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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: Massachusetts expecting 300,000 doses of vaccine by end of year
+7:30: Historic Moment: Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine, by Dr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care
+7:30: The 3 phases of vaccine distribution
+7:30: COVID levels in Boston’s sewers are higher now than at any point
+Noon: Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. tests positive
-State will move back to Phase 3 Step 1 amid surge (2:59)
-Gov. Baker's rollback already in effect in Worcester
-WPI pushes back start of spring semester
-UMass Memorial, Saint Vincent planning for vaccine by next week
-EXTENDED INTERVIEW: UMass Memorial President & CEO Dr. Eric Dickson on what's ahead with the vaccine
-Radio Worcester (13:44): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19, Pandemic Restrictions, tax rate and fallen firefighter Jon Davies
-'It's just terrible': Restaurants dealt another blow (1:53)
-Radio Worcester (11:46): School Committee member Laura Clancey talks remote & hybrid learning
-Worcester Schools offering flu shot clinics for students
-State wants students with special needs back in classrooms
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (30:54): Howard Steen, perspectives and insights from Germany and Europe on the pandemic
-Edith Morgan: Covid 19, again/still … Our Dr. Hirsch in the news!
-Local health leaders see pandemic as worsening health disparities
-Superintendent: Sutton has 'one of largest outbreaks' in Central Mass. per capita
-Mass. officials announce 3,627 new cases, 40 deaths, 6.2 percent positivity rate
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Why an RV makes perfect home for the holidays
-Survey: Majority of parents worried about children's mental health (2:13)
-Research shows surge may peak on inauguration day
-Nearly 90% of residents at New Hampshire care facility test positive
-'I’m it': As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff
In The News
+7:30: Meryl Streep spilled the beans to Stephen Colbert about 'Don't Look Up' movie scene filmed at the DCU Center
+7:30: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:28): Tax rate vote & COVID restrictions
+7:30: Burns Bridge to be lit in memory of Sandy Hook victims
+12:15: Becker College police chief accused of crashing into car while driving drunk with gun, authorities say
+8:00: Woman struck by tractor-trailer in Worcester
+8:00: Worcester firefighters remember fallen colleague Christopher Roy
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 9
+8:00: Here’s the most popular Christmas treat in Massachusetts
-Worcester police arrest man with assault rifle and drugs
-On 9th anniversary of fatal fire, Worcester remembers Firefighter Jon Davies Sr.
-Meryl Streep filmed inside DCU Center in Worcester
-Worcester sets 2021 tax rates: Residential down, commercial up
-The Fix among ‘Elite 8’ of Best Burger in Mass. Competition
-Holiday Gift Card Mega Deal is back at Peppercorn's
-WPI names new dean of Robert A. Foisie School of Business
-Janice Harvey: Cynicism is in the air this holiday season
-Call for nominations for Woman of Consequence Awards
-WBJ Podcast (23:35): What Amazon likes about Worcester
-ICYMI: Another new large warehouse coming to Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Santa Claus is coming to Millbury, on a fire engine
-Pickup truck barrels through building in Sturbridge
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Holy Cross offering fans chance to 'sit' with Dr. Fauci, Bob Cousy at basketball, hockey games
-Homes: Most expensive U.S. home on auction at $160 million— is it worth it?
-Shopping: Dollar Tree candles recalled for possible fire hazard
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Texas school opens grocery store for struggling families where good deeds are payment
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, 9-pound goldfish found swimming in lake
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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