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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: STEP 2 OF PHASE 2 (Indoor Dining, nail salons, etc.) BEGINS MONDAY. Related video (2:38)
+11:30: The 50 Mass. cities and towns with highest rates
-47 new cases in past week in Worcester, 5,115 total; Shrewsbury, 312 (2 new cases); Millbury, 238 (+4); Leicester, 149 (+2); Holden, 115 (+3); Grafton, 94 (+2). Press conference video (39:17)
-Keeping Worcester man awaiting trial behind bars after he contracted and recovered from coronavirus not 'cruel and unusual', judge rules
-Worcester State announces plans for a safe return to campus
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (26:54): Michael Onett, President, Faith and Family Supportive Care & Hospice
-30th annual Latin American Festival in Worcester postponed until next year
-Locks changed at Oxford gym after shutting off power, water doesn't close gym (1:58)
-More than 30,000 people filed for unemployment in Mass. last week
-1.5 million U.S. workers seek unemployment benefits
-Florida could become next coronavirus epicenter, model shows
-Another consequence of the pandemic: a nationwide shortage of coins
-McDonald’s won’t be bringing back salads anytime soon
-Health: What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Recovered patient thanks 'hero' nurse who kept him company while isolated
In The News
-Latest weather: High near 90
-12:05: Who's open for patio dining, take out or delivery?
+8:35: Task force created to address ‘alarming’ increase of illegal fireworks in Worcester
+8:35: 5 things you need to know today in Worcester – June 19
-Worcester Home Depot evacuated after person barricaded in bathroom (:36)
-Worcester police vehicle crashes into Hilton Garden Inn
-Classrooms flooded after Worcester man set brush fire that spread to roof of elementary school
-Bullet fired into house on Southgate Street in Worcester, no one injured
-Worcester Police sergeant disarms active shooting suspect
-Worcester educators demand more funding, ask legislators to tap rainy day fund at standout outside City Hall. Gallery (15 photos)
-Worcester School Committee approves $441M budget
-ICYMI: Tomato Pie Bar & Grill announces free luncheon giveaway
-Sheldon's Harley-Davidson in Auburn buys Hartford dealership
-Here are the two newest flavors of Polar Seltzer'ade
-Chamber 360 Pivot (7:23): Polar Park
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 4 new open houses in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in Denver, chubby grizzly bear take a luxurious bubble bath
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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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