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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 54 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Westborough man arrested in fatal shooting on Highland Street in Worcester
+5:00: 2 die in wrong way crash on Route 20 in Charlton (pictured, from WCVB)
+5:00: Worcester only diocese in Mass. not to release list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse
+5:00: Review: WCLOC's "Allergist's Wife" hits close to home
+Noon: Worcester man arrested after sending obscene material to 14-year-old, officials say
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - December 7th
+Noon: Fire hits silo at Rutland farm
+Noon: Auburn Fire Rescue warns of possible explosions during training this afternoon
+Noon: Time to sing, shine and soar again for Worcester Children's Chorus
+Noon: Last Call -- Janice Harvey, columnist turned novelist
+Noon: Sincere Holiday Greetings from Bertera Nissan (2:07)
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Overnight: Intense fire breaks out at Worcester recycling plant
-Worcester getting Verizon Fios high speed wired internet access
-Worcester City Councilor announces he won't run again
-Katie Couric to deliver address at UMass Medical School’s 50th Commencement
-Worcester to send stimulus funds to winter heating assistance program
-Worcester receives $4.2 million from state for economic development
-CDC says flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains
-Opposition to Worcester charter school strengthened by City Council vote
-Bill Shaner: We need to destroy this charter school proposal
-Project to double capacity at Union Station, 10th busiest in commuter rail network, on track
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (47:52): 5 Japanese Whiskies You Must Try
>SHOWTIME: You too can be "Saved by the '90s" in Worcester December 16th
-Worcester Magazine Editor Victor Infante talks with Mike Hsu about the 2022 best New England albums
-Janice Harvey: Grandson learns Santa Claus' secret
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:12:47): Jose Ramos, resident commissioner, Worcester Housing Authority
-ICYMI: First look: Here's what will replace historic Brattle Stop building
-Justice delayed again as trial for man accused of murdering woman in O'Connor's Restaurant in 2019 moved until June
-62-year-old man in minivan killed in Auburn crash
-Ziggy Bombs restaurant officially opens in Downtown Worcester
-The Faces of Worcester: Jessica Hopkins
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who worked for Worcester Girls Club for over 25 years
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Big Weekend for Holiday Fun in Holden (5:16)
-Specialty Sandwich Company hosting "Elf" trivia on Thursday
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury "lights up the Common" for the holidays
-Online group "Buy Nothing Grafton" has created a community for those who need it
-Stowe Road in Grafton closed to through traffic for culvert replacement
-Lacrosse could be a future option for West Boylston students
-Millbury’s Juelz Gonzalez to participate in 2022 U.S. Army Bowl
-With deficit looming, Lancaster officials ponder options
-Gardner man with handgun who assaulted several people in his apartment building, heading to trial
-Paxton Center School Honor Roll
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick is the highest paid coach in American sports, report says
-Holy Cross auctioning off an exclusive opportunity to join trip to South Dakota for FCS quarterfinals
-Holy Cross' Pat Haughney named semifinalist for FCS Punter of the Year
-Assumption women's basketball coach Kerry Phayre earns all-time wins record for Greyhounds
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2023 schedule
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: January 6th "heroes" honored for defending Capitol
-Man who jumped to death at Disneyland was accused of child endangerment
-Tragic: N.C. Home Depot worker, 83, dies after shoplifter pushes him aside
>NEW ENGLAND: One killed in wrong-way crash on Route 3
-Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing at Somerville laundromat
>COLLEGES: Amazon to pay for employees to attend QCC
-Froelich School of Nursing at Assumption University announces innovative program (10:02)
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County November 27th - December 3rd
>HEALTH: Ultra-processed foods linked to cognitive decline, dementia
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: Oscar Mayer Ham & Cheese Loaf recalled over possible contamination
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence again scores optimistic on future
>SHOPPING: Holiday shipping deadlines -- When to order Christmas gifts
>TELEVISION: "Dahmer" becomes 3rd series in Netflix history to surpass 1 billion viewing hours
>MOVIES: 8 holiday movies from 2021 that deserve a rewatch in 2022
>CELEBRITY: Sally Field names Burt Reynolds as her worst on-screen kiss
>ANIMALS: Adopt from Worcester area shelters -- New pets added this week
>HISTORY: This is Worcester No. 156 (28:05) -- Richard Pinto on the history of the El Morocco, part 2
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Friendsgiving diners tip Waffle House waitress $1,125
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, man discovered alive in body bag after being declared dead
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Classifieds
+4 positions, Worcester Division of Public Health
-Servers and hostesses at Worcester restaurant
-Before/After School Site Coordinator, Holden Recreation
-Finance Manager Assistant in Boylston
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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>HELP WANTED
+Water/Sewer Superintendent, town of Holden
-Servers, VIA Italian Table
-Bartenders and servers at Worcester restaurant
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
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