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Here's what's going on today in Worcester
-Help The 016 Give Thanks for Local Businesses Share Your Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday or Giving Tuesday offers for free!
+After 3 fatal crashes in 12 hours, Worcester DA, area police issue plea for safety on roads
+Firefighter saved by Lt. Jason Menard is released from hospital
+Railers fire coach/GM Jamie Russell & assistant coach, hire David Cunniff
+Heading out tonight? Give thanks for Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+Worcester businesses participating in Small Business Saturday
+This show goes to 11! Rob Reiner coming to Hanover in April to screen 'This Is Spinal Tap'
+3 things to do on the cheap in Worcester this week
+1 dead, another seriously injured at construction site on I-495 in Haverhill
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 27, 2019
-Man killed by car on Park Ave.
-Ricky Duran Continues to Roll into the Top 10 on ‘The Voice’
-Woman held without bail, charged with murder in Worcester stabbing death of boyfriend
-Felon's wife admits to using his drug money to open restaurant in Worcester
-Fallen Worcester Firefighters Among Those Recognized at Firefighter of Year Awards in Worcester (1:42)
-2 men plead guilty in fatal stabbing outside Clinton bar
-Shrewsbury Street station to open a convenience store
-The WooSox Names That Didn't Make the Cut, Ranked
-Let's break down what we learned about Polar Park from new detailed renderings
-Avery LaBarbera named ckSmithSuperior Crusader of the Week
-Off the Post from Worcester Sports Scene
-Hometeam podcast (18:07): Do Thanksgiving football games matter anymore?
-Don't be stupid: Uber to offer free rides Wednesday night
-Worcester Police log for Nov. 18
-You go, girl! 82-year-old bodybuilder clobbers intruder (:44)
-Today's Heroes: Two cancer survivors on mission to give socks to children with cancer (2:04)
Top Posts
-Family displaced after an accidental house fire in Shrewsbury
-Body found in woods off Lincoln St. in Worcester
-Here's the first store that will open in the Worcester Public Market
-Worcester man arrested in Spencer for 3 break-ins at local businesses; Caught trying to get into a taxi with a large screen TV
-Booooo! Snowiest season in years predicted by WBZ weather team (2:52)
-A.C. Moore to close its remaining stores, including at Lincoln Plaza in Worcester; some set to return as Michaels
-Virtual tour of Polar Park (11:09)
-Tribute to former musician whose band helped open the Centrum with Sinatra in 1982
-Worcester property values jump 8.26%
-Registry planning to move from downtown Worcester
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester public health director Tamara Lundi departs after a year on job
+5:00: Hot, dog! George's Coney Island regular has been coming for 70 years
+5:00: A look at the Worcester Railers 2026-2027 schedule
+Noon: Worcester has picked its next medical director; she starts Monday
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: A resurgent Worcester restaurant blew me away with a rare pasta dish
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (12:04): Market on Exchange starts a new season in a new spot
-Prominent Canal District developer plans housing, restaurant following $2.9 million purchase
-Worcester firefighter hit by car remembered as "hero at home"
-Millbury police arrest man in "flim flam" scam
-Fresh plans proposed for abandoned Grafton restaurant
-At WPI, a degree 5 decades in the making
-The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
-Worcester's climate plan makes progress but faces hurdles
-Foundation gives $350,000 to Worcester Boys & Girls Club
-T&G This Week: The return of the sack, and our future in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:27): A familiar face returns to the DCU Center
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Standard Italian in the Fenway (5:08)
-ICYMI: Worcester pastor accused of fraud shuns testimony in bankruptcy case
-Worcester fox attack leads to rabies treatment, public health questions
-Holden man recalls time in quarantine unit now used for hantavirus
-READ: Worcester-area complaints to F.C.C. about Super Bowl halftime show
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Newly elected officials sworn in
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Town warns that door‑to‑door solar sales aren't affiliated with Light Department
-$35 million sewer settlement will not offset $5.5 million override, officials say
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man arrested for O.U.I. after allegedly striking Wendy’s sign in Clinton
-Southbridge political divisions surface during Monday council meeting
-At Oakmont High, students focus on journalism, future of news
-Oakham man among 4 arrested at Vermont I.C.E. protest
-Webster man sentenced for meth distribution
-Charlton prepares for annual town meeting on May 18th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
-Victor D. Infante (7:29): Your weekly WoMag rundown
-Highlights and history mark Denholm Building exhibit
-Music Worcester announces 2026-2027 season across Worcester venues
-Poetry Town: "Empty Chairs" by Ronald C. McGilvray
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. brings jokes to Mass as saints listen in
-Shaun Connolly: It's time to bring back hitchhiking
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 340 (29:24): Talking sports with Ron's Grandson, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester area priest and professor
>SPORTS: Patriots release schedule, big matchups on slate, including Super Bowl rematch
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 4-3
-Worcester native helped build sports museum into New England institution
>NATIONAL: Carnival Cruise passenger dies after leaping overboard in Caribbean
-U.S. ranked No. 33 in health in new global rankings — who beat us and why
-Tragic: College senior dies while kayaking days before graduation
>NEW ENGLAND: New ramp opens connecting Mass. Pike to I-495
-Woman killed, 3 hurt when boat slams into pier near Logan Airport runway
-G.O.P.-endorsed lieutenant governor candidate didn't collect enough signatures for the ballot
>COLLEGES: Clark alum brings sustainable practices to beauty and skincare industries
-Steps forward for Anna Maria College students
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What happened to these airline perks?
>BUSINESS: Local credit union C.E.O. to depart after less than a year
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction and treasury market consequences
-Credit card debt went down by $25 billion in early 2026
>HOMES: Low-maintenance garden ideas for busy homeowners
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports price tracker reveals shopping secrets (2:02)
>HEALTH: What to know about IV therapy (2:57)
-Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight H.I.V.
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:28): Shakshuka
>TV/STREAMING: The biggest revelations from Martin Short's Netflix documentary
>MOVIES: "CoComelon" animated movie unveils first look image, voice cast
>CELEBRITY: Jodie Foster, 63, seen walking with cane during rare outing
-Cardi B and Stefon Diggs have explosive argument outside coffee shop 3 days after Mother's Day reconciliation
>ANIMALS: Dog fights off bear to protect family: "Our little savior"
>HISTORY: Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades
>GOOD NEWS: Zoltar fortune telling machine predicts winning Powerball numbers
-Meanwhile, in France, "drunk" deer runs in circles after eating fermented fruit
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