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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 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
+Noon: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
+Noon: Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
+Noon: Jazzed Up Wednesdays at 961 (Union Station)
+Noon: Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Constant disturbances at house full of squatters has Worcester neighbors on edge (1:20)
-Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
-Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
-Worcester Housing Authority working with Lakeside Apartments residents on relocation to ready for major overhaul
-Here’s why Worcester wants to plant 2 new forests. And it wants your help
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Eisenberg Assisted Living in Worcester (:52)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
-ICYMI: Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett names new principal
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Applications open for Shrewsbury Youth Police Academy
-Paxton getting override info to voters
-Longtime Sterling volunteer honored
-Grafton candidates night April 28th
-Lancaster's Simon receives Pillar Award
-Tahanto coach announces retirement
-Nashoba Music Department earns national recognition
-Field of 4 vie to fill Bolton post
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
>SHOWTIME: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
-Radio Worcester (15:44): Korey’s Courage — Inspiring stories at Mass. Film Fest
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
-Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-Unity Radio (1:00:35): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who dedicated 60 years of his life to Notre Dame Cemetery and Mausoleum
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 4-1
-8 athletes, 2 teams to be inducted into Worcester Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Railers 2023-24 season recap
-WooSox Rewind: WooSox take 4 of 6 against Durham
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-U.S. News & World Report lists its best electric and hybrid vehicles for 2024
-Tragic: Woman at risk of losing her arm after being attacked by dog her son rescued
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. sees drastic increase in gas prices (1:29)
-34 Mass. high schools among nation's best, U.S. News says
>COLLEGES: 2 WPI student teams develop apps for the visually impaired (3:27)
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Holy Cross Brooks Scholars showcase musical talent at concert
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 historic U.S. restaurants worth the reservation
>BUSINESS: Hospital for Behavioral Medicine brings on third C.E.O. since 202
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Proposed changes in Massachusetts would bar use of credit reports by employers
>HOMES: Condominium sells in Boston for $5.3 million
>HEALTH: Preventing and educating kids about cyberbullying
-Exercise could help reduce aging by lowering fat buildup (:52)
>FOOD: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix is the dominant streaming service. So why is it changing its model?
>MOVIES: All "The Omen" movies in order to watch
>CELEBRITY: Grammy-winning gospel singer, former "American Idol" contestant Mandisa, dies at 47
>ANIMALS: Dog found tied to bench with note asking someone to adopt him (3:39)
>HISTORY: Franklin Building, Downtown Worcester, 1898
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mystery good Samaritan pulls woman from morning house fire (1:39)
-Meanwhile, in Tewksbury, cake goes viral for mistake (:37)
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