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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy, high of 42 today in Worcester
+5:30: 27-year-old Worcester man arrested for carjacking
+5:30: Killings in Worcester down over past 2 years
+5:30: Ray Mariano: Gordon Hargrove, a Friendly House icon for 63 years
+5:30: Adoption Option: Meet Larry
+5:30: Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78
+5:30: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+5:30: Sandra Bullock shows her tough side in "The Unforgivable"
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 10th
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: "Don't Look Up" may be HollyWoo's finest effort
+Noon: New movies on demand
+Noon: QCC holding a FREE children’s dental clinic on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester boxer returns to ring Saturday in main event bout in Florida
+Noon: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from American Heritage Girls Troop 0716 in Worcester (:49)
-Victim in Worcester double homicide was involved in Franklin shooting death
-Related: Makeshift memorial takes shape on Grafton Street sidewalk where men killed
-Earlier: Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41). Article
-Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
-Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
-Canal District businessman buys 2 former bars on Water Street
-Chatham Lofts introduce 24 market-rate apartments to Worcester’s Main Street corridor
-Historical Commission denies demolition of Hovey Laundry building
-Food: Worcester bakery part of Channel 4's Gingerbread House Competition
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Radio Worcester (12:51): Worcester Regional Airport gets back to business, with Airport Director Andy Davis
-NEW: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
-Worcester reports rise in homeless residents in 2021
-Backers of Park Ave. gas station withdraw ZBA permit application
-Worcesteria: Another year losing the Boston Music Awards!
-What should have been on the Worcester Monopoly board
-Rep. Jim McGovern has cancerous cells removed (:32)
-Tribute to man with local ties who was killed by a alleged drunk driver while on his way to work
-ICYMI: Worcester Vice Squad recovers assault weapon during Canal District arrest of suspected fentanyl trafficker
-Shrewsbury mother strangled her 12-year-old daughter, hanged herself, DA says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Iconic Strand Theatre in Clinton will permanently close
-Holden woman recovering after knee surgery delayed twice because of pandemic, staffing shortages (2:05)
-Holden tree lighting is celebration and tribute
-Patrick Subaru plans move to Route 9, South Street intersection in Shrewsbury
-Auburn Chamber awards teachers over $1,200 in grants
-Haze Cannabis enters Grafton’s marijuana race
-Sports: Kit Hughes introduced as Holy Cross Director of Athletics. Video (24:55)
-Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Former Patriot Demaryius Thomas dead at 33
-Bruins win in Edmonton
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Data breaches across Central Mass. raise concern over cyberthreats
-Local branding organization brings empathy, new mindset to industry
-U.S. jobless claims fall to 52-year low
-Colleges: WPI receives $499,509 to research on-campus nuclear reactors
-Health: Push for skin cancer education, protection in Worcester
-National: Breaking down Build Back Better Act and where it stands
-A look at the top Google searches of 2021
-New England: Man found dead on kitchen floor on Cape Cod was shot in head
-Firefighter hurt after falling through floor of burning New Hampshire home
-Tragic: 54 dead, over 100 hurt in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico
-TV/Streaming: Brian Williams signs off from NBC after 28 years
-Movies: Partly filmed in Worcester, Netflix’ releases "Don’t Look Up" Thursday, will stream Christmas Eve
-Celebrity: Jury finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty on 5 of 6 charges that he faked attack
-Jury finds reality TV star guilty on child porn charges
-Animals: Video of bear in Leominster making off with a bird feeder (:30)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sheriff's Office handing out thousands of winter coats in Worcester County
-Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, over 40 camels barred from beauty contest over use of botox
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Sean M. Rose: Pandemic demands a call to community service
+Noon: When do booster shots become fully effective?
-UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
-Updated case numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-Worcester's contact tracers continuing efforts as cases increase
-Most parents still have concerns about safety of vaccines for children, survey finds
-CDC, FDA back boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
-How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
-ICYMI: Mass. vaccine numbers show millions opting out of 3rd shot
-Mass. officials report 5,472 new cases, 27 additional deaths as hospitalizations top 1,200
-Field hospitals not needed in Massachusetts for now to handle holiday surge, Gov. Baker says
-One third of hospitalized COVID patients in Mass. are vaccinated
-COVID patients at this hospital are dying "at a rate we’ve never seen die before"
-Should the Omicron variant change your holiday party plans? An expert weighs in
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Worcester woman arrested after multi-agency investigation
+8:00: Northbridge company settles wage violations for $190,000
+8:00: The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2023-2024 season (Part 1)
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
+Noon: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
+Noon: Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
+Noon: Jazzed Up Wednesdays at 961 (Union Station)
+Noon: Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Constant disturbances at house full of squatters has Worcester neighbors on edge (1:20)
-Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
-Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
-Worcester Housing Authority working with Lakeside Apartments residents on relocation to ready for major overhaul
-Here’s why Worcester wants to plant 2 new forests. And it wants your help
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Eisenberg Assisted Living in Worcester (:52)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
-ICYMI: Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett names new principal
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Applications open for Shrewsbury Youth Police Academy
-Paxton getting override info to voters
-Longtime Sterling volunteer honored
-Grafton candidates night April 28th
-Lancaster's Simon receives Pillar Award
-Tahanto coach announces retirement
-Nashoba Music Department earns national recognition
-Field of 4 vie to fill Bolton post
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
>SHOWTIME: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
-Radio Worcester (15:44): Korey’s Courage — Inspiring stories at Mass. Film Fest
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
-Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-Unity Radio (1:00:35): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who dedicated 60 years of his life to Notre Dame Cemetery and Mausoleum
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 4-1
-8 athletes, 2 teams to be inducted into Worcester Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Railers 2023-24 season recap
-WooSox Rewind: WooSox take 4 of 6 against Durham
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-U.S. News & World Report lists its best electric and hybrid vehicles for 2024
-Tragic: Woman at risk of losing her arm after being attacked by dog her son rescued
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. sees drastic increase in gas prices (1:29)
-34 Mass. high schools among nation's best, U.S. News says
>COLLEGES: 2 WPI student teams develop apps for the visually impaired (3:27)
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Holy Cross Brooks Scholars showcase musical talent at concert
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 historic U.S. restaurants worth the reservation
>BUSINESS: Hospital for Behavioral Medicine brings on third C.E.O. since 202
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Proposed changes in Massachusetts would bar use of credit reports by employers
>HOMES: Condominium sells in Boston for $5.3 million
>HEALTH: Preventing and educating kids about cyberbullying
-Exercise could help reduce aging by lowering fat buildup (:52)
>FOOD: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix is the dominant streaming service. So why is it changing its model?
>MOVIES: All "The Omen" movies in order to watch
>CELEBRITY: Grammy-winning gospel singer, former "American Idol" contestant Mandisa, dies at 47
>ANIMALS: Dog found tied to bench with note asking someone to adopt him (3:39)
>HISTORY: Franklin Building, Downtown Worcester, 1898
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mystery good Samaritan pulls woman from morning house fire (1:39)
-Meanwhile, in Tewksbury, cake goes viral for mistake (:37)
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