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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Galvin proposes vaccines at Massachusetts voting sites in spring
+6:30: U.S. unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
+6:30: 8 In 10 Americans plan to splurge when things return to normal
-Longtime Shrewsbury St. restaurant going into hibernation
-All Fix Burger Bar locations reopen after COVID shutdown
-DCU, Hanover hoping the show will go on. Maybe by fall, says Dr. Fauci
-Early education providers voice frustrations over exclusion from pooled testing
-Testing soon available at Grafton schools
-ICYMI: Worcester students facing year away from classroom (1:25). Article
-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 5,278 new cases, 86 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 7.1 percent
-Massachusetts surpasses 13,000 confirmed COVID deaths
-Massachusetts prisons, group homes, shelters to start vaccinations Monday
-Nearly 1,600 businesses receive new round of state grants
-Officials warn people not to mistake stimulus payment for junk mail
-Single-shot vaccine by J&J shows promising immune response in early trial
-The other virus that worries Asia has a death rate up to 75% and no vaccine
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): North Carolina nurse who works with COVID patients just won a $1 million lottery jackpot
In The News
+6:30: Secret Service and Inspector General target Leicester building on Main Street
+6:30: No 'rumor' Worcester employees at Capitol, officials on lookout
+6:30: Table Hoppin': Che! Empanada offers taste of Argentina
+6:30: It's always darkest ...: Sunrise Worcester takes the climate advocacy stage
+6:30: Worcester’s Energy Athletics expands, now multi-sport compatible
+6:30: Radio Worcester (12:08): Worcester Red Sox President Dr. Charles Steinberg discusses the cost of Polar Park
+6:30: 55-year-old woman killed in pedestrian crash in Oxford
+6:30: Tesla barrels into Westborough bank
+6:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+6:30: Radio Worcester (12:54): Congressman Jim McGovern talks about this week's events
+6:30: The Worcester Public Library’s most read books of 2020
-A year after being accused of driving onto railroad tracks while drunk, Worcester officer to return to duty
-Worcester woman falls asleep in mother's stolen car, gets arrested
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 14
-Worcester to examine traffic near new Amazon warehouse
-Accident on Route 146 in Millbury traps driver
-The 36th annual MLK Community Breakfast on Monday is going virtual
-Che Anderson, city's cultural officer, heading to UMass Medical School
-Worcester's independent cinemas trying to stay in the picture
-Last Call with Jenna Balestrini, the WPI grad treating cancer
-Pleasant Pawn Shop owner: Investment in gold top loans
-Donations needed for Boys & Girls Club of Worcester food pantry
-Bill Shaner: Do you think WooSox will treat us differently?
-ICYMI: Worcester City Council OKs loan order for Polar Park overruns
-Limited time only: $5 off your delivery order from Peppercorn's. See how
-Virtual Career Technology Information Night for Worcester 8th graders, parents
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Longtime Millbury police officer appointed as town's next police chief
-Millbury Recycling Center to accept furniture beginning Jan. 20
-Holden police create position assigned to traffic complaints and enforcement requests
-Food: Enormous cookie drop kicks off Girl Scout cookie season in area
-R.J. Johnson named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
-Worcester Business Journal's Best of 2021 in Business
-Animals: Pet food recall expanded after more than 70 dogs die
-Health: Where's the flu!? Mass. doctor on lack of influenza cases (2:56)
-TV/Streaming: 'Don't Look Up' (filmed partially in Worcester) and 9 other Netflix movies for 2021
-Homes: Mortgage refinance demand spikes 20% as borrowers fear missing out on record-low rates
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Meanwhile, website seeks 'professional binge watcher' to watch Netflix, eat pizza
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:23). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Shrewsbury shooting victim ID'd as Kevin Doherty, 56; suspect arraigned
-Related: New details revealed in deadly shooting of Shrewsbury dad (3:03)
-Related: Suspect’s criminal history includes machete attack, fights
-Related: Machete attack victim says suspect should have been in jail (2:46). Article
-Related: Suspect who allegedly killed Shrewsbury father is held without bail (2:32)
-Earlier: Shrewsbury father shot to death after walking 6-year-old child to school (2:58). Article
-Firefighters battle blaze at scrap metal site in Worcester
-Webster woman in court after allegedly causing bomb scare at convenience store (:32). Article
-Worcester motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer remembered
-Goodbye trash, and pounds: City D.P.W. crews make clean sweep of streets
-Spotted lanternfly detected in 13 Worcester County cities and towns: How to stop the spread
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Jermoh Kamara on health, schools, community
-The016.com announces political ad packages
-WCCA-TV's WCCA-TV Primary Candidate Forum (41:14)
>DINING OUT: New Worcester Mediterranean restaurant announces official opening date
-ICYMI: Worcester man charged with killing his toddler son in Ohio ordered held without bail
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Traffic delays after tractor-trailer gets stuck under bridge in Worcester
-State Police recruit from Worcester died from blunt force injuries, family attorney says (2:21). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden recreation fields formally opened
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-September Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): It’s the Spencer Fair!
