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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+11:30: 'Perfect storm' led to latest surge in cases (3:12)
+11:30: U.S. passes 1 million people vaccinated
-Workers at TJX's Worcester Distribution Center test positive (:22)
-Worcester Public Schools cancels winter sports season amid pandemic
-Worcester City Hall, municipal buildings closed to the public Dec. 24-Jan. 11
-UMass Memorial receives 3,200 doses of Moderna vaccine
-'Too little too late,' Mass. doctor says of state's new restrictions
-Flu vaccine requirement for Massachusetts school students extended
-Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million doses of vaccine
-Boston Globe -- On the front lines: battling the second surge in UMass Memorial’s 7ICU
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Mass. officials announce 4,509 new cases, 81 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.9 percent
-At the office: Employers may require staff to get the vaccine
-Gov. Baker announces $668 million relief fund to aid small business (2:38)
-National: COVID-19 patient in California reportedly beat hospital roommate to death with oxygen tank
In The News
-Latest weather: Warming up ahead of rain
+11:30: Celtics pay tribute to former Holy Cross star Tommy Heinsohn before season opener
+11:30: 'Christmas Time is Here' by WPI Brass Duo (1:27)
+11:30: Santa Tracker 2020: When St. Nick arrives In Massachusetts
-Cheerful takes from behind the scenes of Worcester and New England's holiday movies
-‘I had to do it, they jumped me’: Man says he was jumped, leading to double shooting in Worcester, prosecutors said
-Worcester man faces federal cocaine and firearms charges
-Holiday wishing tree decorating unites a Worcester neighborhood
-Catholic Charities will deliver thousands of meals Christmas morning
-Worcester record label signs deal with Sony Music’s ‘The Orchard’ distribution company
-Worcester Arts Magnet School to get new roof
-ICYMI: Grieving family offers $5,000 reward for information about crash that killed Worcester man (1:50)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Coyote sightings in Shrewsbury
-Westborough man accused in wrong-way crash faces felony DUI charges
-Shrewsbury firefighter resigns after group claims he tried to solicit person posing as underage girl
-Holiday travelers hit the road as Gov. Baker urges people to stay home
-Holy Cross Athletics Christmas video (2:32)
-St. Paul's Zach Hare remembered by baseball community after losing battle with leukemia
-WBJ Podcast (22:20): What to expect in 2021
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: ‘Sex and the City’ could return on HBO Max, without one lead character
-Shopping: 11 great places to grab last-minute gifts in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester man's Lego Set Drive benefits children with cancer
-Meanwhile, how to celebrate Festivus like the rest of us
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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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