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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:00: Victim shot in the face in Worcester over restaurant bill dispute dies; suspect facing murder charge as city sees three killings in a week
+7:00: Worcester fatal stabbing stemmed from vandalism incident: report
+7:00: Crompton Park Pool in Worcester to open Wednesday
+7:00: 5 things you need to know today in Worcester
+7:00: Radio Worcester (15:09): City Manager Ed Augustus -- Police body cams, mail-in voting and Bravehearts
+7:00: First responders pull driver from car after head-on crash in Douglas (:53)
+7:00: Former Uxbridge town accountant indicted for allegedly stealing more than $729K
-Water Street restaurant latest to announce reopening
-Leicester man among hundreds receiving invalid license suspensions from RMV. It doesn't plan to stop
-Suspect arraigned in June 30 stabbing death in Worcester
-Main South funeral home installs cooler room
-More employees needed to staff Worcester summer camp
-Worcesteria: Murals, statues and other battlegrounds
-Q&A: Former Worcester Magazine reporter Bill Shaner takes a stab at independent news gathering
-Radio Worcester (21:53): Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent talks WPD, funding, training, protests and more
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Town Hall reopens today by appointment for essential services
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Worcester Bravehearts to play home games this season at Doyle Field in Leominster
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 most recent home listings in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman helps save suicidal man in Lowell (1:35)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (26:58): Bill Wallace, Worcester Historical Museum
+7:00: Ace pitcher is one of two Red Sox to test positive
+7:00: Mass. reports 140 new cases, 15 more deaths
+7:00: Gov. Baker acknowledges ‘bumpiness’ of Mass. Youth Sports Guidelines
+7:30: See the list of Worcester businesses that got millions in Paycheck Protection Program funds
+7:30: Janice Harvey: Call me Rip Van Winkle
-One of Worcester's larger landlords extends eviction moratorium
-Black, Latino residents of Worcester county 4 times more likely to contract coronavirus
-Radio Worcester (11:59): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks public health amid Phase 3 of reopening
-WBJ Podcast (26:28): President Luis Pedraja on QCC’s online-only fall semester
-Worcester Art Museum, closed since March during the pandemic, will reopen in October
-New law expands voting options amid the pandemic
-Mass. reports 15 new deaths, 157 new cases
-Doctors say U.S. is in a ‘free fall’ as 32 states struggle with higher rates of infection
-7 myths are fueling new Covid-19 surges
-Keeping residents safe as gyms, theaters reopen (1:59)
-Can sunlight kill the virus? (2:49)
-Virus expert claims Americans will wear masks for 'several years'
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Commute and Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental and Sales): Demand for RVs high as millions of Americans taking summer trips despite pandemic
-Meanwhile, in Germany, Berlin public transit discouraging deodorant so people wear face masks
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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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