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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Worcester nurses protest over pandemic working conditions. Gallery (9 photos)
+7:00: Worcester nurses say vaccine should be voluntary (2:36)
+7:00: Here’s exactly how bad COVID-19 was in November
+7:00: Mass. not planning any additional closures, restrictions (3:28)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (14:46): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, fare-free WRTA and Telegram retirements
+Noon: CDC meeting to decide how vaccine will be distributed
-With rising cases, Worcester hospitals hit 85% capacity (2:01)
-Latino children in Worcester bear brunt of coronavirus
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant closes temporarily after employee tests positive
-Doctors urge people to get tested after holiday
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:04): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh gives a post-Thanksgiving update
-Worcester store owner says the pandemic has made things 'frustrating'
-After filing more than 360 complaints to management, nurses will hold an informational picket outside St. V's today
-Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School details next steps for vaccine
-YWCA in Worcester awarded $50,000 grant for those in need during COVID
-WCAC gets $40,000 grant for emergency fuel fund
-National Guard arrives to help set up field hospital at DCU Center
-Mass. health officials announce 1,166 new cases, 25 deaths, 4 percent positivity rate
-If you traveled for Thanksgiving, assume you have COVID, Dr. Birx says
-Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots
-ICYMI: Worcester schools continue preparations for return, hybrid learning at end of January
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
In The News
+7:00: Worcester’s Kevin H. Brady performing Tuesday night in Boston Comedy Festival
+7:00: Jacob Grice held without bail in shooting death of Darren Dyette in Worcester
+7:00: 10 great events we’re looking forward to in December in Worcester
+7:00: WooSox reveal Polar Park scoreboard designs
+7:00: Worcester makes 'Best Cities For Singles' list
+7:00: Worcester Magazine's Creative Director signs off after 19 years
+Noon: Car hit by gunfire on I-290 in Worcester, according to state police
+Noon: Man who built a torture dungeon in Worcester, plotted to eat children, wants to be released from prison due to COVID risk
+Noon: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold on Burncoat Street
+Noon: Record daily max rainfall of 2.38 inches set yesterday in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 1
+Noon: Here’s your city or town’s winter parking restriction in Worcester County
-White powder sparks hazmat response to UMass hospital
-Worcester ranked among 25 safest cities in America
-Do you know this person? Worcester police ask for help IDing suspect
-AWARE issues recommendation ahead of Tuesday's tax classification hearing
-Greendale Mall-to-Amazon would be a first for New England
-Panel brainstorms strategies for pursuing a fare-free WRTA
-With cuts to MBTA commuter rail service looming, Worcester officials asks agency to work with city
-Worcester, Lyft partner to provide transportation access to low-income families
-Former Skylite Roller Skating Center for sale for $1.1 million
-Elaine Thompson becomes 4th longtime T&G reporter to accept buyout
-Earlier: Veteran T&G reporters Nick Kotsopoulos, Bill Doyle and George Barnes sign off on the same day
-Worcesteria: Denis Leary, Joyner Lucas, Anthony Fauci, Padma Lakshmi: 'Still Worcester, or Nah'?
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (28:35): Meighan Sharry, Friends of Wetherell Park and Save Duffy Field
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police need help IDing this pickup
-Shrewsbury trucking company increasing food donation efforts
-Holy Cross legend Jack 'The Shot' Foley dies at 81
-Assumption names stadium for alum and Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the best car for winter driving (8:06)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Northborough 13-year-old, a cancer survivor, celebrates more than a birthday
-Health: Deadline for Medicare changes is Dec 7. Interesting video from Help2Retire (:41)
-Meanwhile, in Romania, mysterious monolith, like the one in Utah, appears
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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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