Highlights in The 016 Saturday, January 8th

• Posted by 016 Administrator January 9, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,518 views

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -UMass Memorial pleads with staff to help run testing sites

  -"Worst surge that we've had": UMass Memorial CEO fills in a testing site amid unprecedented surge (2:26)

  -Urgent call for help at Worcester vaccine site

  -CNN visits UMass Memorial (4:23)

  -Free, walkup vax, booster clinic today at Worcester Public Library

  -UMass Memorial Medical Center tightens visitor restrictions, expands inpatient beds

  -Police and fire staffing rosters suffer amid surge, but services not interrupted

  -Hanover Theatre show postponed because of COVID

  -Worcester Public Library programming goes virtual

  -Shrewsbury Town Hall now appointment-only until January 28th

  -ICYMI: Worcester City Hall City appointment-only through the end of January

  -Mass. officials report more than 26,000 new cases, 23% positivity rate as hospitalizations top 2,600

  -Mass. is on the verge of firing a partially vaccinated state worker who sought medical waiver after suffering allergic reaction to first shot

  -Ray Mariano: Why we don’t need to live in fear of the coronavirus in Worcester

  -Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for shots

  -How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID?

  -Tribute to owner of Worcester barbershop who died after a 3-week battle with COVID 

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Weather advisory for possible freezing rain tomorrow

  +6:00: 10 displaced following house fire in Worcester

  -Trash collection in Worcester disrupted during yesterday's storm, to continue today

  -Worcester police seek to identify suspect in theft case

  -23-year-old Spencer man pulled from burning car after driving off overpass in Marlborough, officials said

  -Table Talk Pies bakes last pie at Kelley Square headquarters

  -Restaurateur O'Connor recalls path from Ireland to Worcester

  -Former Chester Terrace in Worcester now named in honor of Lt. Jason Menard 

  -5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  -Five Things to Do: Method Man and Redman, the Albert Lee Band and more ....

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday 

  -Artist Spotlight: Elizabeth Harrell

  -NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (1:08:04): Amanda Beckwith from Virginia Distillery

  -"Are you OK" is the most important question we can ask each other right now

  -Radio Worcester (12:51): Mike O'Brien on redeveloping of the former Boys Club at Lincoln Square

  -St. Vincent Hospital paid Worcester $4.1 million for police detail during nurses' strike

  -UMass Memorial Health, National Guard, police honor 73-year-old former Air Force fighter pilot 

  -ICYMI: Report: Group looking to buy WooSox, offered more than $50 million

  -2 suspects tried to run down Auburn officer in Home Depot parking lot, police say

  -Shrewsbury Street restaurant closed for 2 days because of lack of staff

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news 

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rollover crash with injuries in Westborough

  -Town of Shrewsbury holding snowman contest this weekend 

  -Holden residents clean up after first snowstorm of the season

  -Holden holding Christmas Tree chipping sessions today and next Saturday

  -Twice as Nice Thrift Store hosts grand opening Saturday in Auburn

  -Grafton Cable TV seeks wanna-be TV producers for training class

  -Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton appoints three new board members

  -Fitchburg man in child rape case held without bail after son dies in care 

  -Sports: Holy Cross men top Lafayette 

  -Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Railers lose in overtime

  -Remember Barry Parenteau, former Holy Cross swimming coach

  -CYC basketball begins this week

  -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: Ahmaud Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son 

  -Tragic: 5 children in Des Moines lose their father in accident months after losing their mother

  -Business: U.S. sees December job boost to close out 2021 

  -Homes: The 5 newest homes for sale in Worcester 

  -History: Trip down Memory Lane, shopping at the mall in the 1980s (5:57)

  -Shopping: What's next for supply chains after the holiday rush

  -Food: Recall issued for frozen pizza products 

  -TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  -Movies: New movies on demand 

  -Celebrity: Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood’s first Black movie star, dies at 94

  -Related: Tributes pour in. His life in photos 

  -Animals: This beagle is proof you can always love again (3:09) 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hudson woman in desperate need of kidney finds match in Target parking lot 

  -Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, police find a live deer in car’s trunk during traffic stop 

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