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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Sunshine this afternoon, high of 60 in Worcester
+6:00: Leicester teacher injured trying to break up high school fight (1:25)
+6:00: Do you know this man? Worcester police want to talk with him about stolen credit card
+6:00: Minor injuries in Holden crash
+6:00: Route 2 in Athol closed after motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
+6:00: Worcester to host groundbreaking of Crompton Park skateboard park
+6:00: See Veterans Day discounts at local restaurants, stores
+6:00: Reminder: No trash or recycling pickup in Worcester tomorrow
+6:00: 'Sader Stories (22:41): Women's Basketball season preview
+6:00: Listen Up: Gene Dante delivers glam rock extravaganza with "DL/UX"
+6:00: Last Call with Emily Campbell, Holy Cross professor
+11:30: Juror tests positive for COVID in Julia Enright murder trial
+11:30: Worcester housing market: How fast homes are selling
+11:30: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 10th
+11:30: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Grafton Middle School Soccer (:39)
-Restaurant to open new Shrewsbury Street location on Thursday
-Homes: Your first look inside Walker Lofts now renting in Canal District (1:49)
-Amazon store opening at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
-Deadly Worcester road targeted for safety upgrade
-Plaza construction, art installations begin on Main Street in Worcester
-Worcester's St. Patrick's Parade to return in 2022
-Jury sees treehouse where prosecutors claim Julia Enright killed Brandon Chicklis
-Worcester police make drug busts on King Street and Southbridge Street
-Worcester residents slam Spectrum for internet outages, price increases and poor customer service
-Rep. LeBoeuf calls for emergency hearing on Saint Vincent bed closure
-Crash on I-290 in Worcester involving several cars causes traffic backup
-Union Station to host Worcester Monopoly launch party next week
-Here's where you can buy a Worcester Monopoly board game
-Sheriff's annual coat drive to kick off Wednesday at Pepe's
-Notre Dame Academy to expand scholarship for diverse students with $1 million donation
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra returning to Worcester November 27th
-Food: Get festive with Charcuterie Woo this holiday season
-"508: A Show About Worcester" (29:16): COVID is over (Again)
-Worcesteria: Is Boston getting on the bus with Worcester?
-Board of Health offers support for city schools' sex ed curriculum
-Worcester community activist on being first openly nonbinary person elected in Mass.
-"I had a good life": Tribute to local woman who passed too soon and wrote her own obituary
-ICYMI: Popular Downtown Worcester eatery closed until further notice
-Broadway musical's run at Hanover Theatre postponed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Scout honored for saving 5-year-old swimmer
-Uxbridge woman wins $15,000 in Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes is an answered prayer
-Former Charlton cop indicted on charge of sexually assaulting a boy while being former camp staffer
-Dead trees in Sutton town cemeteries are a grave concern
-Millbury superintendent dispels sex education speculation
-Odor complaints rear their head at Webster cannabis grow facility
-Sports: Crusaders "impose their will" on Regis in opening win. Highlights (1:38)
-Patriots in the playoff mix thanks to stellar record against AFC
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins hold off short-handed Ottawa, 3-2
-Cars: Bertera Nissan in Auburn has a wide selection of new and preowned vehicles for you (5:38)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Chacharone seeks life sciences tenant for former Allegro MicroSystems site
-Worcester nonprofit’s former executive director to return to the role after 5 years
-Colleges: WPI professor part of nationwide push for clean energy
-Holy Cross welcomes Homeboy Industries' Father Greg Boyle (1:15:45)
-National: Parents gave birth to each other’s babies after mix-up at fertility clinic, lawsuit claims
-Mother and toddler survive over 100 foot fall while hiking in Oregon
-New England: 3 officers wounded, gunman dead after standoff in Boston
-Christmas tree shortage expected in Massachusetts
-Tractor-trailer driver swerves to avoid hitting raccoon; hits cars, house in Lynn
-Health: Falling asleep at this time may help protect your heart
-Animals: Latest cats, dogs and other pets up for adoption in and around Worcester
-Celebrity: Paul Rudd named as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ Day launches week-long deals: $1.99 for subscription
-New on DVD: Queen of Soul gets "Respect" with biopic
-History: State Mutual Building and Main Street looking North in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. firefighters reunite with baby boy they helped deliver
-Meanwhile, in Utah, son shoots at his father over wrong order of chicken wings: report
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NEW Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Hospitality Job Fair coming to DCU Center on 11/17, 1pm-4pm
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Photos: Vaccine exhibit in Worcester aims to combat mistruths
-Radio Worcester (12:34): City Manager Ed Augustus talks vaccine mandate, Doherty groundbreaking, Ballpark Commission & more
-Vaccine mandate for Central Mass. companies of 100 a "recipe for disaster"
-Superintendent recommends vaccine mandate for all Grafton school staff
-ICYMI: Worcester begins drive to hold 50 in-school vaccine clinics in 2 weeks
-Mass. reports more than 4,500 new breakthrough cases, 30 additional deaths among vaccinated residents
-Pfizer seeks FDA authorization for booster for all adults
In The News
>WEATHER: Mostly sunny and windy, high in the 40s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Rapper turned host Joyner Lucas feeds the hungry before Thanksgiving
-Shrewsbury woman leads Thanksgiving turkey drive for almost 300 families (4:25). Article
-Parents of Worcester teen Harris Wolobah explain why he was so special
-Area senior has become leader in adopted home after family fled civil war (2:27). Article
-Do you know this guy? Worcester police would like a word
-Cyber attack brings down AlertWorcester, notifications across the U.S.
