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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:45: State will move back to Phase 3 Step 1 amid surge (2:59)
+6:45: Gov. Baker's rollback already in effect in Worcester
+6:45: Radio Worcester (11:46): School Committee member Laura Clancey talks remote & hybrid learning
+6:45: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (30:54): Howard Steen, perspectives and insights from Germany and Europe on the pandemic
+6:45: Superintendent: Sutton has 'one of largest outbreaks' in Central Mass. per capita
+6:45: Research shows surge may peak on inauguration day
+1:00: Radio Worcester (13:44): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, Pandemic Restrictions, tax rate and fallen firefighter Jon Davies
+1:00: 'I’m it': As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff
-Most Worcester students to transition to hybrid learning on March 8, under superintendent's new proposal
-New eviction cases on the rise after moratorium expires
-Radio Worcester (10:46): Worcester's Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh gives the early December update
-MCAS testing postponed, extended as cases rise
-WPI Health Team hires additional contact tracing staff member; trains EMS students to assist
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-ICYMI: The Boynton closes for 2 days because of positive test
-‘They took off like a rocket’: Thanksgiving spike in cases straining hospitals, Gov. Charlie Baker says
-Mass. officials announce 2,463 new cases, 30 deaths, 5.7 percent positivity rate
-Hospitals in Mass. will reduce number of elective procedures, officials say
-U.S. hospitalizations hit another record high
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Tragic: California woman diagnosed while pregnant dies before getting to hold her newborn son
-‘Turning point’: U.K. giving 1st doses of vaccine
-Dr. Fauci says the full brunt of Thanksgiving on U.S. data isn’t here yet
-‘Fauci effect’ leading to huge jump in medical school applications
In The News
-Latest weather: Dry and cold tonight
+6:45: On 9th anniversary of fatal fire, Worcester remembers Firefighter Jon Davies Sr.
+6:45: Holy Cross offering fans chance to 'sit' with Dr. Fauci, Bob Cousy at basketball, hockey games
+1:00: Meryl Streep filmed inside DCU Center in Worcester
+1:00: Pickup truck barrels through building in Sturbridge
+1:00: The Fix among ‘Elite 8’ of Best Burger in Mass. Competition
+1:00: Holiday Gift Card Mega Deal is back at Peppercorn's
+1:00: WPI names new dean of Robert A. Foisie School of Business
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 8
+1:00: Janice Harvey: Cynicism is in the air this holiday season
-10-car accident closes Route 146 in Millbury
-Another new large warehouse coming to Worcester
-Worcester restaurant extends takeout, curbside pickup beyond operating hours
-Worcester man arrested on armed assault to murder charge held for dangerousness hearing
-Worcester among 'Least Sinful’ cities in America
-Murder case over firefighter Chris Roy’s death progressing toward trial
-A look at the STEM School Bus for underprivileged youth in Worcester (2:23)
-Worcesteria: Worcester City Council races already stirring
-Worcester Board of Health Board chair will step down after rocky months
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily' Breaking' (30:25): John Wackman and Gabrielle Griffis, Right to Repair Movement
-ICYMI: Good news about the Worcester restaurant scene is Center Stage
-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):
-Explore these creatives way you can increase sales this holiday season
-Exit renumbering on Mass Pike expected to start next week
-Alex Peterson of Holy Cross men's hockey named Crusader of the Week
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Shopping: Most popular holiday toys on Amazon
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Canadian man drives stranded American family 1,000 miles to Alaska
-Meanwhile, is Israel, former space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready
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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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