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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
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-78 layoffs planned for Worcester-based Community Healthlink
-Man in Millbury front-end loader pursuit had blood alcohol 3 times legal limit (1:42). Article
-Earlier: Man facing charges after leading police on pursuit in front-end loader (1:28). Article
-New restaurant planned for former Brew City on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Central Mass. business and political leaders oppose rent control, but will voters listen?
-Ed Augustus’ next act: Growing UniBank
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester County Wonders: The 2,000-year-old local still turning heads
-Worcester schools receive state grant to expand early childhood special education access
-Worcester NAACP and YWCA respond to Supreme Court voting rights decision
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-ICYMI: 2 injured in Columbus Street stabbing in Worcester, 1 with a neck wound
-Shooters who left Worcester teen paralyzed get 18-20 years in jail
-Worcester Sheriff’s Dept. payroll: See how much employees made in 2025
-Worcester Head Start enrollment steady amid funding, staffing pressures
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Finance Committee override presentation 6 p.m. today
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen dies in dirt back crash at Brookfield track
-Child falls from Ayer balcony, is rushed to hospital
-Submerged plane lifted from pond near Quabbin Reservoir. Video (1:42)
-Bay Path celebrates 59 grads and announces expanded career training opportunities
-Oxford Selectmen to interview finalists for police chief Tuesday, decision possible
-Southbridge police clarify noise enforcement after initial A.T.V. post draws attention
-West Boylston police logs April 20th to 26th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up at Uxlocale (Trio) on Friday and at Val's (Duo) on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester play headed to Broadway
-African Diaspora Dance Association brings students together for shared culture and rhythm
-WCCA-TV's Chris’s Corner No. 22 (28:24)
>OPINION: Amy McKinstry: For school programs, adding means subtracting
-Harrison Klein: Worcester’s economy in the A.I. future
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:10): Worcester Community Midwifery
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1407 (22:32): Attorney Taylor Largman, Community Legal Aid
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Worcester stretch code debate sparks clash over leadership, process and development
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local school superintendent
>SPORTS: Trial of former Patriot Stefon Diggs begins (1:27)
-Related: Full opening statements (25:24)
-Celtics roster reset: Contracts, free agents for offseason
-Red Sox beat Detroit, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 30
>NATIONAL: Crazy video captures moment plane landing at Newark strikes bakery truck
-Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone
-Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3
-Tragic: Woman dies after routine hernia surgery as family claims doctors ignored warning signs
>NEW ENGLAND: Growing cost of alleged Mass. State Police misconduct (4:33)
-Should Mass. allow traffic enforcement cameras? (2:09). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 34 (31:16): Running Injuries | Karen Troy | Biomedical Engineering
-High schoolers learn hands-on game design at Clark's Summer Game Studio pre-college program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Americans are spending less on travel this year: survey
-Do you need an international driving permit to rent a car abroad?
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Amazon takes on UPS, FedEx with new delivery service sending their shares in a nosedive
-LPL Financial Research: A.I. wave continues to power technology earnings boom
>HOMES: Warning from Consumer Reports about popular doorbell cameras
>SHOPPING: Familiar national retailer makes comeback with 3 new Mass. stores
>HEALTH: Mental health challenges while pregnant and postpartum (4:18)
-Would cellphone or social media ban work? Doctor weighs in (9:36)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Tiffany’s sassy meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Bradley Cooper to write, direct "Oceans" prequel
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton, 80, reveals "bad" health update in new video
-Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their "It Ends With Us" dispute in a settlement
>ANIMALS: Beagle rescued from lab barks for the first time (2:58)
>HISTORY: One of Billie Holiday’s last performances was in Lowell
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $158,585 lottery prize thanks to clerk's mistake
-Red Sox fan proposal gets really awkward: "I don't know"
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