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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: Massachusetts expecting 300,000 doses of vaccine by end of year
+7:30: Historic Moment: Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine, by Dr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care
+7:30: The 3 phases of vaccine distribution
+7:30: COVID levels in Boston’s sewers are higher now than at any point
+Noon: Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. tests positive
-State will move back to Phase 3 Step 1 amid surge (2:59)
-Gov. Baker's rollback already in effect in Worcester
-WPI pushes back start of spring semester
-UMass Memorial, Saint Vincent planning for vaccine by next week
-EXTENDED INTERVIEW: UMass Memorial President & CEO Dr. Eric Dickson on what's ahead with the vaccine
-Radio Worcester (13:44): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, Pandemic Restrictions, tax rate and fallen firefighter Jon Davies
-'It's just terrible': Restaurants dealt another blow (1:53)
-Radio Worcester (11:46): School Committee member Laura Clancey talks remote & hybrid learning
-Worcester Schools offering flu shot clinics for students
-State wants students with special needs back in classrooms
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (30:54): Howard Steen, perspectives and insights from Germany and Europe on the pandemic
-Edith Morgan: Covid 19, again/still … Our Dr. Hirsch in the news!
-Local health leaders see pandemic as worsening health disparities
-Superintendent: Sutton has 'one of largest outbreaks' in Central Mass. per capita
-Mass. officials announce 3,627 new cases, 40 deaths, 6.2 percent positivity rate
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Survey: Majority of parents worried about children's mental health (2:13)
-Research shows surge may peak on inauguration day
-Nearly 90% of residents at New Hampshire care facility test positive
-'I’m it': As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff
In The News
+7:30: Meryl Streep spilled the beans to Stephen Colbert about 'Don't Look Up' movie scene filmed at the DCU Center
+7:30: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:28): Tax rate vote & COVID restrictions
+7:30: Burns Bridge to be lit in memory of Sandy Hook victims
+12:15: Becker College police chief accused of crashing into car while driving drunk with gun, authorities say
+8:00: Woman struck by tractor-trailer in Worcester
+8:00: Worcester firefighters remember fallen colleague Christopher Roy
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 9
+8:00: Here’s the most popular Christmas treat in Massachusetts
-Worcester police arrest man with assault rifle and drugs
-On 9th anniversary of fatal fire, Worcester remembers Firefighter Jon Davies Sr.
-Meryl Streep filmed inside DCU Center in Worcester
-Worcester sets 2021 tax rates: Residential down, commercial up
-The Fix among ‘Elite 8’ of Best Burger in Mass. Competition
-Holiday Gift Card Mega Deal is back at Peppercorn's
-WPI names new dean of Robert A. Foisie School of Business
-Janice Harvey: Cynicism is in the air this holiday season
-Call for nominations for Woman of Consequence Awards
-WBJ Podcast (23:35): What Amazon likes about Worcester
-ICYMI: Another new large warehouse coming to Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Santa Claus is coming to Millbury, on a fire engine
-Pickup truck barrels through building in Sturbridge
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Holy Cross offering fans chance to 'sit' with Dr. Fauci, Bob Cousy at basketball, hockey games
-Homes: Most expensive U.S. home on auction at $160 million— is it worth it?
-Shopping: Dollar Tree candles recalled for possible fire hazard
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Texas school opens grocery store for struggling families where good deeds are payment
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, 9-pound goldfish found swimming in lake
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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