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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 (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-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): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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