Highlights in The 016 Friday, Jan. 8

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +4:45: Pooled testing program to expand in Massachusetts schools

  +12:15: Worcester Public Schools reported 12 staff cases in 2-week period that includes winter break

  +12:15: Regional vaccine clinic for first responders will happen despite some saying they won’t get it

  +12:15: WHO: Amid short supplies, vaccine doses can be 6 weeks apart

  -Worcester’s hospitals averaged 5 COVID deaths a day last week, officials expect number to rise as surge continues in city

  -Worcester School Committee postpones returns to classrooms until at least March

  -Updated case numbers for every city and town in Central Massachusetts

  -B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ in Worcester set to reopen Saturday

  -ICYMI: Local restaurant closes all 3 locations because of COVID-19

  -New UMass Memorial policy limits visitors

  -Current gathering restrictions extended in Massachusetts

  -Sutton residents ask officials to rescind Gov. Baker's state of emergency

  -Massachusetts eases nurse-to-patient ratio rules, coordinates cross-hospital talks

  -Around 140,000 in Mass. have received the first dose (:11)

  -219 Mass. communities now considered high-risk

  -Mass. officials announce 7,136 new cases, 71 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 7.8 percent

  -Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021

  -U.S. reports more than 4,000 deaths in one day for first time

  -Only 43 percent of vaccines shipped to Mass. have been administered, health data shows

  -COVID-19 patients still immune 8 months after infection: study

  -Congress approves $25 billion in rental assistance. Here’s how to apply

  -Study: Loss of smell in mild cases occurs 86% of the time

  -Moderna vaccine may offer 2 years of protection, CEO says

  -TurboTax working with IRS after millions of stimulus payments sent to wrong accounts 

  In The News

  -Latest weather

  +5:45: Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade canceled for second year in a row

  +5:45: UPDATE: Employee 'no longer part of our organization'. Earlier: UMass Memorial Health Care looking into reports of employees being involved in violence at Capitol

  +5:15: WooSox stadium costs rise to $157 million, becomes most expensive minor league stadium

  +4:45: Worcester to keep municipal buildings closed until Jan. 8

  +4:45: Pearl-Elm parking garage in downtown Worcester closed tomorrow

  +4:45: Sutton man indicted for possession of child pornography

  +4:45: Clark professor on peaceful transfer of power

  +4:45: Holy Cross weekend primers: Men's Basketball (2:47); Women's Basketball (5:22); Women's Hockey (2:33)

  +12:15: Here are 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester

  +12:15: UMass Memorial Health Care looking into reports of employees being involved in violence at Capitol

  +12:15: Ray Mariano: Cowardly elected officials afraid to tell voters the truth

  +12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 8

  +12:15: Tommy Lasorda, Dodgers icon, dead at 93

  -Man sentenced for trying to defraud Worcester bank

  -2 Worcester men arrested on firearms charges

  -Worcester police, U.S. Marshals make arrest in Foxwoods shooting

  -Homes: Rotmans holds inventory liquidation with deep discounts (1:27)

  -Table Talk site at Kelley Square to become housing

  -Candlepin bowling, flatbread pizza coming to Worcester's Canal District

  -Worcesteria: District 5 is now the Georgia of Worcester politics 

  -ICYMI: Medical incident sparks large police response 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): Car ends up in the woods of Millbury

  -Sutton school food service provides thousands of free meals to children

  -Grafton restaurant's entertainment license renewed after debate

  -ArtsWorcester series on Black art continues Jan. 10

  -Grants help local cultural nonprofits including Apple Tree Arts, EcoTarium, Hanover Theatre and Music Worcester

  -The aftermath of the assault on Capitol Hill. Complete Coverage in National News

  -Radio Worcester (13:07): Congressman Jim McGovern's first-hand account of attack on Capitol

  -Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)

  -Health: Can you move 11 minutes a day? You’ll live longer if you do, study finds 

  -TV/Streaming: Every show and movie on Apple TV+ in 2021

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school student in Kentucky produces documentary sharing her cancer journey

  -Meanwhile, in New Jersey police respond to chickens 'wreaking havoc' at McDonald's

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