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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Scattered downpours, high in low 50s today in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester man accused of tossing lighter fluid into eyes of police officer
+6:00: El Buen Samaritano hosts Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to support community in need
+6:00: For Worcester actor-musician Tierre Diaz, "Dexter" role a part to kill for
+6:00: Listen Up: Zola Simone's star on the rise with "Now You See Me"
+6:00: Avery LaBarbera named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 22nd
+Noon: This Week’s Roadwork In Worcester – Week Of November 22nd
+Noon: Former Westborough police sergeant honored for 2019 heroics
-At least 5 dead, 40 injured in SUV drives into crowd at Christmas parade in Wisconsin
-The holiday rush is on: Thanksgiving air travel is up 80% over 2020
-Man with serious injuries found in downtown Worcester parking garage
-Treehouse murder trial: Was Julia Enright a rape victim who fought back or a murderer?
-Late morning Northbridge house fire sends person to hospital
-School district report shows Worcester’s Latino students, disabled students lagging behind peers
-Here's where the city is picking up leaves today
-Catholic Charities needs volunteers to help serve Thanksgiving meals in Worcester County
-Preservation Worcester's Door to Door tour kicks off December 5th
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Shang Hi Los give the gift of rock for Thanksgiving
-"The Nutcracker" returns for performances November 26th-28th
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (47:10): Bonus Episode -- Thanksgiving Wine Selections
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office raffles off turkeys
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant to close after 48 years
-Attorney General sues Worcester health agency for fraud
-Worcester man sentenced for stealing $157,143 worth of MBTA passes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge family collecting Christmas gifts for kids in hospital
-Framingham man crashes into Westborough police cruiser, charged with OUI
-Sports: Holy Cross football to host NCAA playoff game on Saturday
-Here's where the first-place Patriots stand in the playoff picture after a crazy week of upsets
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Sutton girls soccer win state championship
-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: Volunteering can boost your resume — and feel good
-Worcester Chamber of Commerce Fall Newspaper
-National: How Friendsgiving found its place in the holiday season
-New England: 3-year-old boy dead in Maine, police investigating
-Boston man fatally shot in front of Malden 7-Eleven
-Tragic: California boy fatally struck by stray bullet in bedroom, according to police
-Colleges: Assumption names its Liberal Arts and Sciences school
-Health: Thousands of smokers "die of disease they have no idea they’ve got"
-Animals: Woman visits a chained-up dog for over a year (3:19)
-TV/Streaming: Hulu Live TV plan to add Disney Plus and ESPN Plus with $5 price hike
-Movies: "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" captures $44 million in theaters
-Celebrity: List of winners and best performances at American Music Awards
-Shopping/Deals: Expect to pay more for Christmas trees, experts say
-Food: Recall announced for certain onions due to Salmonella outbreak
-History: Walk and lake at University Park, Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Volunteers keep Christmas light tradition going for ailing man
-Meanwhile, in California, watch as a bear wanders into a 7-Eleven
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-Seasonal Product Coordinator E Commerce in Worcester
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-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
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (4:39): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID and Thanksgiving
+Noon: Poll finds support for vaccine mandates in schools, government jobs
+Noon: COVID could cause depression and anxiety, researchers say
-Kid-friendly: Children receive vaccine at Boys & Girls Club of Worcester clinic
-Worcester holding vax clinic Tuesday
-More than 100 Mass. prison guards suspended after refusing vaccine over the past month
-New hurdle for home testing -- the holiday season
-ICYMI: 4-year-old mistakenly given vaccine at Fitchburg CVS instead of flu shot (:37)
-Voices of UMass Medical School podcast (26:54): What does it take to persuade people to get vaccinated against?
-Success of COVID antiviral pill hinges on access to speedy, accurate tests
-UMass Medical School professor creates kids coloring book on vaccine
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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