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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Radio Worcester (10:06): Dr. Michael Hirsh gives a vaccination update
+5:00: Patient count drops to 9 at DCU Center in Worcester
+10:45: Free testing this week in Worcester
+10:45: Westborough Public Schools are going fully remote for one week
+10:45: Dr. Fauci: ‘Possible’ Americans will be wearing masks in 2022
-Worcester City Councilor Rivera calls for vaccine sites in neighborhoods impacted by COVID
-Community Health Center will play a major role in vaccine education and distribution
-ICYMI: Dining at eateries' bars urged by Chamber of Commerce
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 1,316 new cases, 46 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 1.9 percent
-People who had COVID-19 may only need one vaccine dose, Dr. Fauci says
-U.S. numbers are slowing but experts project tens of thousands more deaths in next 3 months
In The News
+5:00: Someone made a 'Dream Machine' twitter handle and it's rad
+5:00: 3 men arrested for armed break-in at apartment in Worcester
+5:00: Black History Month reflections from Worcester city councilor, human services leader
+5:00: 35 years after massive tire fire, site of Joe's Junkyard a vacant, unwanted parcel in Spencer
+10:45: Councilor asks for study on moving Worcester police station to former Mount Carmel site
+10:45: WPI robotics team makes it to final round of NASA competition
-New restaurant the most popular pizza place in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester restaurant passes 3,000 donated meals to first responders
-Worcester fundraiser to help family of fire victims rebuild
-Person dies after truck crashes into pond off Route 146 (:20). Article
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 22
-Rosen's Roundtable #429 (28:05): Back to the Classroom
-Worcester police forum collides with new police reform proposal
-Worcester Councilor says removing police from schools will allocate Resources Better
-Bill Shaner: The City Manager calls for cops out of schools
-Worcester History: Patricia Rainey: World-famous singer turned Worcester social worker
-'Rock bottom' in store clearance sale of great whiskeys at Wachusett Wine & Spirits' West Boylston store
-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): Tractor-trailer caught under low bridge, closes road in Northborough
-Swan rescued near Shrewsbury-Worcester line
-Drone video over the Blackstone River in Grafton, Farnumsville (2:39)
-ICYMI: Spencer man, 34, killed in snowmobile crash in Maine (:31). Article
-Quabbin group painting towns purple for substance abuse awareness
-Nichols adds entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, criminal psychology programs
-Holy Cross men beat Army on Senior Day
-Fifth time's a charm for Holy Cross women against BU
-Music Worcester presents Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi livestreaming to Worcester and beyond
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Gracie Day delivers a song to 'Sink' into
-Tragic: Veteran in Texas dies from hypothermia while looking for oxygen device after power outage
-John DiPietro (28:21): How Worcester helped launch Rush Limbaugh's career
-Food: A guide to the best food and beer pairings from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Homes: 5 latest homes to hit the market in Worcester
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man forgoes food for 46-day Lent 'beer diet'
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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