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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester Walmart to close for COVID-19 cleaning
+6:00: Holy Cross temporarily suspends spectator attendance at all athletic events
+2:00: What to do, and not to do, if your home test comes back positive
+2:00: Sutton Schools report more than 200 students absent
+2:00: What is "flurona" and how serious is it?
-New cases reach an all-time high in Worcester
-110 Worcester firefighters are out, which creates a "very critical" situation
-More than 130 Worcester Public Schools staff members out on Tuesday after testing positive
-State sent untested, "nonmedical" masks to schools
-Mass. school districts scrambling to find substitutes
-What parents should know about sending kids back to school during Omicron
-Worcester County cases spike 288% in two weeks
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (13:21): COVID, testing, schools, inauguration, housing and much more
-Testing in Downtown Worcester scheduled today
-ICYMI: Worcester, other districts manage return to schools amid surge
-Mass. officials report more than 27,000 new cases, 22% positivity rate as death total since start of pandemic tops 20,000
-U.S. hospitals seeing different kind of surge this time
-Celebrity: Grammys postpone ceremony, citing risk
-Can we really "ride out" the Omicron wave?
-If I am positive, how can I keep family members safe?
In The News
-Latest weather: Up to 8 inches of snow likely beginning overnight
+6:00: Report: Group looking to buy WooSox, offered more than $50 million
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools canceled on Friday
+6:00: Parking ban in effect in Worcester starting at midnight
+6:00: Worcester street renamed to honor Officer Familia
+6:00: 2 suspects tried to run down Auburn officer in Home Depot parking lot, police say
+6:00: Charlton police K9 locates man who left crash scene
+6:00: Webster man faces charges for stolen car, auto break-ins
+2:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - January 6th
+2:00: Apartments at old Edgemere Drive-In in Shrewsbury to open in March
+2:00: Shrewsbury Street restaurant closed for 2 days because of lack of staff
+2:00: Five Things to Do: Method Man and Redman, the Albert Lee Band and more ....
+2:00: Is Grafton going to be the place for Dexter's last stand?
+2:00: Health: Vitamin D shows promise for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
-Guess Friday's snow total in Worcester, win $100 gift card
-2-hour delay for the Worcester Public School
-UMass Memorial payroll affected by recent cyber attack
-Worcester-based company investing $43 million in Georgia plant that will employ 150
-2 winners in $632 million Powerball drawing; $100,000 winner sold in Webster
-Downtown Worcester eatery announces move to Main Street
-Ziggy Bombs to host pop-up event at Miss Worcester Diner
-Boston Magazine's 10 must-visit restaurants in Worcester
-Food: See the January menus for local specialty doughnut shops
-Stolen car crashed in West Boylston, driver grabbed in Sterling
-Kitchen fire displaces residents of Webster home
-Spencer Fire Department tanker skids off road in icy conditions
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (1:08:04): Amanda Beckwith from Virginia Distillery
-Animals: "They go ape over it" — discarded Christmas trees a delicacy for local goats
-Attempt to remove MNA union from Saint Vincent Hospital could leave nurses unrepresented for at least a year
-Related: Saint Vincent spent upward of $31 million in battle against striking nurses
-Local news website announces shutdown
-Planning Board recommends zoning change to pave way for potential re-use of Webster St. building
-Committee assignments for the 2022-23 Worcester City Council
-Worcester assistant principal stays positive after cancer diagnosis
-ICYMI: Worcester store has 2nd $1 million lottery winner in 2 months
-Murder at O'Connor's: Man facing trial in fatal stabbing pursues insanity defense
-Tribute to Worcester woman who was her church's organist and worked with her husband at the family auto body shop
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Western-style bar opens in Dudley
-Oxford family seeks answers on Beau Mann missing in LA since November
-Anzio’s plans pizza fundraiser to aid retired cop’s family after Christmas fire
-Here's what residents have to say about Sutton's open space/rec plans
-Shrewsbury holds topping off ceremony at new police station
-Shrewsbury students raise money for Red Cross following tornadoes
-3 men arrested in Blackstone for solicitation
-Residents make it out of massive Charlton house fire (:30)
-Sports: Bravehearts unveil fan-focused, fully interactive Twenty-Twenty-You
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spurs hold off Celtics, 99-97
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Recalling January 6th: A national day of infamy
-A timeline of what happened during the Capitol riots on January 6th
-New England: Flu activity high in Mass. for first time since April 2020
-Red Sox post perhaps the coolest job opening in America
-Tragic: 12 die, including 8 kids, in fire at Philadelphia rowhome
-Business: Fallon CEO re-elected as board chair of the Mass. Association of Health Plans
-Fed officials now seeing U.S. job market near full recovery
-Homes: Visit the latest 2 open houses in Worcester
-History: Downtown Worcester in the early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: "Yellowstone" finale was most watched cable broadcast since "Walking Dead" Season 3
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Blackstone teen surprises waitress with $1,000 tip
-Meanwhile, in China, monkey visits kindergarten, sticks around for snacktime
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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