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+NEW: Woman held without bail, charged with murder in Worcester stabbing death of boyfriend
+NEW: Felon's wife admits to using his drug money to open restaurant in Worcester
+NEW: 2 men plead guilty in fatal stabbing outside Clinton bar
+NEW: Fallen Worcester Firefighters Among Those Recognized at Firefighter of Year Awards in Worcester (:56)
+NEW: The WooSox Names That Didn't Make the Cut, Ranked
+NEW: Let's break down what we learned about Polar Park from the new detailed renderings
+NEW: Off the Post from Worcester Sports Scene
+NEW: Hometeam podcast (18:07): Do Thanksgiving football games matter anymore?
-WooSox it is! Video announcement (1:45), Virtual tour of Polar Park (11:09)
--Coverage: This Week in Worcester, MassLive, Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Business Journal, Boston Globe
--More coverage: Ch. 4 (1:51), Ch. 5 (1:24), Ch. 7 (1:48), Ch. 10
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-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 26, 2019
-4 ways to enjoy your week in Worcester
-Probe of fatal Worcester fire focuses on second floor
-Worcester man arrested in Spencer for 3 break-ins at local businesses; Caught trying to get into a taxi with a large screen TV
-Ricky Duran rocks the house on 'The Voice' with Rod Stewart’s 'Downtown Train'
-There’s more to the doggone tale of the dog on the roof
-Here's the first store that will open in the Worcester Public Market
-A.C. Moore to close its remaining stores, including at Lincoln Plaza in Worcester; some set to return as Michaels
-Tribute to former musician whose band helped open the Centrum with Sinatra in 1982
-This Week in Holy Cross Athletics presented by JMB Financial Advisors
-Worcester Police log for Nov. 17
-Booooo! Snowiest season in years predicted by WBZ weather team (2:52)
-Prime candidate: Weymouth woman bombed with Amazon packages she did not order but gets to keep. Here's why
-Disney+ Netflix competitor averaging nearly million new subscribers a day
-Hail, Santa! Paper prints ad for 'Pictures with Satan' at Christmas parade
-Today's Heroes: Nurses save man who collapsed during Sunday Mass in Wrentham (1:52)
Top Posts
-Body found in woods off Lincoln St. in Worcester
-Family displaced after an accidental house fire in Shrewsbury
-Attempted murder-suicide in New Braintree, 2 women found with gunshot wounds (:38)
-Registry planning to move from downtown Worcester
-Multiple People Dead After Amtrak Train Crashes into Vehicle
-Grafton Police: Please don’t put your dog on the roof (photo)
-50/50 raffle winner at Menard benefit immediately donates winnings
-Bakery's second Worcester location to open early next year
-Rosie O'Donnell addresses rumored breakup from Worcester cop
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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