-It's the first year at the new David Prouty High. Here's what it looks like
-Dudley man arrested after shoving officer during intoxicated dispute at home
-Man charged after crashing into pole and tearing through yards in West Boylston
-Sample ballot for September 8th Paxton vote
-Leominster residents urge council to reverse Orchard Hill zoning to block apartment project
-D.J. or band needed for Rutland Sock Hop
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Pinecroft Dairy 5 p.m. Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Chainsmokers at Breakaway Festival, KC and the Sunshine Band and more ...
-"Whirlwind": Worcester fans raise money for movie about cycling legend Major Taylor
-King Richard's Faire opens new location in Carver for 44th season
-Design a bookmark for this Worcester Public Library contest
>OPINION: Stacey Kenneally: Finding our way — Wins with my sensory child
-First Person: In matters of faith, Joe Fusco Jr. looks for "returns"
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 478 (28:59): Movie Reviewers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to nurse who worked at UMass Memorial for 33 years
>SPORTS: Patriots release veteran safety Jabrill Peppers in surprise move
-Patriots unveil new alternate uniform for Week 13 game vs. Jets
-Red Sox lose to Pirates, 4-2
-Red Sox release Walker Buehler to end $21 million debacle
-WooSox lose to Durham, 5-3
-Worcester Academy basketball legend joins athlete advisory board for Boston Legacy FC
>NATIONAL: Middle schoolers shielded younger students using buddy system during school shooting
-Radio Worcester (13:19): McGovern warns of capital militarization, vows to reintroduce Epstein files amendment
>TRAGIC: Bullfighter gored to death in shocking arena attack in Portugal (2:01)
>NEW ENGLAND: State Police enforcing Move Over law over Labor Day weekend
-I.C.E. has arrested more noncriminals than criminals in Mass. this year: See stats
>COLLEGES: Assumption welcomes its newest Hounds
-WPI biomedical engineering professor receives $630,000 grant for fibrosis study
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the world's biggest natural arches
>BUSINESS: New inflation data factors into the Fed's interest rates decision
-LPL Financial Research: Grand ideas at the Grand Tetons
-Can a resolution be reached at Market Basket next week? (17:15)
>SHOPPING: Wayfair Labor Day sale | Save up to 80%
>HEALTH: CVS restricts COVID shots in 3 states, including Mass.
-Caffeinated coffees are mostly free of toxins, with a few exceptions
>FOOD: Kellogg's becomes first company to sign binding agreement removing toxic dyes from cereals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES:New movies on streaming: "Together," and more
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis' wife reveals his "scary" symptoms pre-dementia diagnosis
-Idris Elba admits he's never watched "The Wire"
>ANIMALS: Dumped neglected dog learns to be a puppy again (1:49)
>HISTORY: What is gerrymandering? You can trace its history back to Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Needham girl's book about cancer journey features police pup who escorted her home
-Meanwhile, Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? This scientist’s theory is making big waves (4:53)
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