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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: Worcester Senior Center will be vaccine hub for first responders
+7:30: Student-led virtual wellness program provides companionship to older, hospitalized patients
+7:30: Nightside With Dan Rea (40:55): UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins on his proposed vaccination army of college students
+7:30: How should you choose which vaccine to take?
+7:30: Anti-masker issues plea from hospital bed
+Noon: Vitamin D eyed as new tool in fight
-Worcester looks to delay return of college students to the city
-Radio Worcester (6:50): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID-19 in Worcester, the vaccine rollout, and getting the shot himself
-As vaccines roll out for first responders, some police, fire departments split on taking it
-First responders will start getting vaccine next week
-Worcester County jail on modified lockdown after uptick in cases
-Wachusett Brewing temporarily closes brew yards in Worcester, Westminster
-Radio Worcester (16:45): Frank Nash & Attorney Howard Stempler talk fitness industry struggles
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant closes for January, cites restrictions and 'level of confidence in dining out'
-Mass. officials announce 4,358 new cases, 60 deaths
-4 Massachusetts prisoners, 2 in Gardner, die of COVID in the past week
-U.S. air travel hits pandemic high over New Year’s holiday
-Free testing this week in downtown Worcester
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Los Angeles EMS workers told not to transport patients with 'little chance of survival'
-Didn’t receive a stimulus check? This tool will tell you when it’s coming
-England goes back into national lockdown
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Vaccine appointment turns into surprise marriage proposal
In The News
+9:30 UPDATE: Navaeh has been found and is safe. Earlier: WPD seeks help finding 13-year-old girl
+7:30: DA ID's 2 found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Charlton
+7:30: Former Sir Morgan's Cove in Worcester sold for $900,000
+12:15: Holy Cross prof: How Electoral College certification actually works
+Noon: JetBlue says still no date to resume service in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester ranked among worst cities to find a job in 2021
+Noon: $25,000 a year Lucky for Life winner sold in West Boylston
+Noon: Janice Harvey: 2020 had us all in 'Jeopardy!'
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 5
+Noon: Holy Cross men ready for 2 p.m. rematch
-Here's what's replacing legendary Crown Bakery on Gold Star Blvd. in Worcester
-Child burned in fire at Oxford day care (:20). Additional video (1:26)
-Person hospitalized following rollover crash in Millbury
-Neighborhood Watch meetings in Worcester – January
-10 Great Events We’re Looking Forward to in January
-Last Call with Maddie’s Dash Cams
-Worcesteria: Everything's coming up Wally!
-Edith Morgan: A new normal?
-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): $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Webster
-What were 2020’s most-read books in Grafton?
-Shrewsbury Little League opens registration for softball winter clinics, spring season
-Former Grafton High star Obi Melifonwu signs with San Francisco 49ers
-Hockey's Millie Sirum named Holy Cross Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball teams drop season openers. Related: BU team wears masks during game
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Food: McDonald’s adds 3 sandwiches to compete in chicken wars
-TV/Streaming: Everything you need to know about Discovery Plus shows
-Meanwhile, in Florida, the final call of 2020 for fire department was a real dumpster fire
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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