Highlights in The 016 Saturday, February 5th

• Posted by 016 Administrator February 6, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,541 views

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

  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Cold and dry today, high of 21 in Worcester

  -Worcester man dies in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-495

  -Worcester man gets 43 months in prison for threatening teens with sawed-off shotgun on Christmas night

  -Judge mulling restitution for man convicted in $3.5 million temp agency scheme

  -Vice Squad search warrant leads to guns and drugs on Perkins Street, 1 arrest

  -5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  -WOOlympics debut Saturday at Worcester Common Oval

  -The vote to decertify Saint Vincent nurses union starts

  -Councilor Moe Bergman proposing ice skating on Worcester's Elm Park pond

  -After 2 years off, Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade is on

  -Worcester to discuss decriminalizing shrooms and other psychedelics

  -Friday's trash and recycling pickup in Worcester to conclude on Saturday

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday

  -NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (43:59): The Eagle has landed

  -Rosalie Tirella: Canal District traffic patterns and missing street lights

  -Worcester Public Schools accepting applications, nominations for superintendent

  -Worcester Public Schools open survey for superintendent search

  -WoMag editors: Time to Redecorate

  -Just in time for Valentine's Day: Favorite breakup songs

  -Artist Spotlight: Lisa Hayden

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 464 (27:46): Rat problem, positive developments at Union Station 

  -Tribute to author of "Wry & Ginger" T&G column for 55 years

  -ICYMI: Man steals running car outside Worcester McDonald's, police make quick arrest

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tractor trailer fire shuts down I-84 westbound in Sturbridge

  -Spencer police seek assistance locating vehicle that hit pole

  -Wachusett sophomores take on Lions speech contest

  -BVT gains engineering and robotics equipment through Toshiba grant 

  -Sports: Bravehearts name new hitting, pitching coaches

  -Holy Cross Athletics announces updated fan policy

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

  -Celtics beat Pistons, 102-93

  -Bruins to host NHL Winter Classic

  -Railers beat Kalamazoo, 5-2

  -Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)

  -Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston

  -National: Survey shows stressed out teachers looking forward to final lesson

  -Tragic: Mother accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter 

  -New England: Icy roads cause hundreds of crashes in Massachusetts (2:21)

  -24 people hospitalized in Rhode Island rehab center fire

  -Business: U.S. employers shrug off Omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January

  -Greater Worcester unemployment rate drops to 3.6%, near pre-pandemic level

  -Colleges: 2 WPI faculty members named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List

  -At Holy Cross, Mable Millner looks back over a career spent looking ahead

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

  -Movies: New movies on VOD

  -Celebrity: "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey takes on body-shaming trolls 

  -Food: Listeria outbreak linked to Dole salads kills 2, CDC says 

  -Health: Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum 

  -Homes: Top 10 most expensive home sales in Worcester County for the week ending January 29th

  -History: Major Taylor, "The Jackie Robinson of cycling", honored in Worcester with museum and monument (2:57)

  -Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Twix 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Instacart worker hailed as hero after saving man during grocery delivery 

  -Meanwhile, in Maine, convertible driver braves snowstorm with the top down 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -Worcester will consider lifting mask mandate (:26). Article

  -Worcester City Hall set to fully reopen on February 14th

  -Worcester continues to keep school bus windows down as safety measure

  -Walkup vaccincations/boosters 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library

  -U.S. death toll hits 900,000, accelerated by Omicron

  -ICYMI: 1 city employee fired, 75 others non-compliant following vaccine, booster mandate

  -Mass. officials report more than 4,000 new cases, 63 additional deaths

  -Why does wastewater monitoring work so well?

  -Nearly 50 percent of Mass. children ages 5-11 remain unvaccinated

  -Case numbers falling in 49 of 50 states

  -Though rare, Moderna vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer