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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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