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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Shrewsbury Street restaurant closes temporarily after positive test
+6:00: UMass Memorial Health Care administers first vaccine to ER nurse
+6:00: Why only adults are getting the vaccine right now
+6:00: Don't fall victim to vaccine scams
+6:00: Congressional leaders move closer to relief deal
+Noon: Emergency rental assistance available for Worcester residents impacted by COVID-19
+Noon: Tom Cruise's rant goes viral after crew breaks COVID protocol: 'If I see it again, you’re f***ing gone'
-Area Catholic schools briefly return to remote learning
-New remote learning rule: Massachusetts schools must give students live interaction daily
-Vaccines arrive in Worcester; health care providers, staff first to be inoculated. Video (1:52). Gallery (6 photos)
-'[H]umbling and a great honor': Northborough man delivers first vaccines
-Doctor says vaccine 'felt no different than a flu shot' (2:55)
-Most Americans will likely get a vaccine: survey
-How long for masks after vaccine?
-What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines
-U.S. plans to ship 6 million Moderna vaccine doses upon FDA OK, as early as week’s end
-Radio Worcester (10:20): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his fight with COVID-19 & the vaccine
-Brewery in Worcester closes temporarily after employee tests positive
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton schools to return to hybrid education model Jan. 4
-Travel expected to drop 29% over holiday season
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-Mass. officials announce 3,720 new cases, 55 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.8 percent
-Mass. health officials issue guidance for a safe holiday season
-Tragic: Married Texas teachers pass away while holding hands, family says
-27% of teachers are considering quitting because of COVID, survey finds
In The News
-Latest weather: Hunker down
+6:00: How Worcester is bracing for nor’easter
+6:00: Worcester closes municipal buildings because of storm
+6:00: Parking ban in effect in Worcester, trash collection delayed a day
+6:00: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (19:05): COVID, Amazon, marijuana delivery & Puerto Rico
+6:00: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (27:26): Erin Williams, Worcester Cultural Coalition; Eric Butler, Worcester Light Opera Company
+Noon: United Way of Central Massachusetts receives a $5 million grant from billionaire philanthropist
+Noon: Wreaths Across America route through Worcester, starting at 12:30 today
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 16
+Noon: Detour on Route 49 in Sturbridge after bad crash
+Noon: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Charlton
+Noon: Will Thursday be a snow day for schools? Read the state’s guidance
-Storm preparations underway in Worcester (1:11)
-Missing Worcester woman’s family planning vigil on 6th anniversary
-Channel 25's reporting on O'Connor's Restaurant murder gets national attention
-Worcester police officer nearly hit by SUV; driver arrested on multiply charges
-Amazon confirms 2nd Worcester warehouse
-ICYMI: FlyORH (Bill Randell): Latest on Worcester Airport
-Snowstorm may not cancel classes in some Central Mass. school districts
-Worcester police deliver toys to Why Me Sherry's House (5:54). Gallery (23 photos)
-Radio Worcester (7:04): What it's like to be an Electoral College Elector with Former Elector Paul Giorgio
-Wreaths Across America convoy honoring nation's deceased veterans coming to Worcester
-Quinsigamond CC giving free nursing training in 2021
-WPI lands $3 million grant to help launch a new graduate program
-Whos of Who-cester (Tracy Novick): Nine years on
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-Worcester DA honors Westborough Police Sgt. for saving woman who had been stabbed by husband
-'All I want for Christmas is You' hits No. 1 again
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney+ in January. Hulu
-Homes: Single-family home prices in Worcester County rose 19% in November
-Shopping: Time is running out to ship your holiday gifts
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 10-year-old Labrador retriever who spent 1,134 days at an animal shelter, has been adopted
-Meanwhile, in Indiana, portable toilets 'sing' Christmas carols in festive display
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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