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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Some clouds this afternoon, high of 79 today
+1:00: Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Homes: A beacon for buyers priced out of Boston, Worcester is getting the buzz it deserves
-Area restaurant closed for good
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Funnyman Lenny Clarke talks about comedy benefit for family of Manny Familia (12:19)
-Chris Horton on 20 years of InCity Times and Cecelia
-Restrictions on boating, swimming in Lake Quinsigamond
-Nuestra to bring "a lot of Latin flavor" to Bull Mansion in the early fall
-Video of rushing waters Friday at Blackstone River Gateway in Worcester, Part 1 (1:07)
-Video of rushing waters Friday at Blackstone River Gateway in Worcester, Part 2 (1:44)
-ICYMI: Reporter shows how fast floodwater rises in Worcester (1:07)
-UMass Medical School receives $2.8 million grant for microscope
-WPI researcher awarded $799,995 for cancer research
-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 (27:12): Yellowstone Bourbon Barrel Pick
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fred Warren 5.5-mile road race returns to Holden
-Shrewsbury rowing star competes in World Championships
-Pandemic allows Wachusett school district to transfer funds from salary appropriation
-Southbridge police chief looking to put body cams on officers
-Business: Greater Worcester unemployment rate increases for 2nd time in pandemic
-"Overwhelming majority" of EcoTarium employees vote to unionize
-Bravehearts come from behind to win, 7-4. Home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Camp Day. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox lose, 9-1, at Lehigh Valley
-Recap of Mass. Pirates' 43-38 home win last night (1:00)
-Central Massachusetts umpire heads back to Little League World Series
-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
-Health: Overall cancer death rates declining in US, report finds
-Tragic: Delivery truck strikes, kills toddler in Chelsea
-Tribute to 37-year veteran of Worcester Police Department, who passed away Thursday
-Animals: Dog plays with unlikely new pal — a young black bear
-History: On July 10, 1759, the Leicester Tornado
-Food: Air fryer "pasta chips" are the latest TikTok food trend
-Movies: Amazon to offer Universal movies on Prime Video after they play on Peacock
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Seamstress gives Navy veteran his dream uniform (2:24)
-Eastbound and down. In Atlanta, police chase down "the bandit of the day," a donkey named Burt Reynolds
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Vaccination site in downtown Worcester closes
-Mass. doc on need for booster shots (3:28)
-Safest states to live for COVID: Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut
-Florida sees more cases, higher positivity rates
-ICYMI: Vaccinated students, teachers don’t need masks at school, CDC says
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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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