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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Holy Cross wins first FCS playoff game with late touchdown
+6:00: Immigrant couple work tirelessly to run Korean restaurant in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester's tax classification hearing scheduled for November 30th
+6:00: Area musicians reflect on their gratitude heading into the holiday season
-The Best of Who We Are: Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia and Worcester Magazine's other Hometown Heroes of 2021
-Worcester Common ice rink opens today for first time since 2019
-18-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charge
-Food: Mrs. Moriconi’s Ice Cream to open permanent location in Tatnuck Square in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Spamalot," Silverbacks, Giuliano D'Orazio, Festival of Lights and more ...
-Homes: This shagadelic 1950s home in Worcester is listed for $679,900
-Shopping: Shoppers head to the Auburn Mall for Black Friday deals
-8 small businesses in Worcester reflect on importance of Small Business Saturday
-Fewer Cyber Monday deals but bargains at Worcester area restaurants
-9 women-owned New England shops you can support this Small Business Saturday
-5 reasons to shop small Saturday
-Animals: Worcester area pets waiting to be adopted: Meet Todd & more
-Large pig found roaming outside Solomon Pond Mall reunited with owner
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (19:37): Whiskey Bracket Challenge
-Storage units with donated items to be sold for charity in November
-Winston W. Wiley: We’re pretty good at giving, but need to work harder at caring
-Tribute to longtime plumbing company owner who was also a Shrewsbury Street fixture all his life
-Here is where the city will be picking up leaves today
-ICYMI: Man drowns in Shrewsbury after leaving a party in distress Wednesday night, prompting helicopter, K-9 search by police
-St. Vincent Hospital nurses spend Thanksgiving on strike
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden hosting Small Business Saturday event
-Alpacas welcome guest vendors for Small Business Saturday in Grafton
-Millbury police seek suspects in attempted breaking and entering
-Veterans visit Paxton Center School to offer lesson in service
-New shake, tea business in Westborough adds “Vivacity” to drinks in response to pandemic
-Sports: Holy Cross football team prepares for NCAA game against Sacred Heart
-"We've waited nearly four decades" (1:31): Holy Cross releases awesome hype video in advance of today's home playoff game
-Tickets to Saturday's NCAA playoff game at Holy Cross start at $15
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spurs best Celtics, 96-88; Rangers beat Bruins, 5-2
-The top high school football performances and big wins from Thanksgiving
-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: Black Friday returns, but isn't what it used to be
-Poll shows majority of Mass. residents think marijuana legalization is overall positive for state
-National: 3 shot in fight at North Carolina mall
-One seriously hurt in shooting at Washington State mall
-Tragic: Man killed at dinner table on Thanksgiving by stray bullet
-12-year-old killed by stray bullet during Thanksgiving celebration in California
-New England: Woman found dead inside Lowell home, DA investigating as apparent homicide
-Health: Certain Old Spice, Secret products recalled due to presence of carcinogenic chemical
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Celebrity: Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim dead at 91
-History: Worcester's Villages in 1875
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): After 25 years, man reconnects with person who saved his life
-Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, high school football player does flips to distract defense before touchdown (1:04)
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Seasonal Product Coordinator E-Commerce, with $2,000 sign on bonus by Dec. 2, in Worcester
-Host/hostess in Worcester
-Multiple opportunities, Town of Holden DPW
-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)
-South African scientists brace for wave propelled by new Omicron variant
-World races to contain new threat, the Omicron variant
-EXPLAINER: What is the new variant in South Africa?
-WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new variant
-Moderna seeks to develop variant-specific boosters for mutations like Omicron
-Earlier: New variant has scientists very concerned
-ICYMI: Your booster side effects shouldn’t be as "Intense" this time
-Mass. officials report 5,058 new cases, 24 additional deaths over 2-day period
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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