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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Officials investigating cause of fire at large Downtown Worcester building
-Area jewelry store to close at start of 2022 after 30-plus years
-Immigrant couple work tirelessly to run Korean restaurant in Worcester
-WRTA has been offering free bus rides for a year, but has done little to promote it
-Suspect hiding under porch facing more than 20 charges, including kidnapping
-Last-minute TD lifts Holy Cross to first FCS playoff win in program history
-Related: Holy Cross game recap (2:42)
-Worcester Common ice rink opens for the season
-Worcester's tax classification hearing scheduled for November 30th
-Area musicians reflect on their gratitude heading into the holiday season
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Spamalot," Silverbacks, Giuliano D'Orazio, Festival of Lights and more ...
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-New Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (19:37): Whiskey Bracket Challenge
-How to have an eco-friendly holiday season
-Edith Morgan: Hanukkah 2021
-Tribute to 36-year Worcester teacher who was also a member of Worcester Men of Song for over 65 years
-ICYMI: Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia and Worcester Magazine's other Hometown Heroes of 2021
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston police ask for public's help IDing person
-Welcome to the gift guide for items Made Local in Grafton
-Shrewsbury selectmen to hold public hearing on former Beal School’s future
-New shake, tea business in Westborough adds “Vivacity” to drinks in response to pandemic
-Sports: Patriots take on Titans today. Full coverage
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Wachusett Mountain opens for 2021-22 ski season (:25)
-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 in-store shopping drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels
-Shopping: Supply chain crisis may force last-minute holiday shoppers to choose stores over online
-Colleges: WPI professor Joe Sarkis speaks with Newsy about supply chain impact
-Student-generated Urban Studies minor debuts at Holy Cross
-National: USPS, UPS and FedEx prepare for another pandemic crush
-Defense Department creates new group to investigate UFO sightings
-Tragic: Chicago mom shot dead in same spot her teen son was killed days earlier
-New England: Mass. dispatchers looking to be reclassified as first responders
-Health: Scientists believe obesity may be cured by modifying a series of genes called "hippo"
-Food: Mrs. Moriconi’s Ice Cream to open permanent location in Tatnuck Square in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: The Beatles almost broke up while making their last album "Let It Be"
-Celebrity: Christina Applegate reflects on MS diagnosis during 50th birthday
-History: In Old Worcester, the 1940s to the '70s (11:24)
-Animals: Worcester area pets waiting to be adopted: Meet Todd & more
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Foster dad, adopted kids thankful to be together for holidays (2:57)
-Homes: This shagadelic 1950s home in Worcester is listed for $679,900
-Meanwhile, on TikTok, "Kool-Aid Man" stunt has bozos busting through fences
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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
-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)
-Vaccine makers set to adapt for Omicron variant
-What you need to know about the Omicron variant
-Dr. Fauci "would not be surprised" if Omicron variant already in U.S.
-ICYMI: South African scientists brace for wave propelled by new Omicron variant
-Worcester County vaccine rate: How many people are vaccinated?
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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>HELP WANTED
-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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