-Lots of holiday concerts and shows on tap right after Thanksgiving
-What's the best diner in Worcester? Vote in round 3
-Holiday conversations: How to set boundaries
-What's open, what's closed on Thanksgiving
-Why are liquor stores closed on Thanksgiving in Mass.? (2:05)
-Grocery stores are not open on Thanksgiving in Mass. Here's why
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:37): Worcester recount confirms results, sparks debate on future political landscape
>DINING OUT: These Worcester restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day
-Where to find Thanksgiving meals in Worcester
-Restaurant reservations spike for Thanksgiving as grocery store prices bite
-ICYMI: Fire inside Worcester school forces student evacuation
-Patriots players help hand out turkeys at Worcester restaurant
-Worcester City Council delays tax rate discussion, decision for second week
-Gov. Healey hands out Firefighter of the Year awards at Mechanics Hall (:54). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Traffic advisory for this morning's Turkey Trot
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-$60 case deal at Seven Saws Brewery
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Traffic advisory for Leicester-David Prouty football game
-3 years after fire leveled Truth Organic Spa in Grafton, a revival
-Auburn Police Department Stuff-a-Cruiser event on Saturday
-Millbury voters approve override for school roof projects
-Sutton police swear in new patrolman
-Sheriff's officer from Grafton honored at Sheriffs' Association Awards
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Best dive bars in America? Locally loved spots worth the road trip
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mo Rocca, "Christmas by Candlelight" and more ...
-Careerlong social worker publishes first poetry book
-Last Call: Q.C.C. student Ashley Lester shares strength, inspiration in song
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: What I'm thankful for
-Rosalie Tirella: Worcester Canal District: More and more homeless people
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (54:01): Teri Frykenberg, founder, Nurse Advocate Entrepreneur
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam veteran who worked for the city for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots place Will Campbell on Injured Reserve
-Could Patriots lean into "quick game" with offensive linemen sidelined?
-NFL Week 13 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Pistons, 117-114
-Holy Cross men's basketball team beats Worcester State, 77-53
-Holy Cross men's hockey team falls to No. 8 Quinnipiac, 7-6, in overtime
-Predicting the winner of every Thanksgiving High School football game in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: 2 National Guard members shot in attack blocks from the White House
-Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as apartment complex burns into second day
-Tragic: Man dies after getting stuck in clothing donation box
>NEW ENGLAND: Why do so many Mass. cities and towns have a money problem? (2:36)
-12-year-old Maine student killed by school bus
>COLLEGES: Explaining schoolwork to your family at dinner (:57)
-Anna Maria Esports Director’s Corner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the best places to see the Northern Lights in the U.S.
-This airline is ending the carry-on check every traveler hates
>BUSINESS: Local bank names former W.H.A. executive as inaugural chief human resources officer
-LPL Financial Research: Corporate America cleared a high bar this earnings season
-Why does Mass. allow these jobs to be work from home? (1:10)
>SHOPPING: 41 best Walmart Black Friday deals at unbelievably low prices
-Radio Worcester (9:33): 12 Scams of the Holidays, Part 1
>HOMES: See the lower median price for October home listings in Worcester County
>HEALTH: Medicare announces lower cost for Ozempic, Wegovy, more drugs
-Woman's lifelong birthmark becomes deadly cancer, doctor explains how
>FOOD: Experts at Butterball are on standby for turkey questions (2:07)
-Sweet potato or pumpkin? The Thanksgiving pie debate
-Generations-old family recipes still rule the Thanksgiving table, new survey reveals
-Cooking a ham for Thanksgiving? Here's everything you need to know
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
-"Dancing With the Stars" Season 34 champions revealed
-"Stranger Things" Season 4 recap (4:33)
>MOVIES: Here's Macaulay Culkin's idea for a "Home Alone" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Here's what Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell are set to be served for Thanksgiving behind bars
-Meryl Streep and Martin Short fuel romance rumors at Tom Hanks' play
>ANIMALS: Chicken thinks she's just one of the dogs (1:31)
>HISTORY: Exploring Thanksgiving's weird folklore: Myths and legends (29:21)
>GOOD NEWS: Hunter declines call from his son, wins $1.1 million online lottery prize
-Meanwhile, trending on TikTok: Is bone broth the secret to glowing skin?
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