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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 (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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