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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Massachusetts surpasses 13,000 confirmed COVID deaths
+6:30: Massachusetts prisons, group homes, shelters to start vaccinations Monday
+6:30: Nearly 1,600 businesses receive new round of state grants
+Noon: All Fix Burger Bar locations reopen after COVID shutdown
+Noon: DCU, Hanover hoping the show will go on. Maybe by fall, says Dr. Fauci
+Noon: Early education providers voice frustrations over exclusion from pooled testing
-Ch. 5: Worcester students facing year away from classroom (1:25). Article
-Commuter rail cases explode in November
-See which Worcester area hospitals near capacity amid surge
-ICYMI: Leicester woman describes spending 5 days at DCU Center field hospital (1:34)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Massachusetts daily COVID rate among highest in country
-Gillette Stadium will be state’s first mass vaccination site
-How many people need to get vaccine to stop the spread?
-When am I eligible for vaccine? (1:37)
-As pandemic worsens, most states resist restrictions
In The News
+6:30: Worcester to examine traffic near new Amazon warehouse
+6:30: Worcester's independent cinemas trying to stay in the picture
+6:30: Last Call with Jenna Balestrini, the WPI grad treating cancer
+Noon: A year after being accused of driving onto railroad tracks while drunk, Worcester officer to return to duty
+Noon: Pleasant Pawn Shop owner: Investment in gold top loans
+Noon: Virtual Career Technology Information Night for Worcester 8th graders, parents
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 13
+Noon: R.J. Johnson named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
-In a big way, Joyner Lucas arrives at Worcester City Hall to receive key to the city. Video :(49). Gallery (20 photos)
-New cast and plot details emerge about Showtime series set to film in Worcester next month
-Take a virtual tour of the new Courthouse Lofts in Worcester
-Worcester City Council OKs loan order for Polar Park overruns
-ICYMI: Pawtucket sues PawSox/WooSox, alleging breach of McCoy lease
-Radio Worcester (16:00): City Councilor Matt Wally moving from District 5 to running At-Large in 2021
-Radio Worcester (12:38): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Polar Park, development, safety & security, and vaccination center
-Edith Morgan: Trust your eyes and ears!
-Kids can make a valentine and get free hot chocolate at Worcester bookstore
-Limited time only: $5 off your delivery order from Peppercorn's. See how
-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): Toddler burned in Oxford day care fire being treated at Shriners
-On anniversary of her death in Haiti, Rutland woman's family continues her legacy of service
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Spencer man donates groceries to families in need
-4 new Shrewsbury firefighters graduate from the Fire Academy
-Complete coverage of the aftermath of the assault in National News
-Holy Cross football excited to get started in spring
-Food: Dunkin’ giving away a year’s worth of free coffee to New Englanders this week
-Homes: Worcester property owners weigh burden of skyrocketing values
-Streaming: 'Ozark,' 'The Office' and 'Frozen II' lead Nielsen's 2020 most-streamed list
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-At the office: A year ago, women outnumbered men in the U.S. workforce, Now they account for 100% of jobs lost in December
-Meanwhile, in Plymouth, rats eat woman's car
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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