Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+4:30: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials and things to do
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+4:30: Chandler Street bookstore reopens after break-in
+8:25: Woman dies in Southbridge house fire
+8:25: Bicyclist seriously injured after car and bike collide in Leicester
+8:25: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester
-Troubling times for Lincoln Plaza
-3 Worcester residents among 7 charged with fraud
-Three movies filmed in Worcester to be released by end of year
-Liam Neeson movie 'Honest Thief' a blast for Worcester neighborhood
-62-year-old Worcester man faces firearms charges
-Worcester residents learning more about Worcester police at Citizens’ Academy
-Pope names Holy Cross grad the Bishop of Springfield
-Worcesteria: True tales of terror with Smiley Ball, ghost pepper donuts and Question 1
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (23:58): Mark and Rita McCabe, Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street restaurant opening express location in Shrewsbury
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester because of the holiday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Police, Board of Health at odds over Halloween
-Wachusett Earthday hazardous household products collection Saturday
-Millbury businesses face restrictions on their water use
-Leaders of MOD making positive impact on Nichols community
-Forecasters: Drought more likely than blizzards this winter
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-UMass Memorial one of seven Mass. hospitals to receive technology-use honor
-Homes: 4 open houses for you in Worcester
-National: Man whose young granddaughter fell to her death from cruise ship window pleads guilty to negligent homicide
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Video captures officers in New Mexico saving couple from burning car
-Meanwhile, Hormel is giving away bacon-scented face masks
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:30: Patriots cancel practice Friday, ESPN reports another positive test
+4:30: Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 9.6% (:22)
+4:30: WHO: Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19
-More than half of Worcester’s 137 new cases came from people under age 40 as city remains ‘high-risk’
-Family gatherings driving spread, Worcester city manager says
-Some Worcester parents worry young learners aren’t returning soon enough in learning plan
-Worcester Public Schools HVAC repairs ongoing as district is one month away from planned hybrid learning start date
-ICYMI: Worcester is well prepared for second wave, city manager says
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Herd immunity ‘incredibly reckless and dangerous'
-U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
-These companies are looking for employees even as layoffs continue
-Dr. Fauci warns that Americans may need to cancel Thanksgiving
-Arizona family lost eight family members and their business to COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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