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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+12:30: Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-Latest weather: Widespread rain this afternoon, strong winds tonight into tomorrow
-Meet Hayleigh Noèl, the Donut Queen of the Canal District
-WPD asks for help in IDing man wanted for questioning in thefts, use of stolen credit cards
-As ridership on WRTA buses increases, rider safety is crucial
-Parents of area infant who died in 2017 finally learn the cause of his death, now they hope for justice
-Local group rallies to share Duffy Field with the community
-Homes: 7-bedroom house on West Side of Worcester for just $538,900
-St. Joseph's celebrates 130th anniversary, honors patron
-Rosen's Roundtable #434 (28:03): Digital Kiosks
-Bill Shaner: With new information comes a little hope for The Bridge
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-ICYMI: Café leaving Downtown Worcester
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland wildlife: Scared coyote, raccoons playing (2:07)
-Leominster K-9 officer on paid leave after crash breaks woman’s wrist
-Turkey hits driver in the face, causing backup on Pike in Grafton
-Shrewsbury High senior raises over $4,000 for mental health
-Pakachoag Golf Course seeks part-time seasonal help
-Oakham Fire Department urges residents to be safe when burning brush
-Area moms make business out of wine-on-the-go (1:29)
-Is Attorney General Maura Healey running for governor?
-Holy Cross football team improves to 2-0 with home win over Fordham. Gallery (22 photos)
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Chamber of Commerce announces 2 new hires
-Chamber of Commerce Facebook Live 360 Pivot (7:24): Anokye Krom
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Food: A guide to the best food and beer pairings, from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ just raised prices. Here’s why
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Son sells cheesesteaks to fund mom's final trip (2:39)
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, squirrel steals a package from a porch
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:30: Despite 'lumpy and bumpy' start, Baker says Massachusetts is top vaccination performer (6:38)
+12:30: WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" #15 (27:25): Vacuna para el COVID-19
-Worcester parents have mixed reaction to students returning to classroom
-UMass Memorial clinic determines if it's safe to get back in the game
-WCCA-TV 'Health Matters' (28:13): Dr. Michael Hirsh, Dr. Michael Collins and Dr. Jill Terrien, University of Massachusetts Medical School
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial holds vaccination clinic at Lincoln Village (1:38)
-Mass. officials announce 2,362 new cases, 35 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 2.4 percent
-Saturday was first day reserved for teachers only at Massachusetts mass vaccination sites
-Is your stuffy nose due to allergies or COVID-19?
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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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