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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Owners of downtown establishment launch GoFundMe to help save the pandemic-ravaged business
-Canal District restaurant to reopen at 11 a.m. Thursday morning
-With cases spiking, UMass Memorial & Medical School switch to emergency protocols
-Radio Worcester (14:10): Dominique Muldoon, co-chair of local bargaining unit, talks St. Vincent picket
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (16:07): COVID-19, tax rate, Telegram retirements & homelessness
-UMass Medical School expert: multiple vaccines should be ready by summer
-Mass. health officials announce 4,613 new cases, an all-time single-day high
-U.S. reports 3,100 deaths in one day — 20% more than previous record
-CDC warns of dark winter ahead (2:33)
-State officials figuring out how to run testing sites over winter
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Interesting: In Connecticut, college students to sub for teachers in quarantine
-Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama willing to be vaccinated on TV to inspire confidence
-What will the vaccine feel like?
-Sad: Michigan couple married for 47 years die within a minute of one another
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, Ohio adds Ohio to travel advisory map
In The News
-Moment of silence at 6 tonight for Worcester 6
-Worcester man says Main Street gunfire missed him 'by an inch'
-Downtown Worcester eatery on the move
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (22:53): David Hagan, Executive Director, Why Me & Sherry's House
-Police: 2 people killed in crash involving dump truck in Uxbridge
-Fitchburg man sentenced to 13 years for drug distribution
-Adam McKay, director of Netflix's 'Don't Look Up,' grew up in Worcester
-Related: Hollywood stars may be filming at DCU Center this week
-ICYMI: Woman found on I-190 in Worcester fell or jumped from moving car, state police say
-Neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester – December
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Santa and the Grinch are coming back to Leicester
-Sutton packaging firm pays $9.5 million for Millbury, Sutton site
-Southbridge police bust 3 for drug trafficking
-'Sader Stories (29:09): Men's and Women's Basketball
-Holy Cross remembers the life of Jack 'The Shot' Foley
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the best car for winter driving (8:06)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): QCC hosts 'Stuff A Cruiser' event to help students and their families
-Homes: Worcester real estate prices surge
-Shopping: Cyber Monday? This year, it's Cyber Week for holiday shopping
-TV/Streaming: Must-watch Christmas specials to get in the holiday spirit
-Meanwhile, in California, a third monolith appears
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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