Here's what's going on today in Worcester
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Snowstorm in Worcester
+NEW: Worcester Making Strides Towards Redevelopment, Polar Park (2:29)
+NEW: At urging of mayor, Worcester school standing committee to take up sex ed
+NEW: Worcester Academy's Head of School to depart
+NEW: Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: Teen accused of slaughtering 4 family members in Utah
-Worcester Declared Parking Ban is in effect as of 2 p.m. on Saturday
-Holy Cross identifies rowers who remain hospitalized following deadly crash
-‘Life lost too soon’: Vero Beach officials set up touching memorial for Holy Cross women’s rowing team
-Watch: Worcester Bobcat Is Back — This Time During The Day. Wednesday: See Bobcat Slinks Through Backyard
-All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester Police Seek Help Locating Woman for Questioning in Violent Robbery (1:36)
-Worcester police asking public for help identifying vehicle involved in pedestrian hit-and-run
-Worcester student enrollment declined in 2019, state data shows
-Worcester vows to launch GPS school bus tracking soon
-Great news, country music fans! Here's How You Can Fly from Worcester to Nashville Starting in April
-ICYMI: Since ‘At Least October,' City Knew About Additional Money Needed to Complete Polar Park
-Worcester Bravehearts not going anywhere, says owner John Creedon
-Holy Cross men's basketball set for road game at American
-'Health Without the High': Worcester CBD Store Promotes Positivity
-Teen seriously injured in fight at Northbridge High (1:19)
-1 Dead After Crash On Route 12 In Leominster (:14)
-Ricky Duran to Perform National Anthem at Worcester Railers Game
-Bull-noser: Camera records moose trapping Alaska man in shed (1:00)
-Today's Hero: Bartender springs into action to save choking patron at Boston bar
-Latest obituaries | | -Yesterday's highlights
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-Worcester dentist indicted for fraud, tax evasion
-Grand opening of Lincoln Plaza restaurant today; Sept. 14: New restaurant coming to Lincoln Plaza
-New eatery opens in building damaged by fire nearly 20 months ago
-WSRS, WTAG hit by iHeartMedia layoffs
-‘All Victims Expected To Survive,’ Doctor Says Of Holy Cross Athletes
-Table Talk to Build New Facility in Main South, Add 50 Jobs
-One Holy Cross rower's hometown holding fundraiser (2:24); Father describes daughter's injuries (1:50)
-Worcester man wins $1M on $30 scratch ticket, plans to take son to Disney World
-Holy Cross rowing student Grace Rett killed day after her birthday in Florida van crash
-Check Out New South High in Worcester, scheduled to open in 2021
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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