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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Vaccinations underway at Worcester State University 'supersite'
+5:30: Massachusetts launches vaccine website to find available appointments
+5:30: Biden tells Americans to wear masks until 2022
-Worcester case numbers up slightly, other numbers trend positively
-Ch. 10: Worcester's City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID impact
-Updated numbers: Cases for every city and town in Central Massachusetts
-Vaccination appointments now available at some Mass. pharmacies
-U.S. has now bought vaccines for 'all Americans'
-Dr. Fauci predicts vaccine will be open to everyone by April
-Gov. Baker warns of people taking advantage of bring-a-senior, get-a-shot policy (2:38)
-Here are the WRTA buses you can take to get to Worcester State vaccination center when it opens
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael Collins, MD: How a vaccine corps could transform medicine
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 2,213 new cases, 61 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 2.7 percent
-Number of Mass. communities considered high-risk drops to 110
-More than 950,000 vaccines have been administered in Massachusetts to date, roughly 250,000 over the last week
-Massachusetts’ vaccine dosage supply rises by 129,000
-Fully vaccinated people can skip quarantines, CDC says
-With variants here, should I still get the vaccine?
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19
In The News
-Latest weather: Double blast of snow, sleet, freezing rain expected next week
+UPDATED: 3-alarm fire tears through Worcester apartment building (:45). Article
+5:30: Sunday is Valentine's Day. Check Dining Out to see the latest deals and specials
+5:30: 29-year-old Worcester man faces federal weapons charges
+5:30: Radio Worcester (21:29): Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent and Deputy Chief Paul Saucier talk ShotSpotter Connect
+5:30: Police investigating death at Templeton Elementary School
+5:30: Holy Cross Weekend Primer (3:32): Men's Basketball vs. Boston University
+5:30: Who? Owl gets stuck in Bolton fireplace after going down chimney
+10:45: Ray Mariano: ShotSpotter artificial intelligence policing program not for Worcester
+10:45: 14 great ways to spend Valentine's Day Weekend in Worcester
+10:45: Holy Cross Weekend Primer (3:14): Women's Hockey vs. UConn
+8:45: Holden Fire Department and Holden Police battle 2-alarm fire overnight, 2 families displaced
+8:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 12
+8:15: Dunkin’ launches wedding ‘I Do’ merchandise collection
-Here's the starting food lineup at Polar Park
-Brrrrr. Worcester firefighters plunge for ice rescue drills (2:02). Article
-Worcester is the snowiest city in America -- for now
-Vehicle crashes through ice-covered Sterling pond (:21)
-Worcester man arrested in Dudley for breaking & entering
-Like Worcester, Agawam so irked by cable company that it's looking into building its own broadband network
-New marijuana shop can open on East Mountain Street in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools meal services to be closed on Presidents' Day
-Worcester celebrates Black History Month
-ICYMI: Nurses at St. V's approve strike
-February specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Part 3 of John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (11:57): Newton Square area
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton's lays claim to the start of Valentines business in America (3:12)
-1 person injured in head-on accident on Mass Pike on-ramp in Millbury
-Town Administrator critical of town’s past practices as he unveils $68 million budget
-Worcesteria: An 'Idol' conversation with Ricky Duran and Sam James
-Food: You've been reheating pizza wrong your whole life
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ hits 95 million subscribers
-Homes: 5 open houses coming up in Worcester
-Shopping: Record retail spending expected in 2021
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Update: 'Gorilla Glue girl' gets hair unstuck after surgery
-Earlier: Meanwhile, in Louisiana, woman uses Gorilla Glue as hairspray, will see surgeon
-Meanwhile, just 6 feet wide, 'London's skinniest house' is for sale for $1.3 million
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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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