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Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW: 2-hour delay for Worcester Schools on Wednesday
+NEW: I-290 Eastbound closed at Worcester-Auburn line because of wreck, seek alternate route
+NEW: Parking ban lifted at 8 p.m.
+NEW: Greendale Mall to be demolished, turned into apartments, medical offices
+NEW: Be careful out there! Car skids off I-190 and into woods, no one hurt
+NEW: 3 men indicted in connection with body found in bubble wrap in Worcester
+NEW: Ricky Duran’s ‘A Woman Like Her’ Tops iTunes Chart
+NEW: 2-DAY SALE: Fly JetBlue from Worcester to NYC for $49
+NEW: Pedestrian injured in accident near Burncoat High
+NEW: Leicester police arrest Grinch, stop him from stealing Christmas
+NEW: Several killed in early morning shooting rampage at Montana casino
+NEW: Home upgrades that won't risk return on investment
+NEW: Local man makes all other husbands look bad (1:27)
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 17, 2019
-WATCH: Ricky Duran performs 'Runnin' Down a Dream' on 'The Voice' finale
-Downtown eatery sold, to get new name, liquor license
-Greendale Mall sold, redevelopment as ‘mixed-use destination’ envisioned
-Man arrested for allegedly parking car in middle of Park Ave. after midnight
-Falling tree narrowly misses car on Route 9 in Leicester (:28)
-Longest Night vigil honors those lost from homelessness
-Blackstone Police Department Arrest 3 for Cocaine, Fentanyl Distribution
-Apartments for rent in Worcester: What will $1,400 get you?
-Chamber of Commerce, AWARE issue tax rate recommendations
-Glimpse behind the scenes of A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, which appears tonight at the Hanover (4:00)
-Former Assumption player leads NFC Pro Bowl voting for kick returners
-Women's basketball senior Lauren Manis named ckSmithSuperior Crusader of the Week
-Patriots holding sweepstakes for two tickets to Saturday's game vs. Buffalo
-Genius Criminal of the Day: Bank employee who stole $88K poses with the cash on Instagram
-World’s oldest couple — ages 106 and 105 — celebrate 80th wedding anniversary
-Stray pup finds forever home by wandering into it
-WATCH: Porch pirates tricked by glitter bomb trap video 2.0
-Today's Hero: 5-year-old pays off lunch debt of 123 students with hot cocoa stand
Top Posts
-Bad news for Worcester Millennials
-Three lottery winners sold in Worcester in two days last week
-Bricks fall off Pleasant Towers facade; no one injured
-Spag's, Ann & Hope ... 11 defunct New England department stores
-Quick-thinking Grafton man pulls woman from sinking car (1:59)
-Vehicles shot up on Washburn Street in Worcester early Sunday
-Car fire at Auburn Mall parking garage
-West Brookfield man dies after being hit by car in Sturbridge
-Tributes to public school teacher of nearly 50 years and former Worcester cafe owner
-Where is justice for foster children from Oxford House of Horrors?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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