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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: First responders will start getting vaccine next week
+6:30: U.S. air travel hits pandemic high over New Year’s holiday
-More than three-quarters of beds at DCU Center are full (:17)
-Students return to remote learning on Monday in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools teachers with COVID concerns seeking accommodations ahead of hybrid learning, discrimination complaint filed
-Worcester restaurant closes for January, cites restrictions and 'level of confidence in dining out'
-These public figures, including Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus, had COVID. Here’s how it shaped their pandemic responses
-Mayor Joe Petty: It was a long, difficult year, but Worcester persevered – together
-Free testing this week in downtown Worcester
-Amid financial struggle from pandemic, DCU Center keeps sight on return of live entertainment
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant converting to take-out only, closing dining room
-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 3,110 new cases, 105 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 8.4 percent
-Dr. Fauci says vaccinations are ramping up in a 'glimmer of hope'
-43 staff members test positive in outbreak at Calif. hospital
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How some turned challenges of pandemic into something positive
In The News
+6:30: Worcester loses internet connection
+6:30: Child burned in fire at Oxford day care (:20)
+6:30: Person hospitalized following rollover crash in Millbury
+6:30: Neighborhood Watch meetings in Worcester – January
+6:30: 10 Great Events We’re Looking Forward to in January
+6:30: Hockey's Millie Sirum named Holy Cross Crusader of the Week
+12:30: With Internet down, Worcester Public Schools halt remote classes until service resumes
+9:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 4
+9:00: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Webster
+9:00: Last Call with Maddie’s Dash Cams
-DA: Apparent murder-suicide under investigation in Charlton
-Worcester could explore potential locations for BMX, motocross park
-Bill Randell (FlyORH): 2021 prediction about Worcester Regional Airport
-Commuter rail slowdowns to continue this week
-Worcester's Fat Foot Films to release short 'There's a Ghost in the Bathroom'
-Song to get you through the week: Hunter Stone chills with 'Closed for Season'
-Habitat for Humanity is hosting a clothing drive in Worcester
-New inventory means price drop on every truck at North End Motor Sales
-WCCA-TV's 'Health Matters' (28:43): Guest Dr. Tina Runyan. Topic Skills to Sustain Caregiving
-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): Shrewsbury welcomes Boch auto dealerships land purchase on Route 9
-Northborough Library program discusses challenges of an older job seeker
-Fire in Uxbridge displaces 8 people, including 4 children
-ICYMI: Holden brewery gives fans first look at new home under construction
-Holy Cross professor awarded $650,000 in research grants
-Holy Cross men's basketball team opens season on Monday against BU
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Homes: Video tour of home for sale on East Mountain Street in Worcester (2:06)
-Tragic: 3-year-old Ohio boy abandoned in cemetery two days before Christmas
-TV/Streaming: Alex Trebek's final 'Jeopardy!' episodes to air this week
-Meanwhile, in New Mexico, chairs taken from outside couple's home returned ... refurbished
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 67 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Restoration of historic facade at 204 Main St. expected by end of year, early 2027
+Noon: Worcester foster youth face deportation orders
+Noon: Shrewsbury woman turns chronic pain into a $2 million business helping mothers
+Noon: Mass. expands child care aid to about 2,100 more children
+Noon: Southbridge police investigate evening shooting
+Noon: T&G This Week: Turning our thoughts to Santa
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Resident Evil," "Primetime," "Musk" and more
-At urging of shooting victim's family, Worcester closes Hurricane Betty's strip club
-Worcester gaming business loses license after 211 found in space permitted for 16
-Hampton Inn construction kicks off at Worcester's Washington Square
-This quirky Worcester shop is a forest of plants and a rainbow of rocks
-Local fire vehicle crashes near school; firefighter hurt
-$500,000 lottery ticket sold at local Cumberland Farms
-Community Legal Aid marks 75 years of fighting for equal access to justice
-Harvest Festival at Tatnuck Magnet (1:46)
-Head Start preschool to get new gardens
-Mixed results for Worcester County in Tuesday's state races
-McGovern vows to pursue accountability in return as Rules Committee chair
-Radio Worcester (14:41): Jim McGovern on midterms, Iran War and Democrats
-Worcester Police Department log for Tuesday, November 3rd
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Hidden Jewel Restaurants (5:48)
-Serve up your restaurant's social media to thousands of hungry locals — for just $25!
