Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, Feb. 17

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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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