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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another pleasant day, high of 79 in Worcester
-Police seek at-risk 40-year-old man in Worcester
-"Here as long as it takes': Community activists march, rally with striking Saint Vincent nurses
-Clear skies, full bellies as Worcester Food Truck Throwdown returns to Beaver Brook Park
-Hotels, travel industry making a recovery in Central Massachusetts
-Zero tolerance for violence towards lifeguards in Worcester, city says
-New scam has folks paying fee, showing up at Worcester County Jail gate for DNA testing
-Want to feel like a kid? The School Yahd Bar will help you do that
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Less money on groceries = more for your family. Get fresh food for a fraction of the cost, and spend your savings on stuff the kids will love
-LIFT opens new, 15-bed shelter for women leaving sex work
-Gov. Baker assures "programs in place" as eviction moratorium ends
-Earlier: "A time bomb ticking": An estimated 12,765 rental households in Worcester County are behind in rent as eviction moratorium comes to an end
-Here’s every restaurant offering 3 meals for $25.21 at Worcester Restaurant Week
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant's move to Shrewsbury Street is delayed
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough’s Hollywood Salvage has movie memorabilia you can own (2:38)
-Investigation underway after bus gets stuck while making turn in Charlton
-Hardwick's Lone Birch Blossoms offers pick-your-own bouquet at field of flowers
-4 homers not enough for Bravehearts. Next home game 4 p.m. today. Buy tickets
-Holden's LJ Keevan more than holds his own in Bravehearts' bullpen
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Full house watches Chris Sale win in WooSox' 4-2 victory
-Mass. Pirates now 8-3 after win over Spokane in double overtime
-Former Doherty star talks about goals for NFL training camp
-Former St. John's star Ron Darling in Mets' Hall of Fame
-At the office: Worker pay rises strongly as businesses fight to fill jobs
-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
-Homes: 5 Worcester foreclosures up for sale
-Health: More exercise could help your sleep problems, according to new research
-Animals: MSPCA, Northeast Animal Shelter waive adoption fees for small pets this weekend
-Shopping: Supply shortages continue. Here's the latest list of things that are hard to find
-History: Worcester State Hospital: 1833-Present (55:06)
-TV/Streaming: A new Mary Tyler Moore documentary is coming to TV
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton supported black neighborhood with Whitney Houston royalties
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): North Carolina Walmart cashier sings to customers to uplift them
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey gangs return to terrorize streets
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-“This is a tricky virus": Dr. Robert Finberg on breakthrough cases and ongoing clinical trials at UMass Medical School
-Some fully vaccinated should wear masks indoors, Mass. DPH says
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-For some, pandemic presented opportunities for city employment
-ICYMI: Worcester sees more than 100 new cases in a week for first time since May
-Am I going to need a booster shot?
-Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new cases
-Surge amongst the unvaccinated just beginning, experts warn
-Some hospitals seeing record numbers of children with COVID-19
-Tragic: In 5 days, Florida woman loses her mother, grandmother and fiancé to COVID-19
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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