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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 (1:09). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 local teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
-Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Festival
-100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
-Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine in sting
-Worcester Public Schools News (23:21): Doherty Edition
>FAITH: Local woman professes perpetual vows at Dominican monastery
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police introduces SafeCam Program
-Gardner officials push landfill expansion as area residents raise concerns
-Find your spot at The Yoga Nook
-Police chief says suspect indicted in Orange fraud case
-Millbury teen wins Elks Annual Hoop Shoot Contest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
-"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
-WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
-TODAY! Black History Month movie: “10,000 Black Men Named George”
-19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Why we highlight women's progress
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:13): Episode 5, What to do after snow storms
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple eateries and became a blackjack dealer at Foxwoods after retiring
>SPORTS: Major League Baseball games will soon be off ESPN in media bombshell
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Holy Cross announces updates to football staff
-Holy Cross goaltender Thomas Gale named semifinalist for Mike Richter Award
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-Railers lose in Savannah, 6-4
>CARS: Mass. is "actually a really great state to have car insurance in," expert says (2:03)
>NATIONAL: Professor tracking asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years (2:48). Article
-Ukraine planted explosives in Russian drone pilots' virtual reality goggles
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies by suicide after being bullied over family's immigration status: report
>NEW ENGLAND: JetBlue pilot arrested on sex charge at Logan moments before takeoff (1:59). Article
-Mass. Pike falling concrete: Inside the Prudential Tunnel, reaction (4:48)
-Family fights back against $200,000 in equity theft despite law change (3:58). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI students share global projects at President’s IQP Award final presentations
-Assumption names Jeffrey Gillooly vice president for university advancement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak is introducing futuristic high-speed trains
>BUSINESS: State unveils roadmap to lead global climatetech industry
-W.B.J. editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
>HOMES: Worcester County single-family home median price nears $440,000, as trends continue
>HEALTH: Doctor on the recent high flu activity (2:38)
-"A really bad flu season": Data, doctors report large number of illnesses in Mass. (1:48)
>FOOD: Cozy winter meals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: How Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni has changed Hollywood publicity
>ANIMALS: Dog keeps sneaking over from the neighbor's yard (2:10)
>HISTORY: "Washington Engine Co. No. 1 of Worcester, MA," 1870
>GOOD NEWS: Milford candy shop gives people with disabilities chance to make impact (3:26). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Haven, wayward seal found wandering streets
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