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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-105 new cases in Worcester, 3,311 total. Shrewsbury, 250 (10 new cases); Millbury, 191 (+2), Leicester, 114 (+1); Grafton, 71 (+1); Holden, 67 (+1). Press conference video (30:02)
-5 deaths in outbreak at Worcester nursing home
-DCU Center field hospital to close next week
-Worcester will hold virtual 2020 graduations, students protest
-What social distancing could look like at Mass. schools in fall (2:25)
-Green Hill Municipal Golf Course will reopen Saturday
-Church lawsuit on pause after state, city agree to stop citing Worcester pastor — for now
-ICYMI: Defiant Worcester pastor files federal civil suit against state (2:05)
-State totals: 3,314 long-term care deaths, 5,592 total, 749 in ICU, 1,239 new cases
-Gov. Baker urges Mass. residents to work from home (1:56)
-Many Mass. business eager to open, but some employees afraid to go back
-Baker details plan to drastically expand testing by end of 2020
-Boston mayor: Public Health Emergency in Boston will not be lifted next week
-Black light experiment shows how quickly germs spread at buffets
-Over 100 experts are calling on states to mandate masks, face coverings
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester Police share positive messages received from young local artists
In Other News
-1:15: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
+12:35: Auburn Police tranquilize and relocate bear
+12:35: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-First look inside new Grafton Street barcade (6:58)
-New restaurant planned at former Moynihan's Pub in Main South
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): See inside 1890s Brownstone for sale in downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: Drone video above the new Kelley Square (1:15)
-42 movies and TV shows filmed in Mass. and available to stream
-Crash on I-84 claims life of Sturbridge woman
-U.S. retail sales plunged 16% in April as virus froze economy
-JCPenney files for bankruptcy
-On the lighter side: Video shows Mexican man in cowboy hat lassoing loose tiger
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
+6:00: Cars line Kelley Square block for 10-cents-a-gallon gas (:18). Article
+6:00: Zombies seen on Main Street in Worcester for "Walking Dead" spinoff series filming (:18)
+6:00: Worcester's new climate-controlled self storage facility
+6:00: Thanksgiving sees many former Worcester pros at the top of their leagues
+Noon: Family identifies man who was struck and killed on Route 20 in Auburn
+Noon: Traffic foils shoplifting getaway in stolen sedan: Auburn P.D.
+Noon: Mixed response to plan for changes to Pleasant Street at Worcester hearing
+Noon: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
+Noon: Festival of Lights, visits from Santa and more at local holiday events
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A gift list for the ages
-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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