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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester bakery temporarily closes because of positive COVID test
+6:00: Worcester begins to see 'Thanksgiving spike'
+6:00: UMass Medical School Chancellor: 'Even worse' times ahead
+6:00: Mass. officials announce 5,130 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.7 percent
+6:00: Ellen DeGeneres tests positive
+6:00: Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a vaccine?
-Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus tests positive
-DCU Center field hospital already exceeding capacity planned for first week
-Massachusetts expecting 300,000 doses of vaccine by end of year
-Historic Moment: Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine, by Dr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care
-The 3 phases of vaccine distribution
-April's Brew Woo at DCU Center in Worcester postponed
-Grafton pizza place fined $300, business complaints in town increase
-ICYMI: Worcester Schools offering flu shot clinics for students
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Mass. health officials announce 5,675 new cases, 89 deaths, 5.2 percent positivity rate
-COVID levels in Boston’s sewers are higher now than at any point
-U.S. sets new single-day record with over 3,000 deaths
-Men face ‘almost three times the odds’ of ICU admission, study says
In The News
-Latest weather: A break from real wintry weather today
+6:00: Local group demands Worcester stop Doherty rebuild
+6:00: After accepting buyout, former T&G reporter reflects on 39-year City Hall beat
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+6:00: 6 Worcester County schools win grants for career training
+6:00: Millbury business facing 'third strike'
+11:00: Worcesteria: The long-awaited return of Konnie Lukes!
+11:00: Details: Proposed Amazon warehouse at site of Greendale Mall in Worcester
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 10
+11:00: 'Christmastime is here' by the WPI Brass Duo (1:27)
-Meryl Streep spilled the beans to Stephen Colbert about movie scene filmed at the DCU Center
-Worcester man arrested in grocery store robbery
-Becker College police chief accused of crashing into car while driving drunk with gun, authorities say
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:28): Tax rate vote & COVID restrictions
-Amazon plan for Greendale Mall meets resistance
-Woman struck by tractor-trailer in Worcester
-Remembering fallen Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy. Gallery (12 photos)
-With stray bullets unsettling Worcester residents, gun buyback looks to stunt recent rash of shootings
-Foodbeat in Worcester picks up where Wraps and Bowls left off
-Preservation Worcester's annual Holiday Stroll becomes driving tour across the city
-Worcester adapts annual Festival of Lights for 2020
-Here’s the most popular Christmas treat in Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Worcester police arrest man with assault rifle and drugs
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police looking for the owner of this dog
-Burns Bridge to be lit in memory of Sandy Hook victims
-Fitchburg man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution
-Holy Cross men's hockey team beats Bentley with goal 46 seconds into overtime. Highlights (1:16)
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: More stars join Netflix's 'Death to 2020'
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple in Iowa uses holiday light display to also run food drive
-Cute: Crazy local Saint Bernard puppy loves playing in the tub (:24)
-Meanwhile, in Malaysia, wild boar wanders into crowded mall
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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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