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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: It may take up to a month for residents 65 and older, or who have 2 health conditions, to book vaccine appointments, Gov. Charlie Baker says
+6:00: UMass Medical School launches Vaccine Corps backed by $435,000 in donations
+6:00: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:37): Vaccinations and school sports
+6:00: Fatimah Daffaie (Doherty High Senior): What’s getting me through the global pandemic
+11:45: About 1 million more Mass. residents will be eligible for vaccines starting Thursday
+11:45: How some COVID-19 survivors are learning to smell again
-500 doses administered first day at Worcester State vaccination site
-Here's how to find vaccination appointments on Mass. website (1:36)
-Worcester among 20 communities identified for targeted outreach in vaccination effort
-These 3 vaccine side effects are common, CDC expert says
-First case of the South African variant confirmed in Massachusetts, officials announce
-Assumption students spending spring semester training to be contact tracers
-New protocols in place for Ash Wednesday (1:45)
-Radio Worcester (8:29): Dr. Shmuel Shoham talks convalescent plasma trials
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-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 967 new cases, 49 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2.2 percent
-Direct state aid in Mass. totals $4.55 billion in proposed rescue plan
-The U.S. just saw its lowest daily case count since October — but experts are still worried
-Bars and COVID-19 safety rules don’t mix, study finds
-When will vaccines be available for next groups? (1:11)
-90-year-old woman walks 6 miles through snow for vaccine
In The News
-Latest weather: 4-6 inches of snow forecast for Thursday
+6:00: Worcester officials investigate claims that police protested officer’s suspension with coordinated ‘sick out’
+6:00: Man says Worcester police assaulted him, used racist remark
+6:00: Group counters WPD claims about ShotSpotter Connect
+6:00: Rep. McGovern to join WRTA meeting to discuss extension of fare suspension
+6:00: Worcester named among 2021's most-ethnically diverse cities
+6:00: South Grafton home hit by 3-alarm fire
+6:00: Food: A guide to the best food and beer pairings from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
+11:45: Recognize the guy in this video? Worcester PD looking to ID person in connection with rampant vandalism
+11:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 17
+11:45: Worcester's poets laureate talk poetry in a convulsive year
-Man survives gunshot wound to the head as gunfire erupts overnight in Worcester
-Tracks in snow lead Worcester PD to domestic assault suspect with gun
-Worcester police make crack bust at Main and King streets
-Preschooler writes heartwarming thank you note to Worcester sanitation workers
-Radio Worcester (7:13): City Manager Ed Augustus talks ice, COVID-19, vaccines and vandalism
-Doughnut Homies DIY decorating kits available this week
-SeltzerTime Podcast #106 (1:29:02): Hike Your Own Hike
-ICYMI: Worcester car vandalism spree caught on camera
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed one day this week starting Monday
-February specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Last week to score a FREE $20 dine-in gift card valid this entire month at Peppercorn's Grille & Tavern
-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): Crash knocks down pole, wires along Route 68 in Rutland, road closed
-Grafton Select Board halts action on Pleasant Street property
-Tractor-trailer loses load of steel beams on I-495 off-ramp in Westborough
-Holy Cross men's basketball to face BU on Wednesday night
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dad in North Carolina jumps for joy finding out his daughter is cancer-free
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney Plus in March. New on Hulu
-Shopping: 5 Presidents Day tech deals you can still snag
-Food: Stop & Shop tests in-store pickup lockers, bigger rollout may follow
-Homes: Mortgage rates at record lows, but first-time buyers still can't land a home
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, watch deer crash through homes in neighborhood
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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