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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Lots of clouds, high of 51 today in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant to close after 48-year run
-Worcester restaurateur gave up business in Ghana, moved to U.S. to live American dream
-Attorney General sues Worcester health agency for fraud
-Worcester man sentenced for stealing $157,143 worth of MBTA passes
-Hospitals including Worcester's are busier than ever — but not because of COVID
-Rally at Elm Park supports Common Start legislation
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: The Velvet Underground, Public Works and Spaceout reunion, and more ...
-The Mayor’s Live Music for Sunday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (26:51): One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer...for the holidays
-Worcester receives $250,000 grant for police body cameras
-TSA screens over 2.2 million passengers Friday, highest number since start of pandemic
-Tribute to local man who for over 50 years led his family's company and was a Rotarian
-ICYMI: Big step coming soon for 13-story tower project in Canal District of Worcester
-2 restaurants approved to move into Union Station
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police locate injured driver wanted in Berlin hit-and-run crash
-Framingham man crashes into Westborough police cruiser, charged with OUI
-Assabet students help develop Shrewsbury 9/11 memorial
-Auburn woman wins award for excellence and dedication
-Sports: Crusaders cap unbeaten Patriot League season with blowout win at Bucknell
-"Peterman" and the Worcester Bravehearts on an "excellent adventure"
-Celtics beat Thunder; Bruins beat Flyers
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Ski resorts forced to address climate change with more snow-making, green technology
-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: Worcester Chamber of Commerce Fall Newspaper
-Macy’s plans to announce 10 more store closures in January while delaying other closures
-Jobless claims little changed in potential sign that labor market has hit a plateau
-National: 3 injured after "accidental" gun firing at Atlanta airport, officials say
-Daughter saves father after boat crash in Hawaii
-New England: Gov. Baker's approval rating rebounding, new poll shows
-Fentanyl found in marijuana after overdoses in Connecticut
-Colleges: WPI fraternity holds annual Thanksgiving fundraiser
-Health: The perfect hangover trick you need to know this holiday season
-Animals: Snow Leopard perfectly camouflaged in mountain terrain baffles the internet
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO and HBO Max in December
-Movies: Trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence movie that shot some scenes in Worcester (2:46)
-Shopping/Deals: Here’s what to buy on Black Friday and what to leave on the shelf
-Food: Don’t feel like cooking on Thanksgiving? These 22 chains will be open
-Homes: See inside big 1780s home in Princeton for sale
-History: Loew's Poli theater
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Emotional 9-year-old steals the show at sister's wedding (2:26)
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, man breaks into restaurant to drink beer, eat ice cream
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-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-4-year-old mistakenly given vaccine at Fitchburg CVS instead of flu shot (:37)
-Mass. docs unsurprised by rise in cases among school-aged kids
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Health reporting increase in COVID hospitalizations
-Unvaccinated UMass Memorial Health staff on 2-week suspension
-More than a million people in the U.S. may not have regained sense of smell months after infection, study estimates
-Voices of UMass Medical School podcast (26:54): What does it take to persuade people to get vaccinated against?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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