Here's what's going on today in Worcester
+NEW: Heading to Festival of Lights? Afterward, warm up next door at Beer Garden & Pavilion, with heated igloos pavilion
+NEW: ‘Everybody in Boston is talking about Worcester;’ Boston group to open 500-seat restaurant in Worcester
+NEW: Chamber releases promotional video, ‘A city redefined' (2:11)
+NEW: Underage drinkers get through scanner in Worcester nightclub
+NEW: It's Fri-Yay! Here's Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: Comedian Jerry Seinfeld Adds Second Show in Worcester
+NEW: SUV catches fire in Shrewsbury parking lot
+NEW: Where's my Amazon package? It may be late
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 6, 2019
-Ch. 5 Wake Up Call from Leicester High Football (:37)
-Worcester Man One of Sixty-Two Latin Kings Arrested
-Worcester Police detectives asking for public’s help in IDing person of interest in robbery
-School Committee members clash over Worcester school's Thanksgiving celebration
-Four Holiday Markets Across the City this Weekend in Worcester
-All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
-Traffic Advisory for Festival of Lights Friday and Saturday
-Ch. 4 travels to Sutton to look at Christmas decorations made at Vaillancourt Folk Art
-Oxford House of Horrors: Ex-boyfriend of Oxford foster mother charged with raping child (1:26)
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (11:38): W6, Snow, and The Holidays
-Worcester Culture Watch (28:49): The Case Against the Smiley Face and Other City Traditions
-Holy Cross Athletics Highlight of the Week (:32)
-Worcester Police log for Nov. 27
-WATCH: Police Chase & Shootout With Hijacked UPS Truck Video that leaves 4 dead
-New Details Emerge On Drug That May Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
-Here are the most 'pupular' dog names of 2019, website says
-Do not pass Go: Hasbro releases nightmarish ‘longer’ version of Monopoly
-Half of Americans can't start their day on a positive note without this
Top Posts
-Worcester store to close after nearly 50 years
-Company shutters Worcester operation, consolidates in Westborough
-Big change in Worcester media as 'Worcester News Tonight' rebrands, expands
-'I Went to the Greendale Mall on Black Friday'
-Worcester man charged with drunken driving after hit-and-run on pedestrian
-Housing project off Salisbury Street denied by Planning Board
-Brewery to reopen Worcester taproom
-The 3 best Asian fusion spots in Worcester
-Worcester school's Thanksgiving program rapped as 'insensitive'
-Trader Joe's recalls several products
In The News
+2:45: Officers carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
+2:45: Jim Ford's newest project, filmed in West Boylston, available on Amazon
+2:45: Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
+11:00: Not cooking tonight? Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Meat market at former Crown Bakery on Gold Star Blvd. opens
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Man gets 5 years in prison after guilty plea in federal cocaine distribution case
-Ray Mariano: St. Vincent Hospital nurses are on the side of the angels
-Amid COVID-related enrollment drop, Worcester Public Schools asks state to hold budget to previous year’s enrollment numbers
-Radio Worcester (10:56): Ricky Duran talks about his new single 'Selfish Love'
-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): Shrewswbury says good-bye to Town Clerk after 35 years of service
-Worcester's D’Errico’s Market will open third location in Leominster, scouting for fourth
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-At the office: 'Zoom fatigue' is a real thing now, according to science
-Holy Cross Athletics announces broadcast schedule through March 12
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester nurse recognized for clothing homeless patients
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, man reports vehicle stolen, googles ‘How to set your car on fire and make it look like an accident’
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
+6:15: DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
+11:00: Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Edith Morgan: Worcester Public School Students – Back to School! When, How, Who ...
-Despite looming strike, St. Vincent commits to staffing Worcester State vaccine center
-CDC head says Massachusetts, other states shouldn’t relax restrictions yet
-Here’s what’s not reopening in March when Massachusetts begins Phase 4
-Dr. Fauci says vaccinated people could soon socialize
-ICYMI: Half of Worcester Public Schools students opt in for hybrid learning starting in March
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,734 new cases, 46 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-Almost half of Americans 65 and older have gotten first shot
-Advisers endorse single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Arthritis drugs can help critically ill COVID patients, study suggests
-When will the U.S. reach herd immunity and what will it look like?
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