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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
+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
-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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-New restaurant planned at former Zorba's Taverna on Stafford Street
-Passenger numbers continue to soar at Worcester Regional Airport after record 2023 year
-M.B.T.A. announces return of morning Worcester-to-Boston express train
-Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
-Worcester rentals: Forbes ranks market third-worst in U.S. Here's why
-"Goodbye Doherty!" Doherty Memorial High School Reunion (1:29)
-Clark University expands its scholarship zone by 31 streets in Main South
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-City launches Diverse Business Certification grant program
-Crews in Worcester County to look for invasive elm zigzag sawfly
-Former Christmas Tree Shops may become trampoline park
-Turtleboy's relationship to Karen Read case may be left out of trial
-The Faces of Worcester: Lorna R. Ellis, Seamstress and clothing store business owner
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
>DINING OUT: Why Eggholic in Shrewsbury is like no Indian restaurant around
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton cannabis delivery firm expands services
-Gov. Healey discusses Mass. Leads Act at Westborough clean energy company
-Drug Take Back Day Saturday in Leicester
-"H" intersection in Boylston to allow limited traffic
-Anthony Cipro leaving Houghton School
-33rd Grafton Gazebo Road Race is May 11th
-Annual Sutton town-wide yard sale June 15th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Midnight Motion rocks Redemption Rock taproom on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
-Worcester County Wonders: Time is on their side at the Willard House & Clock Museum
-The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
-W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 83 (28:18): Immigration & Higher Education
-Unity Radio (58:25): TheWoo508
>SPORTS: Patriots take quarterback Drake Maye with No. 3 pick
-Will Drake Maye start right away? Patriots coach responds (1:28)
-Experts analyze Patriots’ Drake Maye pick
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 6-4
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: William Kelleher
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
>NATIONAL: Baltimore accuses ship's manager of negligence in bridge collapse
-10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting sleeping man, authorities say
-Tragic: Mom's haunting last words before she died from mushroom sushi roll
>NEW ENGLAND: Questions remain ahead of opening statements in Karen Read murder trial (2:32)
-Man dead after shooting at police, barricading inside home in North Andover
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Clark students awarded $10,000 to document, "uplift voices" of those impacted by climate change
-WPI receives slice of $2.8 million women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 easy hikes with incredible views in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Husband and wife to develop A.I. math tutor with WPI, $4 million in funding
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Electric Hydrogen's "gigafactory" ribbon cutting ceremony in Devens
>SHOPPING: When is Wayfair's 2024 Way Day sale? Shop early deals now
>HOMES: Prices up, sales down in early spring house market in Mass.
>HEALTH: C.D.C. launches tool to monitor heat risk (1:04)
-Seeing a female physician could lead to a longer life, new study shows
>FOOD: Which foods have the most plastics? The answer may surprise you
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Glen Powell film for Netflix, "Hit Man" (2:34)
>MOVIES: Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon returns to "Footloose" high school to mark film's 40th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Tiny Chihuahua scares giant great Dane (3:01)
>HISTORY: Old Union Depot in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Salem fitness trainer helps children with disabilities build strength, confidence
-Meanwhile, in Australia, watch fare-dodging horse wait on platform at train station
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