Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: "We're just going nonstop": Long line for testing in Worcester (above)
-Updated: Vaccincation/booster clinics this week at Worcester Senior Center. Walk-up testing and vaccinations at Mercantile Center in Worcester
+6:00: Celtics place Jayson Tatum in COVID protocol ahead of Monday's game
+Noon: Wednesday's Bruins-Senators game latest to be postponed
-Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers
-Mass. National Guard deployed to understaffed hospitals amid surge
-Early use of convalescent plasma treatment helps avoid hospitalization
-ICYMI: Surging cases make for another subdued Christmas Day
-Latest data on capacity at Worcester area hospitals
-Can you get 2 variants at once? Health experts say it's possible
In The News
-Latest weather: Cold with increasing clouds and possible wintry mix, high of 33 today in Worcester
+UPDATED: 62-year-old man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after pedestrian crash in Worcester
+6:00: Freezing rain, ice accumulation threatens morning commute
+6:00: City Clerk's office at 801 Main Street closed through January 7th because of staffing issues
+6:00: ECHL postpones Railers game Monday night
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - December 27th
-Man shot multiple times on Christmas morning in Worcester, police investigating
-UMass Memorial delivers 8 babies on Christmas Day (:25). Article
-Refugee Artisans of Worcester empowers local refugees to sell their crafts
-ICYMI: Fire on Christmas forces Grafton family out of their home (:11). Article
-Car stolen, 3 others broken into early Christmas morning in Paxton
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' podcast (1:09:14): Top 5 Whiskies of 2021. Earlier: Nos. 6-10, Nos. 11-20.
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Hybrid Worcester City Council meeting format may have staying power
-WCCA-TV's ''Coffee with Konnie" (29:38): Jo and Huck Truesdell, Tidewater Books
-WCCA-TV's "Ramona Interviews" (29:15): Ralph Shapiro, President, Retired Men's Club of Greendale
-Goddard Scholars Academy at South High to hold 2nd Open House on January 12th
-Fresh Start 508 hosts toy drive for parents in recovery
-Worcester residents can dispose of Christmas tree
-Tribute to man who owned a Gulf station in the Belmont Hill neighborhood he grew up in
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): A free bag and Christmas tree pick up for PAYT residents in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury school operates food pantry for area families
-Artist's Sterling exhibit captures our world one photo at a time
-Sports: Key takeaways from Patriots’ lackluster 33-21 loss to Bills. More Patriots coverage
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Former Assumption star and current NFL All-Pro's Christmas gift goes viral
-Railers shut out at home, 5-0
-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: Despite supply issues and Omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
-10-year-old entrepreneur set to retire at 15
-Colleges: Holy Cross ties for national lead in Graduation Success Rate
-National: Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
-Teen plunges to death off cruise ship returning to Miami
-How Jeffrey Epstein's massage table could land Ghislaine Maxwell a 40-year sentence
-New England: 19-month-old killed in Vermont Christmas Day crash
-Thousands of children are homeless in Mass. as COVID keeps families hesitant from staying in shelters
-Tragic: 7 members of Minnesota family found dead after carbon monoxide poison
-Shopping/Deals: Christmas gift returns: Kohl's accepts Amazon returns, plus more tips
-Health: New UMass Medical School research brings new hope for ALS patients (1:53)
-Food: Coffee production hurts the planet. Scientists think they may have another way
-Homes: See inside a $75,000 home for sale in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in January
-Movies: "Spider-Man: No way home" becomes first pandemic-era film to break $1 billion at global box office
-Celebrity: "The Office" actor Brian Baumgartner makes $1 million on Cameo app
-Animals: This stray cat asks to be let inside to keep kittens safe (3:19)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): These are the stories that made you smile in 2021
-Meanwhile, in California, watch as a helicopter hoists bull that fell down a cliff
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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