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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Radio Worcester (10:20): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his fight with COVID-19 & the vaccine
+6:30: Most Americans will likely get a vaccine: survey
+6:30: How long for masks after vaccine?
+6:30: Brewery in Worcester closes temporarily after employee tests positive
+6:30: Mass. health officials issue guidance for a safe holiday season
+6:30: Tragic: Married Texas teachers pass away while holding hands, family says
+1:45: Vaccines arrive in Worcester; health care providers, staff first to be inoculated. Video (1:52). Gallery (6 photos)
+1:45: Area Catholic schools briefly return to remote learning
+1:45: 27% of teachers are considering quitting because of COVID, survey finds
+1:45: U.S. plans to ship 6 million Moderna vaccine doses upon FDA OK, as early as week’s end
+1:45: Travel expected to drop 29% over holiday season
-‘This is incredibly exciting’: UMass Memorial Medical Center gearing up for first shipment today
-UMass Memorial holds vaccine trial runs
-WPI grad leads UPS efforts to deliver vaccine
-These are possible side effects from new vaccine, CDC says
-Here’s when the vaccine could be available at your neighborhood store
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccine
-Canal District restaurant to reopen nearly a week after closing because of COVID
-Central Mass. colleges have spent $12 million on testing this year
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-ICYMI: Local restaurant owners lament the state's latest restrictions on dining out
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-Boston rolling back to Phase 2, Step 2 amid surge
-Mass. health officials announce 3,572 new cases, 37 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.7 percent
-Is Massachusetts headed for another shutdown?
-Look out below: Gov. Baker’s COVID approval rating slips
-Mass. food workers: Lower tips, more sex harassment during pandemic
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, Santa, Mrs. Claus possibly exposed 50 kids to COVID
In The News
-Latest weather: Brace for a foot or more of snow
+6:30: Worcester police deliver toys to Why Me Sherry's House (5:54)
+6:30: Worcester DA honors Westborough Police Sgt. for saving woman who had been stabbed by husband
+6:30: Radio Worcester (7:04): What it's like to be an Electoral College Elector with Former Elector Paul Giorgio
+1:45: Channel 25's reporting on O'Connor's Restaurant murder gets national attention
+1:45: Wreaths Across America convoy honoring nation's deceased veterans coming to Worcester
+1:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 15
-Vernon Street home hit by gunfire
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Latest on Worcester Airport
-Film industry donation creates toy drive for 500 needy Worcester children
-Testimony ends in T&G lawsuit over Worcester police records
-With a small donation, you can help save a downtown Worcester bar
-Let these 18 Worcester restaurants make your holiday meal
-Kelley Square Pizza has a new sign you can see from the highway
-Can Worcester be a ’15-minute city’?
-Worcester school district's suspension rates fell last school year
-Worcester weekend train service appears safe amid MBTA cuts
-Worcesteria: An incomplete history of corporate predation in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (15:58): Etel Haxhiaj is running for the Worcester City Council in 2021
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Dec. 14
-ICYMI: Catching up with the boy in the firefighter funeral photo — 9 years later
-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): Paxton police report unlocked cars being 'rummaged'
-Lock 'em up: Shrewsbury police warn about cars being stolen while running at shopping plazas
-Boston firm pays $5.5 million for Auburn commercial building
-West Boylston receives $49,000 for pedestrian safety improvements
-Northborough restaurant permanently closes its doors
-WBJ webcast on Thursday to detail expansion of telehealth
-Inaugural Women's Health and Wellness Conference to be held Feb. 13
-Men's hockey player Logan Ferguson named Crusader of the Week
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: The first 2 seasons of ‘The Office’ will be free on Peacock but the rest will cost you
-Homes: 5 newest house listings in Worcester
-Shopping: Target stores staying open later for holidays, senior hours reduced
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local artist making 100 cards for Worcester's elderly residents
-Meanwhile, in the Philippines, video shows dog actually eating kid’s homework (:54)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 80 today in Worcester
-Here's why the spring weather wasn't nearly as bad as you thought
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Sweet Woo music: Summer outdoor music
+6:00: "Runaway Train" rockers Soul Asylum set to perform in Worcester
+6:00: New CellTech Institute at WPI expands workforce training in biotechnology and biomanufacturing
+6:00: WooSox lose to Buffalo, 12-0
+6:00: Legal Sea Foods selling 3-foot lobster roll for $375
+Noon: Cluster of breast cancer diagnoses in Uxbridge raises concerns (2:21). Article
+Noon: Curtis Apartments redevelopment reaches milestone with first 129 units complete
+Noon: Caitlin McCarthy's "Little Audrey" set for supernatural debut
+Noon: Listen up: Body Eviction gets political angst out
+Noon: Last Call: Paula Gibbons, doctoral candidate at UMass Medical School; WPI grad
-Courtroom cleared after video of Worcester double homicide sparks emotion
