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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Price Chopper to offer vaccine starting Monday; appointments can be scheduled today
-Nursing students among those administering vaccines at Worcester State
-UMass Medical School continues to prepare to open vaccine trial for teens
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School’s Dr. Finberg on 3rd vaccine, rollout groups (3:42)
-Worcester’s Health and Human Services commissioner's vaccination plea to Hispanic community (2:52)
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 3,378 new cases, 59 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 3.1 percent
In The News
-Latest weather: 4-6 inches of snow expected today
-Difficult recovery for Worcester man months after brick was thrown into car
-How Amazon targeted Worcester
-Winter parking ban in effect at 11 a.m. Sunday in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-With Worcester planning for hybrid learning next month, one parent wants to form a group to hold the district accountable
-Union Station makes list of most beautiful train stations in U.S
-Chamber of Commerce Facebook Live 360 Pivot (20:23): The WorcShop
-'Mr. Patch' helping to raise money to protect Patch Reservoir
-No shortage of candidates for 2021 election
-SeltzerTime Podcast #103 (1:42:08): Crashing Boards & Power Chords
-5 Great Places in Worcester to Grab a Super Bowl Spread
-February specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits available in time for the Super Bowl
-NEW: Part 3 of John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (11:57): Newton Square area
-ICYMI: Records contradict Chief Sargent's claims about racism in Worcester Police Department
-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 community forum favors Fall 2 sports season in the lineup
-Sterling woman charged after raid results in drugs and money being seized
-Rutland nurse publishes 'The Precious Wentletrap'
-Other sports greats weigh in on Tom Brady's career
-Ranking Tom Brady's best and worst Super Bowl performances
-‘Unbelievable’: Assumption grad Zach Triner to play in Super Bowl as teammate of childhood hero Tom Brady
-All of Tom Brady’s Super Bowl records
-TV/Streaming: The Super Bowl commercials of 2021: Watch the good, bad and ugly
-Brady, Gronk star in hilarious T-Mobile commercial
-The 10 best and funniest Super Bowl commercials of all time
-Food: Genius TikTok tortilla hack leads to these Super Bowl food idea
-Worcester Bravehearts announce 2 weeks of summer camp July 19-23 and July 26-30
-Ezemma sparks Holy Cross women's basketball past Army, 61-49
-New England: Teacher calls 911 after student's home catches fire during remote lesson
-Homes: Video tour of townhouse for sale in Worcester (:50)
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): New Jersery man rescued Sadie from a shelter, then she saved his life
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, shelter offers to have cats poop on the names of donors' exes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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