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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+11:15: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-Here are 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-B.T’s Smokehouse's location in Worcester opens for business
-Family hopeful about new lead in Holly Piirainen murder case
-Earlier: Body exhumed in connection with 27-year-old unsolved kidnapping and murder
-Worcester city manager proposes new oversight board for $132M Polar Park
-Rosen's Roundtable #415 (28:02): 01602 is a HOT real estate market
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (31:37): Dr. Michael Lee, Associate Professor and breast cancer researcher, University of Massachusetts Medical School
-Clark prof's documentary wins award at film festival
-The bureaucrat vs. Mass. GOP star: Worcester Worcester County register of probate race
-ICYMI: Worcester market sells beer to underage man in police sting
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Reward offered as police investigate explosions in Blackstone neighborhood
-27-year-old man arrested for heroin possession in Dudley
-Authorities ID Sutton excavator accident victim as Sten Brote, 66
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Food: KrafTea Kombucha releases fall favorite, Apple Cinnamon. Curbside pickup available Saturdays
-Shopping: Amazon takes up to 40% off Fire TV devices for Prime Day deal
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-Murder hornets are back. Signs of nest found in Washington state
-Homes: 5 open houses to stop by in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Grieving mother hears son’s heartbeat again in organ recipient he saved
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, gun-toting bandit in chipmunk costume caught on camera
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+11:30: Report: Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tests positive
-Worcester prohibiting all door-to-door trick-or-treating
-Here are the 10 Worcester neighborhoods with the most new cases
-4 Worcester school workers test positive: DESE
-Downtown Worcester office market vacancy rose to 20% in pandemic
-St. Vincent Hospital doc says cancer screenings down since start of pandemic
-Central Mass. manufacturers discuss impact of pandemic
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In The News
>WEATHER: 4 to 6 inches of snow tapering off, high in the 20s today in Worcester (3:53)
-Worcester residents prepping for winter weather
-Winter parking ban in effect overnight in Worcester
-Worcester storm alert: The 8 p.m. ban, $1,000 fines, and the “10-hour rule”
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester doctor, towering figure in public health, dies at 96
-Serious crash in Barre kills 2, injures another
-Strike ends at Starbucks on East Central St. in Worcester and W. Broadway in Gardner
-Yolk & Crumb brings buttery, flaky croissants to Worcester's West Side
-Babies dress up for Christmas at Saint Vincent
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-T&G This Week: Reporting with impact
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Water mains, P.E.T.A. points fingers, Cousy's floor
-Bank foundation awards $50,000 to 17 Central Mass. nonprofits
-Worcester gets state funding for paving on Route 122
-Worcester’s chief equity officer lays out goals for next year
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:47): Elections, leadership struggles and housing dominate the year
-Worcester Christmas tree drop-off update: Clark St. drop-off closed Saturday
>DINING OUT: 2025 a dramatic year for Worcester restaurant openings and closings
-ICYMI: P.E.T.A. files animal welfare complaints against UMass Medical School
-Worcester students strike a high note at regional music auditions
-This Week in Worcester Exclusive: D.O.J. A.I. tools lead Epstein files redactions
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Vacancy on Board of Health
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden override vote now planned for spring
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hours-long police standoff in Leominster comes to a peaceful end
-Hopedale officers try to set record straight after euthanizing raccoon (1:45). Article
-Police/fire share stories of generosity in season of giving
-A Shrewsbury educator is running the Boston Marathon for her father
-Nashoba capital projections offer costs called "stunning"
-Special meeting will decide funding source for Bolton filtration
-Echo Lake D.C.R. management program December 30th
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Comedian Bob Marley, Beyond Wrestling and more ...
-Worcester area programs get $28,000 for outdoor recreation events
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: My predictions for the new year
-WPI professor: Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
-Woo! Science: R.N.A. is rocking medicine, and UMass Professor's written the book
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live Christmas Special (1:18:33)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to restaurateur who was the "king of the triple lobster special"
>SPORTS: AFC playoff picture: What’s at stake for Patriots in Week 17
-Patriots Mailbag: Issues to fix, 2026 free agent targets and more
-NFL Week 17 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Indiana, 140-122 (2:02). Article
-ECHL players go on strike, Worcester Railers' game in Maine postponed
>NATIONAL: Gen Z is drinking less and engaging in N.S.F.W. content, report says
-Most Americans aren't making year-end charitable donations amid economic fears
-Tragic: Man chokes to death on panettone in Christmas Eve tragedy
>NEW ENGLAND: Massive fire breaks out in Portland’s Old Port (:32)
-$400,000 worth of live lobsters stolen after leaving Taunton facility
-Town overwhelmed by "heavy" fried dough smell from new Dunkin' factory pumping out 1 million donuts per day
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria student nurses association delivers warmth to local veterans
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World plans "demolition" of park attraction
-Use this packing hack to avoid a lost luggage debacle
>BUSINESS: Here's how Big Beautiful Bill could impact your tax refunds in April
>HOMES: Here are some helpful tips to lower your home heating bill (2:25)
>SHOPPING: Have holiday returns to make? Here's what you need to know (3:18)
>HEALTH: "Forever chemicals" linked to devastating, lifelong condition
>TV/STREAMING: New movies on streaming: "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," "Sentimental Value" and more
>MOVIES: Hidden detail in beloved Christmas movie that will break fans' hearts all over again
-The funniest Christmas movie is also the most honest about why holidays are so hard
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney is the hottest sex symbol of the 2020s — and here’s proof
-Corey Feldman walks back claim that Corey Haim "molested" him
>ANIMALS: Dog found living on an old mattress is actually total goofball (2:51)
>HISTORY: First-ever recorded Mafia induction ceremony occurred in Medford
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about Secret Santa spreading holiday joy (22:30)
-Meanwhile, in New York, woman's afro hairstyle is officially the world's largest
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