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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:00: B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ to reopen Tuesday
-Earlier: Car slams into front of restaurant in Worcester. Video (:09)
+7:00: More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off
+Noon: Driver dies after two-vehicle crash in Leicester
+Noon: Mrs. Moriconi’s is delivering ice cream on New Year's Eve in Worcester
+Noon: Holy Cross season-opening basketball games rescheduled
+Noon: REC Worcester moving winter farmers market online
+Noon: Holiday retail sales jumped 3%
-Multi-town chase ends with arrest on Vernon Street in Worcester
-Liam Neeson movie filmed in Worcester is on-demand Dec. 29
-Net of Compassion marks 10 years of growth, service
-ICYMI: Worcester police arrest 4 kids accused of throwing bricks at moving cars (:36). Article
-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): Webster student's Christmas ornaments adorn White House tree
-ICYMI: Fire damages Auburn restaurant
-Winter in New England: Drone video over old stone church in West Boylston (2:54)
-Video of flood waters in Wilkinsonville (Sutton) during last week's rain (4:57)
-National: Nashville bombing suspect died in explosion, officials say
-New England songs to see out 2020
-Tribute to a local professor of 33 years who recently passed away
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-At the office: Is the New Year a bad time to make a career move?
-TV/Streaming: The most outlandish reality shows in 2020
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Shopping: End-of-year savings on select KitchenAid® appliances at Sclamo's Discount Appliance
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 'Secret Santa' thanks essential workers on Christmas week (3:07)
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, man uses flamethrower to clear snowy driveway
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Wachusett school committee continues debate on hybrid start
+7:00: U.S. officials promised 20 million vaccinated by year's end It’s going slower than that
+7:00: The next round of stimulus checks is on the way. What you need to know
+Noon: Mass officials announce 2,973 new cases, 100 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 6.3 percent
+Noon: For 26 days in a row, more than 100,000 people have been hospitalized fighting coronavirus
+Noon: Alarming number of Americans ignoried health officials and traveled for the holidays
-Free testing today and tomorrow in downtown Worcester
-QCC's Children's School to remain closed through spring
-Pharmacies to begin giving vaccine to long-term care residents this week
-ICYMI: Canal District restaurant announces closure, cites new restrictions
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Dr. Fauci warns Americans that the worst is still to come
-December is the deadliest month in the U.S. since the pandemic began — and projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says
-Surging cases, plummeting temperatures challenge shelters
-One in 1,000 Americans have died from COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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