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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Breezy, high in the low 40s today in Worcester
+6:00: 64-year-old man killed in head-on crash on June Street in Worcester
+6:00: Do you recognize her? Worcester detectives looking for suspected porch pirate
+6:00: Bullet found in Shrewsbury middle school
+6:00: From 2019, Leary Firefighters Foundation "Worcester 6: Heroes Remembered"
+6:00: Adoption Option: Meet Spesh
+6:00: Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra pops back to Mechanics Hall
+6:00: Worcesteria: The road to the governor's office runs through Worcester
+6:00: New basketball team in Worcester hopes to add to community, be role models
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 3rd
+Noon: Radio Worcester (10:19): Retired Worcester Fire Lt. Don Courtney and Hank remember the Worcester 6 and December 3rd, 1999
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Remembering 6 Worcester firefighters who lost their lives fighting fire 22 years ago (:33). Article
-Local restaurateurs buy shuttered Worcester landmark
-Worcester native Eddie Mekka, "Laverne & Shirley" actor, dies at 69. Video (:59)
-Lincoln Plaza Planet Fitness expected to open in January
-Tatnuck Square Nutrition slated to open this month in Worcester
-Festival of Lights set for Friday night in Worcester
-Traffic advisory for Festival of Lights tonight on Worcester Common
-Silver Alert issued for Oxford man who never arrived at Worcester hospital
-How much time will Julia Enright get? 2nd-degree murder increases importance of sentencing hearing
-Fallen Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia recognized at statewide awards ceremony
-Worcester Vice Squad officers make heroin arrest in Granite Street area
-See the December menus for local specialty doughnut shops
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five Things to Do: WCLOC, Merrimack Valley Ringers Merrimac Handel’s "Messiah" and more ...
-Let the Music Play: Our Favorite New England Albums of 2021
-Artist Spotlight: Sharon Freed
-Iron Maiden to play only New England show in Worcester next October
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-Worcester and Springfield named the least charitable cities in America by LendingTree
-Radio Worcester (14:00): City Councilor Moe Bergman on his School Committee election cost ask
-Bill Shaner: Councilor King vs. Everybody
-Tribute to local man who ran his own automotive electrical repair company for 20 years
-ICYMI: Man accused of Worcester murder released after evidence points to new suspect
-New bookstore in Worcester adds space for events, community gathering
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man arrested for drugs after 3-car crash
-Auburn students raise money for organization in South Africa
-Shrewsbury school administrators break down 2021 enrollment data
-Channel 5's "Chronicle" visits Vaillancourt Folk Art in Sutton
-Westborough Community Chorus celebrates 50th anniversary with "Sounds of Joy"
-Upton man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
-Investigation underway after person shot in Fitchburg
-Sports: Holy Cross football has the best defense in the nation. Is it enough to beat Villanova?
-Holy Cross legend, Heisman finalist Gordie Lockbaum cheers on Crusaders in FCS playoffs
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Swayman’s 42 saves leads Bruins over Predators, 2-0
-Bravehearts accepting applications for summer internships
-Curling: Harder than it looks
-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: Greater Worcester unemployment swings back down to 5.2% pandemic low
-Take WBJ's 2022 Economic Forecast survey
-Health: Your sleep position could be ruining your sleep
-Food: Supply chain crisis now threatening chicken tenders
-Shopping: ‘Tis the season to shop small and local
-National: Florida church musical director killed wife, 2 kids: sheriff
-More than 60 Michigan schools cancel classes as shooting spawns copycat threats
-New England: State Trooper, apparently sleeping in cruiser, under investigation
-Radio Worcester (12:36): Rich Rubino on the 2022 Governor's Race Shakeup
-Colleges: WPI student making prosthetic leg for dog
-Holy Cross names new vice provost for diversity, equity & inclusion
-TV/Streaming: HBO spent $30 million on a "Game of Thrones" spinoff pilot that will never air
-Movies: Best movies of 2021
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and teachers named People of the Year
-History: Building the Massachusetts Turnpike (42:29)
-Homes: Video your of local home with "8+ acres and breathtaking views" (5:37)
-Animals: Dog was so scared he hid behind building from people (3:13)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Some Mass. garden centers providing free Christmas trees to military members
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, possum porch pirate makes off with package
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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
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Do existing vaccines protect against Omicron? Boston doctors explain
-How many boosters will we have to get?
-Omicron confirmed in man who attended NYC anime convention
-Multiple cases of Omicron variant detected in NYC
-Germany announces nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated
-How does the coronavirus mutate? It’s just a series of mistakes
-ICYMI: Worcester doctors voice concern not alarm over Omicron variant
-Mass. hits highest case numbers in one day (5,170) since January
-Mass. officials report nearly 10,000 new cases among students, staff over 2-week period
-Gov. Baker says vaccine passport coming soon to Massachusetts
-Couple shares cautionary tale after losing infant son to COVID-19
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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