-Pulse Magazine's Spilling the Tea for November
-ICYMI: Body cam shows Westborough police chief found in umarked cruiser with bottles of vodka (1:36). Article
-Authorities identify patient who died in crash of ambulance he stole in Worcester
-Enrique Delgado-Garcia case: Why weren’t academy leaders charged in his death of Worcester police recruit?
-Ronald Waddell Jr. wants to help young men heal, rebuild their lives
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Wachusett Echo: Freshmen jumping into an advanced year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 arrested in armed, masked assault in Webster
-Spencer police arrest man following reported indecent assault involving juvenile
-Shrewsbury Police Department October stats
-Why was a medieval weapon launching pumpkins in Grafton?
-Leicester fourth-graders design the town’s “I Voted” stickers, vote in their own special election
-State seeks developer to convert former Lancaster reform school into 300-400 homes
-Rabina completes $17.5 million refinance of Auburn warehouse
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue on Friday and at Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Tinsley Ellis, Frameless, "Prodigal Son" and more
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-Studio Theatre Worcester brings "Ghostlight on the Fifth" play to life
-2 artistic journeys exhibit now open at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster
>OPINION: Kate McEvoy: In memoriam
-City Vibes (34:25): People Place Life Stories
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:55): Surprising midterm election results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a private investigator
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft a Hall of Fame finalist after getting snubbed
-Kraft recovering from back surgery, will miss Gronk’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction
-Bruins beat Penguins, 6-2
-How impending labor stoppage impacts the Red Sox
-Colleen Phiri shines for Holy Cross women's basketball in comeback win over Dartmouth
-Holy Cross men’s basketball heads to Villanova Friday night
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey set to face no. 15 Merrimack, Northeastern
>NATIONAL: Colorado police officer killed, 3 more officers wounded after suspect opens fire near bus
-Ukraine knocks out 15 Russian oil refineries, causing $23.2 billion in damage: officials
-Tragic: Married couple drown in river after their inflatable kayak capsizes
>NEW ENGLAND: Farwell trial (22:46): Previewing closing arguments with a look back
-Pipefitter's pipes will provide new "Voice of Logan" (:14)
-Tax collections surpassing benchmark by more than $520 million
>COLLEGES: Colleges are turning to Flock and A.I. cameras across Mass. (1:10)
-Jordan Alexandre makes the most of his time at Clark, and inspires peers to do the same
>TRAVEL: Holiday flight delays and sky-high airfare: Top airports and airlines to avoid this winter
>BUSINESS: Brutal sell-off for A.I. stocks sends Wall Street reeling
-LPL Financial Research: Has A.I. become a rates story?
-Radio Worcester (13:24): November is Thank a Business Month
-Meta, Google and TikTok sue California to block incoming content law
>SHOPPING: Home Depot early Black Friday tool and appliance deals start at $9.97
>HOMES: Consumer Reports picks appliances that can save energy (2:09)
>HEALTH: Medicare program helps family caregivers with training
-New, personalized breast cancer treatments changed woman's life (2:42)
>FOOD: The truth behind Coke Zero explained
-McDonald’s rolls out low-cost "mix and match" meal bundles
>TV/STREAMING: Karen Read Netflix documentary releases this month
>MOVIES: Paul McCartney reveals biggest issue with Beatles biopic
>CELEBRITY: Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the Vatican
-Martha Stewart's Instagram apology for homeless Halloween costume eviscerated
>ANIMALS: Clever dog unlocks shelter door and runs straight back home (3:51)
>HISTORY: Video of Boston’s abandoned Tremont St. Subway tunnel
>GOOD NEWS: Mom reunites with police officer who helped deliver her baby (1:50)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, former judge unloads gun at trick-or-treaters, points at cop: police
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