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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Worcester Public Schools teachers with COVID concerns seeking accommodations ahead of hybrid learning, discrimination complaint filed
+6:15: Mayor Joe Petty: It was a long, difficult year, but Worcester persevered – together
+6:15: Free testing this week in downtown Worcester
+11:15: Amid financial struggle from pandemic, DCU Center keeps sight on return of live entertainment
+11:15: 43 staff members test positive in outbreak at Calif. hospital
-Worcester restaurant converting to take-out only, closing dining room
-What pandemic? Largest Central Mass. corporations saw stock rise
-Local schools remain committed to hybrid learning
-'The peak is going to be the second or third week of January,' Dr. Richard Ellison, UMass Memorial Medical Center
-Mass. officials announce 8,542 new cases, 79 deaths in 2-day period
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-U.S. inches closer to 350,000 deaths as hospitals hit 'breaking point'
-Millions of Americans moved during the pandemic — and most aren’t looking back
In The News
-Latest weather: A little snow forecast Sunday into Monday
+6:15: Worcester parking ban effective at 9 p.m. Sunday
+6:15: WCCA-TV's 'Health Matters' (28:43): Guest Dr. Tina Runyan. Topic Skills to Sustain Caregiving
+11:15: DA: Apparent murder-suicide under investigation in Charlton
+11:15: Song to get you through the week: Hunter Stone chills with 'Closed for Season'
-Local brewery gives fans first look at new home under construction
-Worcester cafe hopes city can help out with curbside pickup plan
-Car stolen in Worcester connected to home invasion
-What will Worcester look like in 2021?
-Worcester District 5 City Councilor announces at-large bid
-New inventory means price drop on every truck at North End Motor Sales
-ICYMI: 6 people displaced after New Year’s Day blaze rips through triple-decker in Worcester
-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): New Woo Trucks commercial kitchen opens in Boylston
-New Shrewsbury regulations on tobacco effective on Monday
-Bad wreck closed Route 9 at I-495 overnight
-10 essential steps to obtain your goals in 2021
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Food: Looking for a healthy start to 2021? Hangover Pub will prep your meal
-Animals: Worcester shelter sees increase of pet surrenders
-Homes: Staging your home to prepare for selling (:31)
-Tribute to 23-year-old Worcester woman lost in recent car accident
-Tragic: 7 children dead after 2-car crash in California sets vehicle on fire
-Shopping: Target recalls infant clothes over injury concerns
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 'Lego Man' Matt Laramie delivers over 100 Lego sets to sick children at UMass Children’s Medical Center
-Meanwhile, it's all coming back to him now. Man in U.K. gets drunk, legally changes name to Celine Dion
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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