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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another scorcher
+5:30: Worcester schools planning early releases because of extreme heat
+5:30: Members of Worcester police attend Little League game for son of fallen officer Manny Familia
+5:30: Services announced for Officer Familia
+5:30: Increased law enforcement presence on Lake Quinsigamond this week
+5:30: Pirates win at DCU Center, 42-37
+5:30: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
+5:30: Poetry Town: "Wormtown to Woo"
-Hero Worcester Officer, teen on vacation drown at Green Hill Park
*Procession honors Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia (1:36). Article
*Officer Familia remembered as selfless hero
*Online fundraisers for Officer Familia and 14-year-old Troy Love
*"This is the worst nightmare": Gov. Baker reacts
*Tribute: Officer Familia's obituary
*A message from Worcester Police Chief Sargent
*ICYMI: "I'm sorry that he died saving my brother." 14-year-old Troy Love, on vacation from Virginia, was trying to swim across the pond, his brother says
-Firefighter hurt, 9 displaced after 3-alarm fire in Worcester
-Worcester police ask for assistance in case of 7 stolen packages
-Amid the pandemic these restaurants in Worcester actually expanded
-Heather Bish: "It's time that we know what happened" in Molly's murder
-Molly Bish murder suspect’s family demands Worcester DA provide proof
-Worcester gets free community fridge No. 4
-As nurses trike, Saint Vincent names new chief nursing officer
-WCCA-TV's "Coffee with Konnie" (29:14): Judge Mel Greenberg
-WCCA-TV's "This is Worcester" (28:24): TV personality Tommy Colletta, Worcester businessman & City Council candidate Peter Stefan
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including city looking at former Becker College property, and more
-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): Rolling Rally will disrupt traffic in Holden, Paxton, Rutland, Princeton and Sterling
-Grafton Town Meeting adopts Indigenous People’s Day, recognizes Juneteenth
-Police plan for busy summer months
-New Dollar General opens in Northbridge
-Bravehearts split doubleheader. Next home game June 8. Buy tickets
-Worcester Red Sox dominated at home, 18-1
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross announces beer and wine sales pilot program at Fitton Field, Hart Center
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:18): Dewar's Smooth Lineup
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: For $2 million, you can buy the farm in Hubbardston
-Health: FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight by 15%
-Tragic: 18-year-old in Mississippi shot and killed hours after her high school graduation
-History: D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic
-Animals: Father swan carries babies on back days after mother died in Boston
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, watch as black bear gets trapped inside parked car
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-QCC to hold second Moderna vaccine clinic on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Are you ready to go maskless indoors? What 7 epidemiologists are doing
-Mass. officials announce 216 new cases, 4 deaths with a positivity rate of .6 percent
-Gov. Baker: Nearly 4 million Mass. residents vaccinated
-New England's success against COVID-19 could be a model
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 95-year-olds get married after COVID courtship (2:26)
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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