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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 (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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