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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Mass. health officials announce 4,613 new cases, an all-time single-day high
+6:15: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (16:07): COVID-19, tax rate, Telegram retirements & homelessness
+6:15: Michigan couple married for 47 years die within a minute of one another
-Worcester nurses protest over pandemic working conditions. Gallery (9 photos)
-Worcester nurses say vaccine should be voluntary (2:36)
-More COVID-related temporary restaurant closures on Shrewsbury and Grove streets. UPDATE: The Fix reopens
-Radio Worcester (14:46): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, fare-free WRTA and Telegram retirements
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: With rising cases, Worcester hospitals hit 85% capacity (2:01)
-Here’s exactly how bad COVID-19 was in November
-Number of open small businesses in Massachusetts has decreased by 37% since January
-Mass. not planning any additional closures, restrictions (3:28)
-1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
-Vaccines could arrive in Mass. within weeks (1:32)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-CDC to reduce the number of quarantine days
-ICU nurse in Oklahoma loses husband and mom days apart
-Photo shows Texas doc hugging elderly patient on Thanksgiving
-At the office: Can my employer demand a test before returning to office?
In The News
+6:15: Downtown Worcester eatery on the move
+6:15: Adam McKay, director of Netflix's 'Don't Look Up,' grew up in Worcester
+6:15: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (22:53): David Hagan, Executive Director, Why Me & Sherry's House
+6:15: Police: 2 people killed in crash involving dump truck in Uxbridge
+6:15: Fitchburg man sentenced to 13 years for drug distribution
+6:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 2
+6:15: 'Sader Stories (29:09): Men's and Women's Basketball
+6:15: Holy Cross remembers the life of Jack 'The Shot' Foley
-Hollywood stars may be filming at DCU Center this week
-Man who built a torture dungeon in Worcester, plotted to eat children, wants compassionate release
-Woman found on I-190 in Worcester fell or jumped from moving car, state police say
-Car hit by gunfire on I-290 in Worcester, according to state police
-Jacob Grice held without bail in shooting death of Darren Dyette in Worcester
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold on Burncoat Street in Worcester
-10 great events we’re looking forward to in December in Worcester
-Worcester makes 'Best Cities For Singles' list
-Worcester City Council delays vote to set the tax rates
-Program that trained Worcester early childhood educators on trauma and racial inequities led to reduction in expulsions, officials say
-Record daily max rainfall of 2.38 inches set Monday in Worcester
-Here’s your city or town’s winter parking restriction in Worcester County
-Worcester Magazine's Creative Director signs off after 19 years
-Earlier: Elaine Thompson becomes 4th longtime T&G reporter to accept buyout
-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): Millbury High unveils major upgrades to athletic facilities
-Sutton students, special education fully remote until Dec. 11
-Holy Cross men's hockey team beats Bentley in OT
-WooSox reveal Polar Park scoreboard designs
-Take the 2021 WBJ Economic Forecast survey
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Nov. 30
-Tragic: 22-year-old Nebraska mother paralyzed in drive-by shooting days after giving birth
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the best car for winter driving (8:06)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Shrewsbury Brownie Troop 65065 donates 32 'blessings bags' to a Worcester veterans group
-Movies: 7 must-see movies coming to local theaters, streaming services in December
-Health: Deadline for Medicare changes is Dec 7. Interesting video from Help2Retire (:41)
-Meanwhile, on Etsy.com, man selling 2020 Dumpster fire toys and ornaments
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:48). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-U.S. Marine from Worcester swept out to sea in waters at beach in Puerto Rico
-Worcester couple convicted of helping scam woman out of $3.2 million
-Sutton magician sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for child pornography offenses
-Driver sentenced to 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 years in Worcester drag-racing death of Jessica Simone
-Worcester 12-year-old donates hundreds of Easter Baskets to homeless children (2:13). Article
-Rally in Worcester for North High state champs on Saturday
-Longtime C.E.O. of Imperial Distributors to step down, be succeeded by president
-Rep. McGovern fundraiser in Worcester met with protests
-What is Good Friday? What the holy day means for Christians wordwide
-The Faces of Worcester: Principe Virtuez, business owner
-Unsolved: Worcester — Murder of Judith Viewig & disappearance of Deborah Quimby. Video (19:50). Audio (20:19)
>DINING OUT: Here's what is open locally on Easter Sunday
-ICYMI: Man to be indicted on murder charge in death of woman shot to death at Worcester massage parlor
-Samuel Peckham found guilty in 2022 Worcester road-rage killing
-Worcester interim police chief says department has harmed communities of color
-Worcester police's Alcohol Enforcement Unit aims to curb underage drinking
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rabies clinic on April 6th
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver arrested after allegedly causing bus crash in Barre (:22). Article
-Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Waters Farm on Saturday
-Grafton Public Library Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday
-Daily phone call program checks on elderly in Sturbridge
-Brilla Coffee set to open in downtown Gardner this year
-Berlin, Boylston look at new school numbers
-Nashoba approves budget with user fees
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre unveils stellar 2024-25 Broadway Series
-Joyner Lucas reveals how young mother, daughter's tragic death impacted him
-Five Things to Do: Sympli Whitney, Jack Soreff, Zigmont and more ...
-Meet this year's Women Making History, shaping Worcester's future
-Clark professor’s award-winning documentary to be released this spring
-Tattoo, visual art intersect at Electric Haze Art Showcase
-Unity Radio (58:33): Black In Business
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 111 (28:19): Nick Zwirblia, third guest appearance
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 418 (27:47): Warner Fletcher
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who opened multiple businesses on West Boylston Street
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners on Opening Day
-Celtics lose to Hawks, 123-122
-Steve Belichick razzes dad Bill: "I've got a job and he doesn't"
-Holy Cross women's assistant basketball coach Paige Corkins named W.B.C.A. Thirty Under 30 honoree
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Subaru recalls nearly 119,000 vehicles over air bag problem
>NATIONAL: Millions of Americans could soon lose home internet access
-South American "crime tourists" infiltrate at least half of U.S. states to target the rich
-Tragic: 8-year-old girl drowns after being sucked into "malfunctioning" pipe at hotel pool
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man gets 40 years for beating partner to death on a beach in Maine
-Driver hospitalized after slamming into hotel housing migrants in Marlborough
>COLLEGES: TV showrunner, writer to deliver Commencement address at her alma mater, WPI
-Anna Maria's Aleice Harmon finds happiness by helping children as she earns her B.S.W. degree
-Clark student: Why is Student Accessibility Services so inaccessible?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Ogunquit, Maine rated top vacation destination by Real Simple magazine
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Research: Navigating the strategic investing landscape
-Amazon pours $150 billions into data centers to handle expected A.I. boom
>SHOPPING: Free solar eclipse glasses from Warby Parker available April 1 in U.S.
>HOMES: Nantucket is so expensive, an "affordable" home now costs $1 million
>HEALTH: Doctor talks about link between neti pots, dangerous amoeba (2:56)
-F.D.A. approves drug that may help reverse a rare, fatal condition
>FOOD: Fast-food chains still serve meats containing antibiotics — here are the ones to watch out for
>TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" Season 5 Part 2 reportedly “already written,” filming to start “in a few weeks”
>MOVIES: Danny DeVito, Arnold Schwarzenegger have movie in works
>CELEBRITY: Arnold Schwarzenegger says he got a pacemaker fitted last week
>ANIMALS: Phone-sized kitten turns guy into a cat person (12:54)
>HISTORY: Former Odd Fellow's Building on Main Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pilots taking flight to help animals
-Meanwhile, Mike Tyson is selling edibles shaped like an ear
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