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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Tuesday testing in Downtown Worcester (above) canceled because of impending bitter cold
+6:00: Radio Worcester (7:13): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on the height of the Omicron wave
+6:00: Baker administration launches tool for Mass. residents to access digital vaccine card
+6:00: Mass. education officials announce extension of mask mandate for public schools
+6:00: Northborough indoor mask mandate goes into effect
+6:00: U.S. surge could peak later this month, expert says
+Noon: Worcester County cases increased by 14,466 this week
-This week's testing schedule in Downtown Worcester
-Demand for testing remains high in Massachusetts
-Masks, vaccinations urged by Westborough Board of Health
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofits struggle with staff shortages from COVID
-"Worst surge that we've had": UMass Memorial CEO fills in a testing site amid unprecedented surge (2:26)
-CNN visits UMass Memorial (4:23)
-Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
-Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
In The News
-Latest weather: Snow showers, intense cold to come
+6:00: Victim in Worcester Christmas shooting dies from injuries
+6:00: Worcester police seek assistance locating a missing girl
+6:00: No school tomorrow in Worcester because of dangerously cold weather
+6:00: Monday trash collection in Worcester not completed, will resume Tuesday
+6:00: Worcester aims for $3.5 million renovation of University Park
+6:00: Gerrale Gates named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Police investigating after vehicle overturns in Auburn
+Noon: Q&A: Saint Vincent CEO on why the nurses strike ended, how she feels about the deal, and where the hospital goes from here
-Worcester man given $1 million lottery ticket for Christmas
-SUV crashes into restaurant in Sutton
-Tribute to a Worcester 5th-grader who lost her courageous yearlong battle with bone cancer
-5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - January 10th
-Worcester seeks refurbishing service for nearly 40 City Hall portraits
-ICYMI: 10 displaced following house fire in Worcester
-"Mutual healing time" at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester as striking nurses return
-"Groundbreakings and milestones": Plans for Worcester's Canal District in 2022
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (1:08:04): Amanda Beckwith from Virginia Distillery
-First Worcester City Council meeting of 2022 to be held this week
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Kick off 2022 with the Chelsea Curve
-Hip-hop duo Redman and Method Man deliver scorching set at Palladium
-Tribute to man who taught in Worcester schools for 39 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Longtime West Boylston jeweler Pucci's to close January 29th
-Twice as Nice Thrift Store celebrates grand opening in Auburn
-Stumbling upon a car cemetery in Northborough
-Shrewsbury schools receive $20,000 anonymous donation
-Sports: Patriots to play Buffalo on Saturday night
-Patriots play badly in regular-season finale. Complete coverage
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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: 19 dead, including 9 children, in Bronx apartment fire
-Watch police free man from downed plane seconds before being destroyed by speeding train (:45)
-New England: Woman killed in wrong-way crash with tractor-trailer on Mass. highway
-New leader of Mass. tribe looks at casino plans with fresh eyes
-Tragic: A good Samaritan dies after trying to save a man who fell on the subway tracks
-Business: Worcester Business Journal's Best of Business 2022
-Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
-Homes: Check out 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-History: Institute Park in Worcester, early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: "Wheel of Fortune" viewers go wild over "dumbest" answer ever
-Movies: "Spider-Man" stays at No. 1 in 4th weekend
-Celebrity: Comedian and actor Bob Saget ("Full House," "American's Funniest Home Videos") found dead at 65
-The biggest snubs and surprises at the Golden Globes
-Full List of Golden Globe Winners
-Animals: Dog waits by door every day so he can greet mailwoman (:25)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Donations help neighborhood ice rink thrive (2:37)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, police find live deer in car’s trunk during traffic stop
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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
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+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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