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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Worcester makes final plea for COVID-safe Thanksgiving holiday
+6:30: Worcester now averaging 500 cases per week
+6:30: Holy Cross women’s ice hockey activities paused, weekend series canceled
+6:30: CDC should warn people about vaccine side effects: experts
-Despite grim stretch during pandemic, Worcester hotels upbeat on future
-Fact check: No tax refunds for remote learning
-Enrollment in Mass. public schools has dropped by 37,000
-Extended interview: UMass Memorial President and CEO discusses plans for reopening DCU Center field hospital
-Radio Worcester (10:32): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, Thanksgiving and Fare-Free WRTA
-Worcester City Council resolutions seek more pandemic relief
-Preparations for second surge move forward, as healthcare providers hope lessons have been learned
-ICYMI: Catholic school teachers in Worcester demand switch to remote learning after Thanksgiving
-Police arrest alleged 'Ashburnham Spitter'
-Gov. Baker putting more pressure on schools to reopen (2:13)
-Only celebrate Thanksgiving with members of your household, experts urge (1:51)
-New model projects cases in the U.S. will nearly double over the next two months
-Vaccine will likely be rolled out by mid-December: CDC
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Doctors warn a negative test doesn't mean you're COVID-free
-ICU doc: 'This is what you'll see at the end of your life' if precautions are ignored
In The News
+6:30: Fire breaks out at Table Talk Pies facility in Worcester
+6:30: Worcester trash pickup schedule changed for Thanksgiving
+6:30: Holy Cross alumna dishes on baking with Martha Stewart
+6:30: Over 35 early Black Friday doorbusters are up to 90% off
+6:30: No injuries in drive-by shooting in Whitinsville
+6:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 25
-Greendale Mall to be demolished to make way for warehouse
-Worcester cafe planning second Worcester site as part of expansion
-Violent night in Worcester: Stabbing on Water Street, shooting victim in area of Elizabeth Street, shots fired on Main Street
-OUI charge against Worcester cop continued without a finding
-Accused serial burglar from Worcester remains behind bars while awaiting trial
-Messiah Amankwah ID'd in lineup as man last seen with 17-year-old found shot in the head
-49 apartments planned for Sever Street
-Worcester Technical High School trying to reestablish the Worcester Vocational/Technical Alumni Association
-Last Call with Mike MacInnis, Kiva Centers program director
-Janice Harvey: This Thanksgiving, setting a table for one
-Reminder, Big-Y shoppers: Stores to close Thursday and Friday
-Worcester Public Schools Grab & Go Meals will be closed Thursday & Friday
-ICYMI: 7-year-old struck by vehicle in Worcester
-Leaf collection continues today in Worcester. Here's where
-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): Shrewsbury teen participates in Boston International Kids Film Festival
-45-year-old Sutton man faces child pornography charge
-Here are 6 great Italian white wines you may want on your Thanksgiving table, available at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the best car for winter driving (8:06)
-Health: Deadline for Medicare changes is Dec 7. Interesting video from Help2Retire (:41)
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in December (8:36)
-Shopping: 65+ Best Black Friday appliance deals 2020
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Veterans Inc. provides 300 families with a traditional Thanksgiving meal
-Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, deer steals man's rifle
-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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