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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Much cooler and less humid, high of 74 in Worcester
+Noon: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: American Airlines returning to Worcester Regional Airport in November
-Family of Officer Familia promotes new foundation in his honor (1:08)
-Woman accused of kidnapping stranger’s infant went by "Tiny Demon" on Facebook, told man the baby was his
-Man charged in connection with kidnapping didn’t realize child had been taken, attorney says
-Earlier: "My whole life was in her car": Young Worcester mother speaks out about moment she says a woman took off with her newborn
-Worcester organization offers help after Supreme Court blocks eviction moratorium extension
-Worcester man tries to flee in FedEx truck after 4-vehicle crash in New York
-Holy Cross rower visits Florida police who helped save her life (:33)
-TV show set in Worcester renewed for Season 2
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Artist Spotlight: Amber Tortorelli
-Worcesteria: Lucas' vanishing video, Binienda battles the Illuminati
-Edith Morgan: Power to the Teacher
-Worcester Fire Department focused on recruitment, diversity
-Lt. Governor tours the site of the Grand Street Commons
-Radio Worcester (19:59): School Committee Candidate Jermoh Kamara talks WPS Superintendent comments
-WCCA-TV's Worcester Election Countdown (28:26): Meet Molly McCullough, incumbent candidate for School Committee
-5 questions for Etel Haxhiaj, District 5 Worcester City Council candidate
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury reopens Dean Park Pond
-Pedestrian accident on Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Police urging public to be on the lookout for loose python slithering around Northbridge
-Holden bandstand concert series featuring Slo Grass 6-8 p.m. Sunday
-St. Roch to assist with rebuilding church in Haiti
-Pickleball takes hold in Sturbridge
-Pirates ride 8-game winning streak into playoff game tonight at DCU Center
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Colleges: QCC's Super Saturday in-person registration event today
-QCC names adjunct faculty member, alumnus as head of Southbridge outpost
-Business: Key inflation indicator jumps 3.6 percent, fastest rise in 30 years
-National: Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out
-New England: Peterborough N.H. loses $2.3 million in cyberattack
-Manchester seeking man wanted in connection with 3 bank robberies
-Animals: Meet Ethan Allen, WARL's Animal Adoption Option
-Homes: Westborough contemporary home offers versality, privacy for $1.623 million
-History: 1914 ad for Oilzum
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Cruella" is now streaming for free on Disney+
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): North Carolina couple win $997,400 with identical lottery tickets
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, break-up message broadcast on JumboTron during baseball game
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester is turning to social influencers to boost vaccine rates in city’s youth
-Dr. Robert Finberg, UMass Medical School: Boston mask mandate "will decrease spread" (2:37)
-U.S. officials are considering booster shots at 5 months, moving up timeline of 3rd shot
-ICYMI: Diocese of Worcester allowing parents to decide if students should wear masks
-Mass. officials report 1,591 new cases, 6 additional deaths as positivity rate reaches 2.75 percent
-Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class, CDC reports
-Tragic: Man dies while waiting for ICU bed after routine procedure goes "terribly wrong," family says
-How likely is it to catch the Delta variant outdoors?
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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