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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:15: Worcester man was part of the Pfizer trial, but didn’t get the actual shot; His experience and what it means for future trials
-Worcester State University to host mass vaccination site starting Feb. 16
-Online portal for those who would like to volunteer at vaccination site
-What Mass. residents should bring to vaccine appointments (1:35)
-Gov. Charlie Baker increases capacity for restaurants, gyms starting Monday
-New cases in Worcester drop by about half compared to last week
-Worcester School Committee votes to start hybrid learning in March as parents grow frustrated with delays
-Gov. Baker: Worcester field hospital to stay for a while (:24)
-UMass, Reliant, City of Worcester launch social service resource portal
-Holy Cross project chronicles COVID history and its impact in real time
-Updated case numbers for every city and town in Central Massachusetts
-Variants explained: Conversation with Dr. John Haran
-ICYMI: CVS stores in Worcester, North Grafton among those to have vaccine next week
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 2,602 new cases,74 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 3.3 percent
-6 vaccine scams that target your money and personal information – and what to do about them
-Experts split on delaying vaccine second doses. Here’s why
-Johnson & Johnson submits its single-dose vaccine for FDA emergency use authorization
-What we know about the long-term effects of having COVID-19
-Survivors discuss experience with reinfection
-Tragic: Arizona couple married for 50 years die seconds apart from COVID-19
In The News
+5:45: Second man faces murder charge in July shooting in Worcester
+5:45: Worcester pastors raise concerns about plan to adopt comprehensive sex ed in city schools
+5:45: Shrewsbury woman pleads guilty to perjury charge
+5:45: Worcesteria: Worcester's original Black sports superstar
+5:45: SeltzerTime #102 (1:08:08): Getting attention without paying for it
+5:45: Jennifer Lawrence injured filming Netflix movie in Brockton
+5:45: Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
+12:15: 5 Great Places in Worcester to Grab a Super Bowl Spread
+12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 5
+12:15: Holy Cross announces spring football schedule, first game March 13
+12:15: Holy Cross weekend primers: Women's hockey vs. Northeastern (2:14); Women's basketball vs. Army (3:25)
+12:15: Worcester Chamber Music Society launches talk series
+12:15: 43rd anniversary of the Blizzard of '78
-Worcester officer shown in video slapping man in stretcher given suspension
-Worcester man unknowingly swallows an AirPod earbud while sleeping, emergency surgery required for removal
-Sutton's Chloe Belsito to appear on 'American Idol'
-Here's what led to Polar Park's $159.5 million price tag
-19-year-old Worcester man faces firearms charges
-Fire hits Vernon Hill triple-decker
-Worcester's Dominique Price creates Black history card game
-NEW: Part 3 of John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (11:57): Newton Square area
-ICYMI: Doh! Girl will launch next level bagel craze in Worcester
-Trash and recycling delayed a day this week in Worcester and Holden and Grafton because of storm
-Browse and buy beer, wine & liquor from home with Wachusett Wine & Spirits' online store
-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): Millbury police warn residents about stolen mail
-Man who killed Shrewsbury officer in 1975 granted medical parole
-Investigation continues into plane crash on Moose Hill Road in Leicester. Video (1:42). Gallery (11 photos)
-Rutland approves agreement with marijuana company
-Fire logs: Millbury and Sutton
-WCCA-TV's 'Close to Home' (28:18): Author Mike Tourville, 'Voices from the fallen'
-Worcester Bravehearts announce 2 weeks of summer camp July 19 - 23 and July 26 - 30
-Shopping: 16 Presidents Day furniture deals
-Food: New recipe from Chef Joey: Quick Winter Soup
-Homes: 3 open houses coming up in Worcester
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Texas boy with cerebral palsy saves family from carbon monoxide
-Meanwhile, in Texas, watch migratory birds get drunk on fermented berries
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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