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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 (:33). High of 56 today
-Surprises in store for upcoming "volatile" winter in Massachusetts, experts say
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester preps for icing as temperatures plummet
+6:00: Worcester Airport marks release of Whitney Houston biopic, which filmed there
+6:00: Worcester-bound Disney's "Aladdin" making dreams come true
+Noon: Downed wires, scattered outages in area
+Noon: 10 great last-minute gift ideas in Worcester
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Photographer Chelsea Bradway eyes beauty, struggles
+Noon: New movies & shows to watch this weekend: "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" on Netflix and More
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Spoiler Alert," "Aftersun," "Violent Night" and more
+Noon: Female dog Tenley waits at Worcester Animal Rescue League for new home
-Worcester police looking for missing 12-year-old girl
-Man dies in house fire in Brimfield (:14)
-Worcester takes down social media post that included "insensitive" meme
-Polar Park builders will pay $1.9 million to settle charges they misled Worcester
-New apartments to be new "front door" to Worcester’s Canal District, architect says
-Worcester man indicted in Paxton homicide case
-Worcester Women to Watch in 2023: 20 women who are making an impact on Worcester
-Kamara first to seek new Worcester School Committee District seat
-Worcester Superintendent's Holiday Message (3:05)
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from UMass Memorial Pediatric ICU Staff (:52)
-UMass Memorial Health reports $38.2 million operating loss for 2022
-Threatening call to doctor sends hospital in Leominster into lockdown
-Friday flight cancellations top 2,900, disrupting holiday travel
-U.S. Postal Service deliveries on track for Christmas despite delays
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 2 - Face Down and Floating in Geese Pond. Video (21:52). Audio (23:50)
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Coney Island hosts free "Grinch" read-along for kids
-Six Things To Do: Hip Hop Nutcracker, Kwanzaa, EcoTarium, and more ...
-Silverbacks celebrate holidays at Greendale's Pub
-First Person: It's OK to be sober for the holidays
-Worcesteria: Honoring homeless lives lost; finding threads of hope
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime Worcester elementary school teacher
-ICYMI: Worcester couple arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
-Porch pirates pillage Worcester; 46 package thefts reported in less than 2 months
-Couple ran $1 million organized retail crime ring out of Leominster video store, Worcester D.A. says
-Saint Vincent, Teamsters reach tentative deal to avoid post-Christmas strike
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden fills town’s WRSC vacancy
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
-Brilla Coffee Welcomes You to Holden (7:05)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Emergency boiler repairs close Richards Memorial Library
-Westborough company's mattress donation helping charity change lives (2:30)
-Police units surround Leominster street after man flees following domestic disturbance
-Clinton High announces its honor roll
-Cold weather races running for good causes
-Christmas light show on Runaway Brook Road in Lancaster (17:08)
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Jets, 3-2
-Patriots fan heckled in Las Vegas loss invited to home game by Kraft
-Last week for discounted registration to the 2023 Woo Sports Summit
-2 Crusaders were named to the AFCA All-America teams
>CARS: Sincere Holiday Greetings from Bertera Nissan (2:07)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Target recalls weighted blankets for kids due to asphyxia risk
-NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years
-Tragic: Beach sees "freak wave" kill 3 swimmers, injure 17
>NEW ENGLAND: Trailblazing Boston political journalist Janet Wu retiring after 50 years
-Mass. doctor faces health care fraud, money laundering charges
>HOMES: Home sales in Worcester County fell faster than state average in November
>HEALTH: Amid intense flu season, administration offers to release Tamiflu from national stockpile
-Free COVID vaccination on Friday: 9-noon at Worcester Senior Center
>BUSINESS: Worcester County unemployment drops to lowest rate since April 2019
-Associates of FTX founder plead guilty to criminal charges
>SHOPPING: Christmas tree demand remains high despite inflation
>TELEVISION: NFL Sunday Ticket is leaving DirecTV and heading to YouTube TV
>MOVIES: Need a new Christmas movie? Try these fun alternatives
>CELEBRITY: Gary Glitter to be freed from prison after serving half his sentence
>ANIMALS: Persistent donkey befriends donkey who hates everyone (:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman whose car was stolen off the side of highway surprised with new car
-Meanwhile, in Australia, girl trapped in claw machine after trying to grab bears (:42)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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