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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Surge continues with more than 4,000 cases over weekend in Massachusetts
+6:30: U.S. hits 10 million confirmed cases
+6:30: No Patriots, Revs fans allowed at Gillette Stadium this season
+6:30: Doctor explains why you should avoid Thanksgiving, Christmas gatherings: ‘Not worth the risk’
+11:30: Pfizer says early data signals vaccine is effective
+11:30: Radio Worcester (6:41): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID-19 & reacts to breaking Pfizer vaccine news
+11:30: Free testing in downtown Worcester Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
-Building air units cited as main reason for in-person schooling delay in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester students struggling more on tests this year, data reveals
-Massachusetts reports 1,809 new cases, 20 additional deaths (:26)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Global cases top 50 million as U.S. and Europe struggle to contain surges
-How does the coronavirus affect the heart?
In The News
-Latest weather: More great weather on the way
+6:30: Man hit by train in Northbridge after apparently sleeping on tracks
+6:30: No, Netflix is not giving a year free
+11:30: Worcester man in critical condition after off-road motorcycle at high speed crashes into car
+11:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 9
+11:30: Diocese awards $72K in healthcare grants
+11:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Nov. 9
-Record high temperature set Sunday in Worcester
-3 people shot in Worcester Saturday night; all expected to survive
-Worcester police need help IDing man wanted for question in violent incident
-Worcester’s becoming ‘a hotbed’ for movies
-Unum's tax deal with Worcester to be revised as insurer misses jobs benchmark
-Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of Mass.
-ICYMI: Area lawmakers, officials offer congratulations to Biden, Harris
-Election commentary from Edith Morgan
-At the office: Can I complain to the boss about my colleagues' political banter?
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury firefighters keep garage from being a total loss
-Outdoors, small, and socially distanced, Grafton Town Meeting still draws debate
-3 Worcester entities among Boston Globe/Commonwealth Institute's Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.
-Too early? When should you put up your Christmas tree this year?
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80. His final episode as host to air Christmas Day
-Why pancreatic cancer is so deadly
-Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93
-Health: Deadline for Medicare changes is Dec 7. Interesting video from Help2Retire (:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): California man saved a 10-year-old girl. Now she's helping raise money for his dream wedding
-Meanwhile, in England, woman wakes from 3-month coma to learn she is pregnant
-Latest obituaries | | Yesterday's highlights | | Today's horoscope
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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