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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+Noon: 2-alarm fire on Hamilton St. in Worcester Sunday morning displaces 9 residents
+Noon: Video of Hamilton Street fire (:19)
+Noon: Dive team removes sumberged vehicle after driver follows GPS into Charlton lake
-Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*Support workers join rally behind St. Vincent Hospital nurses
*ICYMI: Ray Mariano: Strike comes down to who you trust
-Vehicle crash into Shrewsbury home causes gas leak
-Route 146, I-190 exits to be renumbered in coming weeks
-Table Talk Pies celebrates Pi Day with virtual baking class
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-New community garden in Worcester hopes to educate students on climate change
-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): Shrewsbury cafe has new owner
-Gardner man sentenced to 2 years in crash that killed Lunenburg man
-Maple syrup runs in the family at Mason Farm in Rutland
-ICYMI: Spencer police say mom who allegedly backed into child had learner's permit
-Holy Cross football dominates in season opener
-Get an inside look at Holy Cross' new recreation center, 'The Jo'
-Boxing legend Marvin Hagler dies at New Hampshire home
-Mass. unemployment rate improved to 7.8% in January
-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)
-Animals: Worcester Animal Rescue League Adoption Option: Meet Tennessee
-TV/Streaming: 'Honest Thief' Amazon Prime review: Stream It or Skip It?
-Shopping: Grab a robot vacuum for as low as $40 with this massive weekend sale
-Homes: See inside this grand estate on 7 acres in Paxton
-Meanwhile, in Texas, man drives dealership loaner to rob bank to buy BMW: feds
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Area restaurants adapt to survive pandemic year
-It costs $8,000 per day to run Worcester State vaccination site
-UMass Medical School Voices of UMass Med (25:08): Coping with COVID fatigue
-Spencer firefighters, volunteers providing door-to-door vaccinations to residents
-A year into COVID, Worcester County small businesses revenue down 51%
-ICYMI: Worcester parents pushing for in-person schooling five days a week, say ‘all ages are suffering’ during remote learning
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,548 new cases, 34 deaths, 7-day positivity rate falls to 1.7 percent
-Yo-Yo Ma gives impromptu performance at Mass. vaccination clinic
-Moderna runs trials on new booster shots against variants
-Travel and hospitality industries hopeful for rebound after slow 2020 (2:01)
-Why you might be experiencing what psychologists call 'the anniversary effect' and what to do about it
-Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
-Warp-speed spending and other surreal stats of COVID times
-Sad: Couple in Miss. marries in hospital days before husband dies from COVID-19 complications
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 102-year-old woman in Arizona goes viral after joining great-grandson's virtual gym class
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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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