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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny breaks and warmer today
-Related: Worcester sets daily record low maximum temperature of 57
-First reported by Spectrum News 1: Fairway Beef, Worcester's oldest meat market, closes its doors for good this weekend
-These Worcester restaurants will be closed for the holiday (updated)
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Here are 9 places to watch July 4th fireworks this weekend
-What’s open and what’s closed on Independence Day
-Man pleads guilty to murdering Worcester man outside nightclub
-"The Bridge" in Worcester gives free haircuts to people in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woodrow Adams Jr. of Worcester seeks donations for backpack drive
-Oxford's Geoffrey Esper ready for return at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Content
-Residents become U.S. citizens during special ceremony at Old Sturbridge Village
-Boston Pops trading Esplanade for Tanglewood at this year’s Fourth of July concert
-John Coughlin (InCity Times): Rally against youth violence
-ICYMI: Group home worker gets probation for driving a teenage resident to Worcester to prostitute her
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Sunday
-New episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland baseball player hopes to be a role model for other girls
-West Boylston firefighter promoted to lieutenant
-Shrewsbury educator Noor Ali aims to be a spot of warm sunlight for others
-In praise of their beloved pastor
-Neighbors want to keep park behind old Beal school
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game is a doubleheader at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-NESN to broadcast Bravehearts game on July 10th
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
-NEW contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales. Winner drawn July 9th
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: Demolition of collapsed condo to start Sunday
-New England: 11 in "militia" arrested after armed standoff shuts down I-95, prompts shelter in place
-Tragic: Chef dies after falling into boiling vat of soup
-Food: Tyson recalls nearly 8.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken
-Animals: Rescue cat and owner reach summit of New Hampshire's 48 tallest peaks (:33)
-Shopping: Save BIG on Maytag during the Sclamo's 4th of July Savings Event
-History: 6 myths about the Declaration of Independence
-Homes: Once-booby-trapped compound in New Hampshire now renovated and available for $1.59 million
-Celebrity: 50 years after Jim Morrion's death his fans honor him in Paris
-TV/Streaming: Allison & Patty hit the road in a "Kevin" sneak peek
-WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Movies: See Amazon's "The tomorrow war," courtesy of the WooSox. Here's how
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, bank mistakenly deposits $50 billion into couple's account
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Mercantile Center expected to close testing site in Worcester soon
-Vaccine hesitancy continues for some younger Americans. Here's one reason why
-ICYMI: Dr. Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School on getting vaccine holdouts to get it (2:52)
-The odds of winning VaxMillions giveaway are better than you might think (2:11). Article
-Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
-Herd immunity may be more difficult to reach as Delta variant spreads, expert says
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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