Here's what's going on today in Worcester
+NEW: Woman held without bail, charged with murder in Worcester stabbing death of boyfriend
+NEW: Felon's wife admits to using his drug money to open restaurant in Worcester
+NEW: 2 men plead guilty in fatal stabbing outside Clinton bar
+NEW: Fallen Worcester Firefighters Among Those Recognized at Firefighter of Year Awards in Worcester (:56)
+NEW: The WooSox Names That Didn't Make the Cut, Ranked
+NEW: Let's break down what we learned about Polar Park from the new detailed renderings
+NEW: Off the Post from Worcester Sports Scene
+NEW: Hometeam podcast (18:07): Do Thanksgiving football games matter anymore?
-WooSox it is! Video announcement (1:45), Virtual tour of Polar Park (11:09)
--Coverage: This Week in Worcester, MassLive, Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Business Journal, Boston Globe
--More coverage: Ch. 4 (1:51), Ch. 5 (1:24), Ch. 7 (1:48), Ch. 10
-Help The 016 Give Thanks for Local Businesses Share Your Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday or Giving Tuesday offers for free!
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 26, 2019
-4 ways to enjoy your week in Worcester
-Probe of fatal Worcester fire focuses on second floor
-Worcester man arrested in Spencer for 3 break-ins at local businesses; Caught trying to get into a taxi with a large screen TV
-Ricky Duran rocks the house on 'The Voice' with Rod Stewart’s 'Downtown Train'
-There’s more to the doggone tale of the dog on the roof
-Here's the first store that will open in the Worcester Public Market
-A.C. Moore to close its remaining stores, including at Lincoln Plaza in Worcester; some set to return as Michaels
-Tribute to former musician whose band helped open the Centrum with Sinatra in 1982
-This Week in Holy Cross Athletics presented by JMB Financial Advisors
-Worcester Police log for Nov. 17
-Booooo! Snowiest season in years predicted by WBZ weather team (2:52)
-Prime candidate: Weymouth woman bombed with Amazon packages she did not order but gets to keep. Here's why
-Disney+ Netflix competitor averaging nearly million new subscribers a day
-Hail, Santa! Paper prints ad for 'Pictures with Satan' at Christmas parade
-Today's Heroes: Nurses save man who collapsed during Sunday Mass in Wrentham (1:52)
Top Posts
-Body found in woods off Lincoln St. in Worcester
-Family displaced after an accidental house fire in Shrewsbury
-Attempted murder-suicide in New Braintree, 2 women found with gunshot wounds (:38)
-Registry planning to move from downtown Worcester
-Multiple People Dead After Amtrak Train Crashes into Vehicle
-Grafton Police: Please don’t put your dog on the roof (photo)
-50/50 raffle winner at Menard benefit immediately donates winnings
-Bakery's second Worcester location to open early next year
-Rosie O'Donnell addresses rumored breakup from Worcester cop
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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