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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Back to reality, high of 45 today in Worcester
+6:00: Treehouse murder trial: Julia Enright takes stand, testifies being raped and stabbing Brandon Chicklis
+6:00: 50-year-old Worcester man sentenced for drug trafficking
+6:00: Jerry Seinfeld coming to Worcester in September
+6:00: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (26:51): One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer...for the holidays
+6:00: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+6:00: Artist spotlight: "In My Room — Joan Ryan and The Indoctrination of Violence"
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - November 19th
+Noon: Latest on next week's storm
+Noon: Look at the partial lunar eclipse in Worcester (:37)
-Former Worcester priest convicted of taking semi-nude photos of a boy in 1992 loses clerical status
-Worcester woman who fired gun in Walmart faces child endangerment charge
-Julia Enright, accused of killing Brandon Chicklis, expected to take stand on Friday
-Worcester ready for new café and restaurant at Union Station
-A boat stuck in Kelley Square causes traffic delays
-Worcester settles with Eversource for $8 million after almost a decade
-Another year of zero-fare Worcester bus service approved
-Edgemere Diner in Shrewsbury sold at auction
-Mrs. Moriconi's hosting ice cream pop-up on Thanksgiving Eve
-Table Hoppin': Pizzeria Bruno bring authentic Italian-style pizza to Sutton
-The Mayor’s Live Music for Friday
-For blind photographer whose work is at Worcester State, everything is "Illuminated"
-Mercantile Center mural reflects local presence of peregrine falcons
-Five Things to Do: The Velvet Underground, Public Works and Spaceout reunion, and more ...
-Worcesteria: Who won the 2021 Worcester Music Awards, and what happened to Worcester's Sexiest Musician?
-Homes: Walker Lofts in Worcester. Style and Convenience in one place (1:54)
-Coming soon: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (2:02)
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Tribute to Worcester woman who began her obituary, "Yep, I kicked the old bucket"
-ICYMI: American Airlines dropping Philly for 3rd daily flight to JFK from Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
-Shrewsbury announces holiday community policing initiative
-Subsidized 200-unit senior housing project proposed in Shrewsbury
-Sutton's Sleighbell Tree Farm preps for 25th season
-Happy Shelia Ide Day! Grafton honors first woman selectman
-Northborough company teams up with Canadian firm on sports technology
-Earthquake? Meteor? Residents in Hudson, Stow report bang, shaking, flash in the sky
-Sports: 4 takeaways from from the Patriots blowout win in Atlanta
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates re-sign United Bowl MVP, quarterback Alejandro Bennifield
-Holy Cross to honor all-time scoring leader Sherry Levin
-Double threat at QB with Sluka, Siderman has Holy Cross offense surging
-Anna Maria preparing for unfamiliar foe in NCAA playoff game
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: 900 CVS locations set to close over next 3 years
-WBJ's Central Mass. Health Care Forum set for November 30th
-Colleges: Nichols College students find artifacts on campus in archaeology class
-NBA’s Kate Jhaveri (Holy Cross ’95) talks leadership, careers at 16th annual Women in Business Conference
-National: Judge says prison "inappropriate" for N.Y. man who sexually assaulted 4 teens
-Pennsylvania teen had hands up when fatally shot by police, video shows
-New England: RMV sending mysterious complaint letters
-4-year-old N.H. boy accidentally shoots himself in the hand, police say
-Health: Fasting 2 days a week can help obese people keep off the weight with modest results
-Animals: A dog who was an only child gets a new baby brother (3:11)
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney Plus in December
-Movies: Martin Scorsese set to direct Jonah Hill as Jerry Garcia in Grateful Dead biopic
-Celebrity: How much does Mariah Carey make when "All I Want for Christmas is You" is streamed?
-Shopping/Deals: 15 HP early Black Friday deals: Save on laptops and more
-Dunkin’ releases limited-edition holiday merch
-Food: Inflation is coming for your cup of coffee next
-History: Raising the Coney Island hot dog sign on June 5, 1951
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritan jogger saves 4 family pets from a house fire
-Meanwhile, in California, watch as bear wanders into a 7-Eleven
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-Seasonal Product Coordinator E Commerce in Worcester
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-Public Works Supervisor, town of Shrewsbury
-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
-Make Giving Back Your Second Act: AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and SCP looking for volunteers 55 years of age and older
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Cases for every city, town in Worcester County
+6:00: CVS investigating vaccine administration error at pharmacy in Fitchburg
+Noon: Auburn Board of Health is offering a booster blinic on Saturday
-Worcester County jail on medical lockdown with outbreak
-All adults in Mass. now eligible for boosters
-Rutland hosts vaccine clinic for kids
-How to prepare for another winter of COVID
-ICYMI: Dr. Hirsh says Worcester's numbers are trending in wrong direction
-New cases in state jumped 60% over last 2 weeks; 3,196 new cases reported Thursday
-Significant increase in Mass. school cases, with 3,257 students and 558 staffers positive in past week
-Thanksgiving gatherings and COVID concerns as holidays approach
-Here's how long COVID is contagious and what to do when you're exposed
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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