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Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW: Worcester police assist in apprehension of a Mass. Most Wanted Fugitive
+NEW: Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Dec. 19
+NEW: WCCA offers home to shows canceled by Spectrum (Charter)
+NEW: Worcester could use 4,500 more units of housing around Union Station, study claims
+NEW: It's Thirsty Thursday! Here's Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: Here's how Yankee Candle makes its famous jar candles in Mass. (1:11)
+NEW: Here's the secret to the gift-wrapping trick sweeping the internet
-NEW: Thousands of wooden chests sold at Bob's Discount Furniture and other stores recalled for tip-over hazard
-Holy Name, St. Peter-Marian to merge, Diocese says
-New Doherty High to be built on current Highland St. site
-One dead after June Street crash
-Lawsuit against city over police records will proceed to trial
-Defendants in Worcester burned-body case plead not guilty
-Worcester Police seek help IDing man involved in assault outside McDonald's on Mill St.
-WPD delivers more than 500 winter coats to Andy's Attic at South High
-City, Architectural Foundation reach deal on Worcester Auditorium
-Worcester honors trailblazing public servant Konnie Lukes
-Because of snow day, last day of school in Worcester in now June 16
-Weeks of Ricky: Relive Ricky Duran's road on 'The Voice'
-Leominster Woman Decorates 16 Trees To Show ‘Beauty of Christmas’ (2:04)
-'Sader Stories, Episode 7 (18:30): On National Signing Day, Coach Bob Chesney talks about newest members of program
-Railers battle back at home, but fall again
-At the office: Want to have an affair with a co-worker? There's now a website for that
-Deer scores goal, prances around in victory dance
-Today's Hero: Despite illness, seamstress hand-sews nearly 70 dolls for kids in hospitals
Top Posts
-Downtown eatery sold, to get new name, liquor license
-Greendale Mall to be demolished, turned into apartments, medical offices
-Greendale Mall sold, redevelopment as ‘mixed-use destination’ envisioned
-Man arrested for allegedly parking car in middle of Park Ave. after midnight
-Woman hit by sander in Worcester (:18); Also: Pedestrian injured in accident near Burncoat High
-Deonte Harris (Assumption), Pat Ricard (David Prouty) headed to NFL's Pro Bowl
-Wreck closed I-290 Eastbound closed at Worcester-Auburn line Monday night
-The Votes are In: Ricky Duran is Runner-Up on ‘The Voice’. Related: Ricky's ‘A Woman Like Her’ tops iTunes chart
-3 men indicted in connection with body found in bubble wrap in Worcester
-Cute: Leicester police arrest Grinch, stop him from stealing Christmas
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 37 today in Worcester
-More school closings and delays
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. and N.H. school vacations bring crowds to Worcester airport
-Popular Worcester restaurant closed by fire in Sept. announces reopen date
-Controversial 44-apartment Worcester development heads to Planning Board
-Worcester motorists keep one eye on the pump, other on world affairs
-W.R.T.A. riders navigating snow banks
-WPI researchers develop tool to predict Alzheimer’s disease
-Auburn substitute teacher terminated following reports of inappropriate behavior
-"We lost contact": Auburn family concerned for missing woman who has not been seen in months (2:08). Article
-Jabil set to move manufacturing out of downtown Clinton; NyproMold to stay
-Stores cry foul as some Worcester County towns ban ZYN nicotine pouches
-100 FM The Pike (8:05): Worcester Hot Dog Safari's Tom Mahoney on the upcoming bowling fundraiser
-Updated Worcester trash and recycling schedule through March 9th
>DINING OUT: Boston's oldest restaurant celebrates 200th year in business (:45)
-ICYMI: Worcester police S.W.A.T. team arrests man after armed domestic incident on Lawnfair Street
-Real estate developer Chip Norton sued by creditor who claims he owes $1 million
-Federal judge forces Worcester pastor Encarnacion into bankruptcy
-Radio Worcester (10:45): Vendors sought for Out to Lunch summer series on the Common
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Vacancies on Zoning Board of Appeals
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: Debate over homework load continues at W.R.H.S.
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Significantly disabled Grafton man scheduled for eviction
-D.A.: Body parts found by students in Shirley pond identified (8:00)
-Leominster man charged with third-offense O.U.I. for driving erratically while using nitrous oxide & kratom
-Whole Foods plaza in Shrewsbury listed for sale
-Ice cream lovers brave the cold as Uhlman's opens for season
-Sterling plastics dealer fined $23,000 for hazardous waste violations
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue at the top of the Glass Tower, 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Fairy Tales and Fables," "Lest We Forget" and more ...
-Fáilte brings Irish music to Worcester for first time
-Poets at Large celebrates International Women’s Day at Rose Room
>OPINION: Jillian Snyder: Drowning quietly — Why I keep swimming anyway
-I Did This Today: Falconing gives a bird's eye view of Worcester area
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 485 (29:08): Vincent Librandi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was state checkers champion
>SPORTS: 7 "Vrabel Guys" the Patriots could target in NFL Draft
-Jayson Tatum returning to Celtics? Star listed as "questionable" for tonight's game
-Tatum’s return a reminder of Celtics’ improbable journey
-Bruins lose to Predators, 6-3
-Holy Cross men’s basketball season comes to end at No. 2 Lehigh in quarterfinal round
-100 FM The Pike (10:12): Holy Cross' Kit Hughes on all the Crusaders in the playoffs
-Clark reaches first NEWMAC women’s basketball final in 20 years
>CARS: Ford recalls over 600,000 vehicles over wiper, driveshaft defects
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. publishes missing Epstein files
-Takeaways from the first elections of 2026 campaign
-Tragic: Mom stabs son, 6, to death, setting home on fire blocking his brother from escaping: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Traffic enforcement camera bills pick up speed on Beacon Hill
-Radio Worcester (20:20): Republican Anne Brensley says Mass. needs local control and lower energy costs
>COLLEGES: Second Foundations Lecture at Assumption examines complexities of the human voice
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 forbidden islands you can't visit (and why they're off-limits)
-7 of the world’s best airport hotels
>BUSINESS: StartUp Week returns to Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: How LPL Research thinks about dividends
-Cumulus Media, owner of WXLO, files change in Chapter 11 plan, eliminating debt
>SHOPPING: 40,245 bicycle helmets from Walmart recalled over "risk of injury or death"
>HOMES: How much does it cost to buy a house in Worcester in 2026?
>HEALTH: Can a mammogram detect heart disease? The science behind a surprising new discovery
>FOOD: Trader Joe’s expands recall on frozen meals
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 3 of "The Comeback" on HBO (1:40)
>MOVIES: "Game of Thrones" movie officially in the works
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears arrested in Ventura County
-"Walking miracle" Billy Porter was "dead for 3 days" during medical emergency
>ANIMALS: Skinny senior dog just needed someone to love her (2:10)
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester looking East toward Union Station, around 1861
>GOOD NEWS: Natick firefighters deliver baby at station after parents couldn’t make it to hospital
-Meanwhile, Florida man finds 7-foot boa constrictor in his driveway
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