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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester daily cases up 97% since Thanksgiving
-With 1,390 more cases, Worcester sets another record
-'Army of vaccinators' preparing to distribute vaccines as Worcester's infection rate rises
-Ch. 4: Doctor at DCU Center field hospital: Vaccine provides relief, hope (1:50)
-Ch. 5: UMass Medical School’s Dr. Robert Finberg on vaccines (3:35)
-Assisted living facilities in Mass. preparing to receive vaccine
-U.S. clears Moderna vaccine, 2nd shot in arsenal
-UMass Memorial plans to have all caregivers vaccinated by mid-February
-ICYMI: Must Catholics refuse certain COVID-19 vaccines?
-Mass. health officials announce 5,632 new cases, 53 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 6 percent
-1 in 610 Massachusetts residents have died from coronavirus since start of pandemic, data shows
-Massachusetts surpasses 300,000 confirmed cases
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-Dr. Fauci: ‘The sweetness is the light at the end of the tunnel’
-Eight nuns in Wisconsin die within a week
-1 in 5 prisoners in the U.S. infected, 4 times the rate of general population
-Should you get tested before seeing friends and family?
In The News
+10:30: Auburn Santa Tour starts at 11 today
+10:30: Here are 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+10:30: Worcester-area Christmas bird count is today
-Worcester bakery opens full-service cafe
-Lancaster man accused of robbing 8 banks pleads guilty in federal court
-Beer sale to minor results in 30-day liquor license suspension for Worcester convenience store
-Ray Mariano: My Christmas gift list for Worcester leaders and a few special friends
-Worcesteria: WAM and Worcester schools team for art classes
-Edith Morgan: Guess who is still boss?
-ICYMI: Worcester’s newest apartments now available for lease
-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): Holden's holiday light display with Santa 4-7 p.m. today
-Leicester Santa Run 11 a.m. today
-Lock 'em up: Rash of area car break-ins extends to Boylston
-Investor buys Northbridge nursing home, pays $5.8 million for its property
-Mass. unemployment rate drops again, to 6.7%
-'A good day for our program': National Signing Day for Holy Cross football team (4:21)
-Former Grafton High star and Syracuse CB Ifeatu Melifonwu declares for 2021 NFL Draft
-Brian Kelly, Notre Dame coach and Assumption alum, threatens to keep Fighting Irish out of playoffs
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Food: Recall issued for Trader Joe's product because of possible health risk
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ is the top Christmas movie in Mass.
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): New York man laid off during pandemic offers to shovel snow, receives overwhelming response from community
-Lightning strikes erupting volcano in one incredible photo
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, cops discover an illegal winery operating out of sewage plant
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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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