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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+8:00: Gov. Baker: State to open 7 mass vaccination sites (2:33)
+8:00: What to do, and not do, before and after your vaccine shot
+8:00: Moderna says vaccine works against emerging variants
+2:30: Radio Worcester (38:38): COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall with Ed Augustus, Dr. Michael Hirsh and Karyn Clark
+2:30: Boston doctor suggests wearing 2 masks as U.K. variant spreads
-Research firm raises alarms about Worcester-area ICU bed shortage
-Statewide stay-at-home order, 9:30 p.m. curfew for businesses lifted (:58)
-COVID-19 claims brother and sister from well-known Worcester family
-Worcester City Hall reopens today by appointment
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester city officials clarify who is eligible for vaccines during Phase 1
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 3,750 new cases, 67 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 4.9 percent
-California may have highly contagious homegrown strain
-CDC reviewing new data that suggests U.K. variant could be more deadly
-As U.S. hits 25 million cases, a race between vaccines and variants
-At the office: Can you be fired for refusing vaccine if your employer requires it?
In The News
+8:00: Judge upholds evidence against defendant charged in fire that killed Worcester firefighter
+8:00: Overpass on Webster Street in Worcester clipped by rig - again
+8:00: Worcesteria: Backyard chickens in Worcester? The sky is falling!
+8:00: Worcester given $1.1 million in state anti-violence grant funding
+8:00: Gerrale Gates named Crusader of the Week
+2:30: Table Talk Pie Store celebrates 4 years with 2 new pie flavors
+2:30: Seven Saws Brewing building 8,000 square foot taproom and brewhouse
+2:30: Bill Shaner: Predictive policing shows City Hall moves fast when it wants to
+2:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 25
+2:30: Snow coming late Tuesday will impact Wednesday morning commute
+2:30: Massachusetts Health Connector continuing open enrollment through late March
-Sunday morning shooting in Worcester leaves 22-year-old man hospitalized
-Dudley woman seriously injured in New Hampshire snowmobile crash
-Tracy Novick, Worcester School Committee (14:57): The (state) FY22 budget is coming
-ArtsWorcester 17th annual College Show opens online Jan. 28
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Lease limits PawSox to only $18 million in cost overruns
-Browse and buy beer, wine & liquor from home with Wachusett Wine & Spirits' online store
-John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (7:45): Newton Square (Coolidge Road Area)
-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): Lazour brothers from Boylston release soundtrack for musical on Egyptian Revolution
-North End Motor Sales launches its own Economic Stimulus Plan with huge sale
-Vape store owner closes shop in Auburn, moves across state line
-Thousands in Gardner school district receive violent, racist emails from student account
-Family of woman killed in Ayer car crash speaks out
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball teams fall to Lehigh
-Tribute to Worcester Public School educator of 38 years who recently passed
-Food: Chef Joey's crispy potato recipe
-Health: Mass. has high out-of-pocket healthcare costs, and it's growing
-TV/Streaming: Netflix crosses 200 million susbcriber milestone
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 10-year-old in Alabama creates care kits to help homeless people
-Meanwhile, in England, McDonald's customer calls cops after missing breakfast menu
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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