-Worcester extends City Hall ban on activist
-No, a big cat did not escape from Worcester's EcoTarium
-Know this guy? Worcester police ask for help identifying man
-"Surprising!" Barstool's Dave Portnoy reviews Worcester pizza shop (2:35)
-A Worcester developer’s wife says he forged her name in bankruptcy filings
-Worcester community mourns death of student athlete
-Developer proposes turning Worcester warehouse into apartments
-This Worcester firehouse has stood for 67 years. Now it’s getting replaced
-How Worcester is helping house small business owners
-City Council seeks answers on forgotten Arries Ann Ward tribute
-Worcester student wins Clark tech innovation challenge
-Rutland cancels Fourth of July celebrations as "Hail Mary" attempt fails (2:19). Article
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:43:02)
>DINING OUT: New Latin-style chicken restaurant coming to Worcester
-Indian Bites delivers "Indian fast food" in Worcester
-ICYMI: Sisters give birth at Worcester hospital on the same day, "Everyone was shocked" (:37). Article
-Worcester woman killed in Virginia I-95 bus crash had "so many dreams and plans for her future" (:53). Article
-Worcester seeks input on Purple Heart, Gold Star memorials
-8 charged in Worcester drug, gun trafficking case
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Here's why a helicopter was flying low in Holden
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman faces charges in alleged drunken crash that killed 2 men in Barre (:27)
-Wild pursuit ends in rollover crash outside Auburn KFC, carjacking claim emerges
-Wrong-way driver nearly strikes Clinton police cruiser before O.U.I. arrest
-Leominster Planning Board schedules review for Central Street building built without Planning Board approval
-The reviews are in: Shrewsbury Town Meeting goes to electronic voting
-Whether serving lunch or shooting darts, Bette Cunningham is always on target
-Oxford Selectmen reorganize board, re-elect Eul as chairman
-Worcester Walks: Dunn State Park an adventure of woodlands and water
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue atop the Glass Tower 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Little Feat's "The Last Farewell" starts Indian Ranch's summer
-Bursting with Pride: Full slate of events planned for June celebration
-Southbridge restaurant hosts first bilingual poetry open mic in Central Mass.
-Woo! Science: Dinosaurs are not just for kids. Adults can study them, and scientists say they should
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: Dual language immersion programs are a huge asset. The state should stop treating them as an afterthought
-Jerry Filmore: What’s Up Worcester building a community-first newsroom for Worcester and Worcester County
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 63 (28:20): Mark Henderson, founder, the016.com on the past, present and future of Worcester media
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): Worcester Common safety concerns persist despite low crime statistics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who worked for Apple for 35 years
>SPORTS: Wide receiver A.J. Brown introduces himself to New England (2:40)
-A.J. Brown arrives at Patriots O.T.A.s and more observations
-This Celtics offseason plan focuses on small tweaks, keeping core
-Red Sox lose to Orioles, 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball announces additions to program
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 11-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 3-2
>CARS: Toyota recalls 81,000 vehicles over instrument panel issue
>NATIONAL: 7 die in suspected domestic dispute
-Scott Pelley fired by CBS after "60 Minutes" clash with management
-Tragic: Groom killed in helicopter crash moments after wedding sendoff
-Adorable twin girls, 4, are killed in horrific car crash on the way to family graduation ceremony
>NEW ENGLAND: Watchdog calls out "chaotic" budget process for state sheriffs (1:44). Article
-Home prices in Maine have doubled in a decade
-The FBI agent who spent 6 hours alone with Whitey Bulger (1:59)
>COLLEGES: Assumption students recognized for academic excellence with Spring Dean's List
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 hotel chains only the ultra-wealthy know about
-4 in 10 Americans are skipping summer travel this year — but Mass. moms are still finding a way
>BUSINESS: Poll shows Gen Z is shifting feelings about A.I. (4:49)
-LPL Financial Research: Add context, and stock market valuations are fair
-Savings rate falls to lowest since 2022. What it means for you (2:27)
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day will be June 23rd to 26th
>HOMES: Why an H.V.A.C. company says rodent issues are becoming more common
>HEALTH: Doctors see rise in vaccine-preventable diseases (2:17)
-Experts: Social media health risks more damaging than you think (1:47)
>FOOD: Easy meals: Simple baked chicken and veggies
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Kane Parsons' "Backrooms" spells a YouTube conquest of the film biz
>CELEBRITY: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show
-Dua Lipa's husband, Callum Turner, was "in tears" during emotional town hall wedding
>ANIMALS: Starving puppy gets a new start after being hit by a car (2:19)
>HISTORY: Major tornado tore through Mass. 15 years ago (2:55)
>GOOD NEWS: Cat food sale leads woman to $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, man puts on a record-breaking 32 T-shirts in 1 minute
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