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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: Late snow tonight into Saturday, high of 28 today in Worcester (3:29)
-Weekend snow and bitter cold temperatures (8:06)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway
-$325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges
-Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
-Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case
-Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026
-Radio Worcester (19:45): D.P.W. commissioner explains snowstorm response, parking ban enforcement and road treatment
-Snow removal lacking in Worcester, city councilors say
-T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer
>DINING OUT: Addie Lee’s Soul Food: A Sector 1 legend
-ICYMI: Man says son was shot 3 times prior to deadly standoff in Spencer (1:28). Article
-Related: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (2:36). Article
-Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative
-Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
-Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: What’s behind the decline in school election participation?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck driver dies after Route 2 crash
-Police in South Carolina make arrest in death of Oakham native
-Elderly woman in medical coma, cat dies after Lancaster apartment fire
-Worcester County towns get $500,000 to prepare for extreme weather
-Shrewsbury police stats for January
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...
-"Wortown Rising" proves that Worcester hip-hop has been thriving for decades
-Noah Kahan takes steps to prevent scalpers from getting tickets (1:39)
-Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition "Elevated"
-Nominations sought for this year's Stanley Kunitz Medal
>OPINION: Andrea Joy Campbell: Fighter for human rights in state's corner
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (55:11): Chuck Jackson and Larry Schuyler, Building Bridges Veterans Initiative
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served during Vietnam War
>SPORTS: Drake Maye M.V.P. runner-up, Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels win coaching awards
-How Vrabel’s speeches have lifted Patriots amid playoff run
-Former Patriot Adam Vinatieri headlines a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
-Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson reveals he eloped ahead of Super Bowl
-Patriots teammates don't seem happy with Tom Brady's Super Bowl take
-Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts Lehigh for Cousy Court Dedication, 125th anniversary celebration
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to take on Boston College & New Hampshire
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football coaching staff
-Abby Kelley's Layomi Akintan sets tone for Bears
>NATIONAL: Guthrie family shares second plea to possible kidnappers after first ransom deadline passes
-Rep. McGovern accuses D.O.J. of deliberately exposing Epstein victims while protecting the perpetrators
-Tragic: 3 sisters jump to their deaths from balcony after dad bans them from playing game on phone
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver faces charges after car plows into home (1:41)
-Private school teacher on leave after student contracts S.T.I., others report "inappropriate physical contact"
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 28 (37:38): Engineering Safer Skiing | Christopher Brown
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the oldest Olympic venues still in use
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence continued to slip in January
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership
>HOMES: Hot housing markets in New England (5:08)
>SHOPPING: 25+ best Amazon Presidents Day sales, per a pro deal-hunter
>FOOD: Here's how to throw Super Bowl party without breaking the bank (1:55)
>HEALTH: How a cancer diagnosis can affect a patient's mental health (3:24)
-Researchers find that experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
>TV/STREAMING: FX announces release date for limited series on JFK Jr.'s whirlwind romance
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford hints he'll retire from acting after "Shrinking" ends
-"Full House" alum Dave Coulier gives health update after back-to-back cancer diagnoses
>ANIMALS: Bulldog greets her neighbors through her special fence window (1:56)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan saves child from attacker
-Meanwhile, in Ontario, escaped emu runs through town, predicts "6 more weeks of winter"
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