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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (10:46): Worcester's Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh gives the early December update
+6:00: MCAS testing postponed, extended as cases rise
+6:00: WPI Health Team hires additional contact tracing staff member; trains EMS students to assist
+6:00: Mass. officials announce 2,463 new cases, 30 deaths, 5.7 percent positivity rate
+6:00: Hospitals in Mass. will reduce number of elective procedures, officials say
+6:00: U.S. hospitalizations hit another record high
-The Boynton closes for 2 days because of positive test
-Worcester’s DCU Center reopens as field hospital
-Inside look at field hospital in Worcester (4:56)
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Q&A: Lessons from the first surge, with Heywood's infectious disease specialist
-ICYMI: WBJ's COVID Champions, honoring front-line workers
-Mass. health officials announce 4,747 new cases, 48 deaths
-Calls for increased restrictions growing in Mass.
-1 million new cases have been added to the U.S. total -- in only 5 days
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Teens may be experiencing more depression, anxiety due to isolation
-Johns Hopkins doctor rips FDA over slow vaccine review
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Maryland couple released from hospitals ahead of 73rd anniversary
In The News
-Latest weather: Chilly and sunny today
+6:00: Exit renumbering on Mass Pike expected to start next week
+6:00: Alex Peterson of Holy Cross men's hockey named Crusader of the Week
+Noon: A look at the STEM School Bus for underprivileged youth in Worcester (2:23)
+Noon: American Heritage Museum in Stow open on Pearl Harbor Day displaying last surviving airworthy fighter plane from attack
+Noon: Worcester among 'Least Sinful’ cities in America
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 7
+Noon: Worcester declared parking ban is lifted as of 10 a.m
-Good news about the Worcester restaurant scene is Center Stage
-Next year Main Street in Worcester will see new apartments, retail and public art
-Saturday's storm set all-time records in Worcester
-'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' mocks song by Uxbridge therapist
-ICYMI: Worcester market celebrates 45th anniversary
-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): West Boylston, Boylston, Holden team up on small house fire
-Grafton will remain without a town moderator until May
-Santa on the firetruck in Millbury this year
-1 person displaced after 3-alarm fire in Southbridge
-Holy Cross men's hockey secures split with Sacred Heart
-Classical music and a Gilbert and Sullivan 'Christmas Carol' coming up in Worcester
-New England: Woman in wheelchair dies after being struck by plow truck in Lowell
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Homes: Why it’s harder for younger generations to buy a home
-TV/Streaming: Discovery to launch subscription streaming service in January
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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