, 13% of adults fully vaccinated
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Doc in New York writes grandma prescription to hug after vaccine
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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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