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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+4:30: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials and things to do
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+4:30: Chandler Street bookstore reopens after break-in
+8:25: Woman dies in Southbridge house fire
+8:25: Bicyclist seriously injured after car and bike collide in Leicester
+8:25: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester
-Troubling times for Lincoln Plaza
-3 Worcester residents among 7 charged with fraud
-Three movies filmed in Worcester to be released by end of year
-Liam Neeson movie 'Honest Thief' a blast for Worcester neighborhood
-62-year-old Worcester man faces firearms charges
-Worcester residents learning more about Worcester police at Citizens’ Academy
-Pope names Holy Cross grad the Bishop of Springfield
-Worcesteria: True tales of terror with Smiley Ball, ghost pepper donuts and Question 1
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (23:58): Mark and Rita McCabe, Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street restaurant opening express location in Shrewsbury
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester because of the holiday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Police, Board of Health at odds over Halloween
-Wachusett Earthday hazardous household products collection Saturday
-Millbury businesses face restrictions on their water use
-Leaders of MOD making positive impact on Nichols community
-Forecasters: Drought more likely than blizzards this winter
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-UMass Memorial one of seven Mass. hospitals to receive technology-use honor
-Homes: 4 open houses for you in Worcester
-National: Man whose young granddaughter fell to her death from cruise ship window pleads guilty to negligent homicide
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Video captures officers in New Mexico saving couple from burning car
-Meanwhile, Hormel is giving away bacon-scented face masks
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:30: Patriots cancel practice Friday, ESPN reports another positive test
+4:30: Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 9.6% (:22)
+4:30: WHO: Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19
-More than half of Worcester’s 137 new cases came from people under age 40 as city remains ‘high-risk’
-Family gatherings driving spread, Worcester city manager says
-Some Worcester parents worry young learners aren’t returning soon enough in learning plan
-Worcester Public Schools HVAC repairs ongoing as district is one month away from planned hybrid learning start date
-ICYMI: Worcester is well prepared for second wave, city manager says
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Herd immunity ‘incredibly reckless and dangerous'
-U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
-These companies are looking for employees even as layoffs continue
-Dr. Fauci warns that Americans may need to cancel Thanksgiving
-Arizona family lost eight family members and their business to COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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