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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Over 1,100 new cases in Worcester County over the weekend
+6:30: Radio Worcester (11:20): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID-19 and vaccine (Dec. 21)
+6:30: Amid pandemic, this N.H. college is cutting tuition in half next year
+Noon: Holiday schedule for free testing in Worcester
+Noon: CVS administering vaccines at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities
+Noon: When will the second stimulus checks arrive? What we know
+Noon: Churches prepare for distanced Christmas services
-Congress approves federal relief bill with $600 direct stimulus payments
-'It will get worse': Infections and deaths skyrocket heading into Christmas week
-Worcester imam welcomes vaccine to 'protect and preserve life'
-Mass. officials announce 4,162 new cases, 60 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.8 percent
-CDC panel says frontline essential workers, people 75 and older should get vaccine next
-Exclusive look at how Massachusetts courts are readying for return of jury trials
-Report: Mass. inmates will get vaccine by February
-ICYMI: Worcester daily cases up 97% since Thanksgiving
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-U.S. airport traffic rising despite holiday travel warnings
-Third vaccine may be approved in January: official
-One family's virus nightmare reflects deepening U.S. crisis
-Oklahoma ICU nurse’s home burns down while she’s trying to save COVID-19 patients
-Canada joins list of countries trying to slow spread of new, more transmissible strain of virus
In The News
-Latest weather: Threat of freezing fog, black ice Monday night
+6:30: Worcester man who left Blarney Stone before fatal crash arraigned on manslughter charge
+6:30: Worcester police arrest 28-year-old man for hatchet assault
+6:30: 71-year-old Barre man indicted for murder
+6:30: Mother of Lockerbie bombing victim from Shrewsbury reacts to charges (1:25)
+6:30: NIH research funding surges at UMass Medical School
+6:30: Dudley police arrest teen allegedly drinking, driving and planning to sell marijuana
+6:30: Worcesteria: Poetry, music and what makes Worcester special
+6:30: WBJ announces 21 people to meet in 2021
+Noon: Saint Vincent oncologist developing geriatric program for Worcester residents
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 21
-Overnight: Blaze tears through church rectory in Townsend (1:07)
-Halloween shooting in Worcester left woman partially paralyzed; suspect shot at another home in Fitchburg weeks later, authorities say
-Monday marks 6 years since Sabrina Hatheway went missing
-Worcester jewelry store selling 'Thin Red Line' watches to benefit family of fallen firefighter
-Santa cruises around Lake Quinsigamond on a JetSki (6 photos)
-Clark University senior dancing as Santa for 19 hours straight to raise money for Boys and Girls Club of Worcester
-Permits in hand, Amazon's 'last mile' on Goddard Drive could open soon
-Volunteers in Worcester honor veterans with wreaths at Hope Cemetery
-Another mysterious monolith pops up ... in Massachusetts
-Song to get you through the week: The Devil's Twins deliver bluesy 'Bad Karma'
-ICYMI: Candy shop opens in Canal District
-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): Here are the Grafton Celebrates the Holidays decorating contest winners
-Paxton pastor is also a murder mystery writer
-Holy Cross weekend women's hockey games vs. Northeastern not played
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Christmas travel: Worst times to drive in Massachusetts
-TV/Streaming: The best Christmas movies on Netflix
-Homes: 5 new home listings in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 6-year-old N.H. boy receives award for alerting families to fire in apartment building
-REMINDER: Jupiter, Saturn merge in night sky tonight for first time since 1623
-Meanwhile, in Florida, pythons might become a new menu item if scientists can confirm they're safe to eat
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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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+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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