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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 (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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