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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Worcester pro wrestling business put on pause
+1:00: Local high school seniors staying positive as high school nears end
+1:00: WCCA-TV's 'Healthy Living' with Dr. Donald Pelto (26:45): Staying healthy and motivated during pandemic
-104 new cases in Worcester, 1,067 total, Shrewsbury 105 (2 new cases), Grafton 40 (+1), Holden 29 (0), Leicester 19 (+2). Press conference video (36:41)
-Testing at Worcester homeless shelter finds 43% positive
-Related: DCU Center field hospital adjusted to make room for homeless who test positive
-Worcester doctor hopes personal coronavirus battle will save friend
-From the 'Today' Show: Wife of a resident at UMass Memorial captures importance of social distancing with photo of their kids wearing dad's scrub
-Ch. 10: Worcester Irish pub provides food for front-line workers
-Mayor, city manager: Shining a light in dark times, Worcester comes together
-Emergency daycares, including some in Worcester, running low
-Opinion: COVID-19 numbers don't tell whole story at Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester
-Worcester Chamber President/CEO Tim Murray comments on another COVID-19 unemployment surge
-Reliant Foundation adds $45,500 to COVID-19 emergency fund
-Borrowed RV gives area nurse on front line ‘peace of mind’
-Cases reported by Central Mass. cities, towns as of Friday
-Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center reopens for area healthcare workers, first responders
-SEE THE LIST: 5 Great Activities for Families at Home
-State totals: 702 long-term care home deaths, 1,404 total, 2,221 new cases, 34,402 total, 148,744 tested
-Boston ER doc: 'They’re coming back to the hospital sicker' (1:11)
-Nearly half of developmentally disabled at state home infected (1:05)
-Study: 50-80 times the number of people who've tested positive in one county have had coronavirus
-Crisis causing financial stress for nearly 9 in 10 Americans
-BJ’s opens doors to first responders, healthcare workers without memberships
-Walmart to require workers to wear face masks, encourage shoppers to also do so
-Researchers: Arthritis drug promising treatment
-No need to wipe down food packaging, FDA says
-Not too early to start making plans for when this is over. 52 RVs for rent you can tour online at Fuller RV Rental & Sales
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester County Reserve Deputy Sheriff's Association helps seniors in Auburn
In Other News
+1:40: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
+1:00: Parking ban in Worcester lifted at 4 p.m.
+1:00: Holy Cross connections: Stephen Colbert & Conan O'Brien
-You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester into 2021
-Kelley Square ‘peanut’ starting to take shape (Video)
-Man arraigned for alleged rape of teenager out of Dudley
-Worcester superintendent touts remote learning plan; committee seeks data
-Holy Cross forward Lauren Manis selected 33rd overall in WNBA Draft
-New St. Paul High School names coaches for 2020 fall season
-Northbridge Salvation Army closing on May 1
-Updated hours, senior hours, for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Shopping: Brands offering sales on women’s shoes: Nike, Adidas and more
-On the lighter side: This adorable skunk is completely addicted to ranch dressing
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Worcester home has English-style pub, indoor pool: $630K
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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