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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 (:37). High of 25 today in Worcester
+5:00: Light snow, melting and another storm threat? (10:28)
-Cold temps prompt 2-hour delay for Worcester schools on Monday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 4 charged with manslaughter in 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester
+5:00: Related: Press conference (22:15)
+5:00: Related: Read the full report
+5:00: Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
+Noon: Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
-Historic Central Mass. properties eligible for $616,000 in development support
-Sullivan Middle School gets $10,000 donation from longtime Worcester company
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Enrollment decline in Worcester schools: Where have the students gone?
-Worcester ranks among top 10 cities with best budgeters in U.S.
-Worcester developer expands further by buying 10 apartment buildings for $8.5 million
-Worcesteria: Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day celebrates accomplishments, challenges
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Former Sunnyside Auto properties to be redeveloped after $2 million sale
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury to conduct third-party investigation after child pornography arrest
-As police embark on $1 million rebuild, Shrewsbury officials offer praise
-Uxbridge teen's heart attack reveals common, hidden heart condition
-Former Westminster postal worker pleads guilty to hidden camera charge
-Athol man and wife convicted in years-long child sexual abuse case
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show draws new Latino viewers
-The wedding during Bad Bunny's halftime show was real
-Cardi B makes Super Bowl halftime show cameo in corset and thigh-high gladiator heels
-All the celebrities in Bad Bunny's show: Lady Gaga, Cardi B, more
>OPINION: Lindsey Ford: Teaching your child about their A.D.H.D. diagnosis
-Central Mass. Chronicles: What grade do you give Worcester D.P.W. on snow removal?
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:45): Cecil D. Hudson, life, executive & mindset coach
-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 local woman who "found her true calling" as a special education aide
>SPORTS: Seahawks defeat Patriots to win Super Bowl 60
-Drake Maye reveals extent of injury for Super Bowl
-Heroes, zeros from Seahawks' win
-Why Mike Vrabel contacted Bill Belichick before Super Bowl
-Patriots offseason preview: Pending free agents, extension candidates and more
-Celtics lose to Knicks, 111-89 (2:04). Article
-Shrewsbury’s Matt Vaccaro leads the Bravehearts
-David Heimerdinger joins Holy Cross as Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Game Operations
-Kim Cosenza named Holy Cross field hockey head coach
-Lindsey Vonn has surgery for leg fracture after devastating Olympics crash
>NATIONAL: Cops seen searching septic tank behind Nancy Guthrie's house in latest twist
-Boulder cops "bear responsibility" for compromising JonBenét Ramsey crime scene: Brother
-Radio Worcester (19:49): Rich Rubino on approval ratings, midterms and foreign policy challenges
-Tragic: Pregnant 24-year-old tragically killed by D.U.I. driver
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 officers wounded, suspect dies in Fall River (1:53)
>COLLEGES: WPI students get experience as world-class researchers and local advocates
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why is the first day of the week different in other countries?
>BUSINESS: Worcester insurance tech firm buys Chicago company
-26 million people plan to miss work on Super Bowl Monday (:32)
-Central Mass. by the business numbers
>HOMES: The major mistakes homeowners make after paying off their mortgage
>SHOPPING: Enter to win a Frigidaire® garage ready upright freezer
>FOOD: Minute Maid discontinues frozen canned juices after 80 years
>HEALTH: Lower vaccine rate can impact risk of meningococcal disease (2:35)
-Ariana Becker: What happened when I tried a pilates reformer class
>TV/STREAMING: Why Kurt Russell almost didn't star in "Yellowstone" spinoff "The Madison"
>MOVIES: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" sequel drops teaser during Super Bowl
-Super Bowl spot for new Steven Spielberg movie, "Disclosure Day" (1:01)
>CELEBRITY: All the Boston icons (and free coffee) in the new Dunkin' Super Bowl ad
-All the celebrities at Super Bowl: Kendall Jenner, Travis Kelce, Jay-Z and more
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten is determined to win over very dramatic dog (1:48)
>HISTORY: Rolli Cannoli (4:01): Blizzard of 1978 in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Man dives into water, rescues pregnant woman from sinking vehicle
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator takes late night swim in family's pool
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