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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:30: ‘Obamacare’ markets to reopen for COVID-19 relief
-Barstool Fund selects Breen’s Cafe in Worcester to provide aid as owner compares COVID restrictions to ‘penalty box’
-Worcester councilors seek guidance on vaccine rollout
-People over the age of 75 can begin making vaccination appointments Wednesday
-New timeline and sites for vaccine in Mass.
-State launching testing for child care providers (:59)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School professor: A key to defeating COVID-19 could be in your gut
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Kindergarteners and first graders return to Grafton schools February 8
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 2,215 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 4.8 percent
-White people are getting vaccinated at higher rates than Black and Latino Americans, analysis shows
-'I've recovered from COVID, do I need vaccine?' (:46)
-U.S. to buy 100 million more doses of approved vaccines
-In-person learning during pandemic possible with right precautions, CDC researchers say
-At the office: How dressing up or down affects mood while working from home
In The News
-Latest weather: Slick road condition this morning around Worcester
+12:30: Worcester artist staying busy thanks to ‘Clerks’ fan art
+12:30: Last Call with Jason Homer, Worcester Public Library Executive Director
+12:30: Folk duo The Promise Is Hope share proceeds from livestream shows
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 27
+12:30: Get ready for the perfect Super Bowl Sunday with an awesome package from Peppercorn's Grille and Tavern
-More than 20 displaced, firefighter injured while battling 3-alarm Worcester apartment fire
-Related: Eyewitness video No. 1 (2:59). Eyewitness video No. 2 (1:26). Eyewitness video No. 3 (1:01)
-Zero malls: Worcester is no longer a regional indoor shopping destination
-Former Worcester man pleads guilty to ripping off taxpayers
-29-year-old man shot, Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-Worcester Regional Airport may not see commercial flights until 2022
-Worcester Branch NAACP elects new leaders, Fred Taylor new president
-Trust between Worcester’s Latinx community and public schools must be rebuilt to improve outcomes for students, families, report finds
-6th anniversary of 6-week 'snow blitz'
-ICYMI: $1 million Powerball winner sold in Worcester
-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): 10 cars broken into, 2 stolen in one night in Shrewsbury
-Traffic stop in Shrewsbury leads to gun, drug charges
-21-year-old Millbury man arrested in Rutland with over 1,000 pills, LSD
-No injuries in fire on Hartwell Street in West Boylston
-Millbury swears in new police chief
-Man suffers gunshot wound to foot in Webster parking lot confrontation
-Driver seriously injured in Lancaster crash
-North End Motor Sales launches its own Economic Stimulus Plan with huge sale
-WooSox to hold job fair February 20 & 21
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Tragic: Texas mother of 3 murdered while delivering Uber Eats
-Homes: 5 latest homes to hit the market in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Company pays mortgage of direct care manager and certified nurse's aide from Worcester
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, recently discovered gemstone has an uncanny resemblance to Cookie Monster
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 37 today in Worcester
-More school closings and delays
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. and N.H. school vacations bring crowds to Worcester airport
-Popular Worcester restaurant closed by fire in Sept. announces reopen date
-Controversial 44-apartment Worcester development heads to Planning Board
-Worcester motorists keep one eye on the pump, other on world affairs
-W.R.T.A. riders navigating snow banks
-WPI researchers develop tool to predict Alzheimer’s disease
-Auburn substitute teacher terminated following reports of inappropriate behavior
-"We lost contact": Auburn family concerned for missing woman who has not been seen in months (2:08). Article
-Jabil set to move manufacturing out of downtown Clinton; NyproMold to stay
-Stores cry foul as some Worcester County towns ban ZYN nicotine pouches
-100 FM The Pike (8:05): Worcester Hot Dog Safari's Tom Mahoney on the upcoming bowling fundraiser
-Updated Worcester trash and recycling schedule through March 9th
>DINING OUT: Boston's oldest restaurant celebrates 200th year in business (:45)
-ICYMI: Worcester police S.W.A.T. team arrests man after armed domestic incident on Lawnfair Street
-Real estate developer Chip Norton sued by creditor who claims he owes $1 million
-Federal judge forces Worcester pastor Encarnacion into bankruptcy
-Radio Worcester (10:45): Vendors sought for Out to Lunch summer series on the Common
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Vacancies on Zoning Board of Appeals
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: Debate over homework load continues at W.R.H.S.
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Significantly disabled Grafton man scheduled for eviction
-D.A.: Body parts found by students in Shirley pond identified (8:00)
-Leominster man charged with third-offense O.U.I. for driving erratically while using nitrous oxide & kratom
-Whole Foods plaza in Shrewsbury listed for sale
-Ice cream lovers brave the cold as Uhlman's opens for season
-Sterling plastics dealer fined $23,000 for hazardous waste violations
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue at the top of the Glass Tower, 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Fairy Tales and Fables," "Lest We Forget" and more ...
-Fáilte brings Irish music to Worcester for first time
-Poets at Large celebrates International Women’s Day at Rose Room
>OPINION: Jillian Snyder: Drowning quietly — Why I keep swimming anyway
-I Did This Today: Falconing gives a bird's eye view of Worcester area
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 485 (29:08): Vincent Librandi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was state checkers champion
>SPORTS: 7 "Vrabel Guys" the Patriots could target in NFL Draft
-Jayson Tatum returning to Celtics? Star listed as "questionable" for tonight's game
-Tatum’s return a reminder of Celtics’ improbable journey
-Bruins lose to Predators, 6-3
-Holy Cross men’s basketball season comes to end at No. 2 Lehigh in quarterfinal round
-100 FM The Pike (10:12): Holy Cross' Kit Hughes on all the Crusaders in the playoffs
-Clark reaches first NEWMAC women’s basketball final in 20 years
>CARS: Ford recalls over 600,000 vehicles over wiper, driveshaft defects
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. publishes missing Epstein files
-Takeaways from the first elections of 2026 campaign
-Tragic: Mom stabs son, 6, to death, setting home on fire blocking his brother from escaping: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Traffic enforcement camera bills pick up speed on Beacon Hill
-Radio Worcester (20:20): Republican Anne Brensley says Mass. needs local control and lower energy costs
>COLLEGES: Second Foundations Lecture at Assumption examines complexities of the human voice
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 forbidden islands you can't visit (and why they're off-limits)
-7 of the world’s best airport hotels
>BUSINESS: StartUp Week returns to Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: How LPL Research thinks about dividends
-Cumulus Media, owner of WXLO, files change in Chapter 11 plan, eliminating debt
>SHOPPING: 40,245 bicycle helmets from Walmart recalled over "risk of injury or death"
>HOMES: How much does it cost to buy a house in Worcester in 2026?
>HEALTH: Can a mammogram detect heart disease? The science behind a surprising new discovery
>FOOD: Trader Joe’s expands recall on frozen meals
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 3 of "The Comeback" on HBO (1:40)
>MOVIES: "Game of Thrones" movie officially in the works
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears arrested in Ventura County
-"Walking miracle" Billy Porter was "dead for 3 days" during medical emergency
>ANIMALS: Skinny senior dog just needed someone to love her (2:10)
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester looking East toward Union Station, around 1861
>GOOD NEWS: Natick firefighters deliver baby at station after parents couldn’t make it to hospital
-Meanwhile, Florida man finds 7-foot boa constrictor in his driveway
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