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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 (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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