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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Assumption students spending spring semester training to be contact tracers
+6:15: The U.S. just saw its lowest daily case count since October — but experts are still worried
+6:15: Bars and COVID-19 safety rules don’t mix, study finds
+6:15: When will vaccines be available for next groups? (1:11)
-'It's a race': Worcester vaccine supersite opens as variant cases rise (2:09)
-Weather forces postponement of morning appointments at Worcester locations today; People will be rescheduled for Saturday
-Radio Worcester (10:45): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID-19 and the vaccination effort
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-DCU Center field hospital patient count nearly cut in half
-Rosen's Roundtable #428 (28:08): Have you gotten your shot?
-ICYMI: Here’s where you can get a vaccine in Worcester
-Here are the WRTA buses you can take to get to Worcester State vaccination center
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,480 new cases, 32 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2.2 percent
-Funeral workers push for access to vaccines (2:15)
-Symptomatic cases drop 94% with Pfizer vaccine, study shows
-7 new highly contagious variants found across U.S.
-CDC director: ‘We have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
-Dr. Fauci wins $1 million prize for ‘defending science’
-Meanwhile, here's everything you need to know about 'Fauci-ing,' the new dating trend
In The News
-Latest weather: Travel advisory through this afternoon
+6:15: Radio Worcester (7:13): City Manager Ed Augustus talks ice, COVID-19, vaccines and vandalism
+6:15: On this date in 1943, the coldest low temperature on record for Worcester, 24 below zero
+6:15: Doughnut Homies DIY decorating kits available this week
+10:30: Tracks in snow lead Worcester PD to domestic assault suspect with gun
+10:30: Crash knocks down pole, wires along Route 68 in Rutland, road closed
+10:30: Tractor-trailer loses load of steel beams on I-495 off-ramp in Westborough
+7:45: Worcester area battling icy surfaces (:46)
+7:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 16
-Winter weather helps hardware stores, but few others
-L.A. firm pays $13 million to further expand downtown Worcester holdings
-Worcester car vandalism spree caught on camera
-Valentine's Day stabbing on Main Street under investigation in Worcester
-St. Vincent Hospital nurses in Worcester make plans before giving notice of strike
-Catholic priest sex abuse trial with Worcester ties to begin in December
-Worcester firefighters unaware of victim on 3rd-floor porch of Jaques Ave. home until he jumped, official says
-Worcester Fire Department distributes smoke alarms after fatal fire strikes neighborhood
-Paul Shea videos from Friday's fires on Williams Street (:55) and Jaques Ave. (1:09)
-Inside the Worcester warehouse full of props for Hollywood filmmakers
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (26:43): Travis Duda, Co-host, SeltzerTime, and Owner, Hunchback Graphics
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed one day this week starting Monday
-ICYMI: ‘The perfect spot’: Che! Empanada infuses Argentinian cuisine into Worcester’s Kelley Square
-February specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-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): Shrewsbury seeks developers to transform Town Center District
-Westborough pair to sleep in the cold to bring homeless issue to suburbs
-31-year-old Southbridge man faces drug trafficking charges
-Here are 4 great self-guided winter hiking spots in Central Mass.
-Makers Market at Burncoat Center for Arts a product of pandemic
-Music Worcester presents Rhiannon Giddens livestream concert Feb. 20
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Parade celebrates Mass. WWII veteran's 105th birthday (:36)
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, woman finds rattlesnake guarding her food delivery
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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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