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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Radio Worcester (10:20): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his fight with COVID-19 & the vaccine
+6:30: Most Americans will likely get a vaccine: survey
+6:30: How long for masks after vaccine?
+6:30: Brewery in Worcester closes temporarily after employee tests positive
+6:30: Mass. health officials issue guidance for a safe holiday season
+6:30: Tragic: Married Texas teachers pass away while holding hands, family says
+1:45: Vaccines arrive in Worcester; health care providers, staff first to be inoculated. Video (1:52). Gallery (6 photos)
+1:45: Area Catholic schools briefly return to remote learning
+1:45: 27% of teachers are considering quitting because of COVID, survey finds
+1:45: U.S. plans to ship 6 million Moderna vaccine doses upon FDA OK, as early as week’s end
+1:45: Travel expected to drop 29% over holiday season
-‘This is incredibly exciting’: UMass Memorial Medical Center gearing up for first shipment today
-UMass Memorial holds vaccine trial runs
-WPI grad leads UPS efforts to deliver vaccine
-These are possible side effects from new vaccine, CDC says
-Here’s when the vaccine could be available at your neighborhood store
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccine
-Canal District restaurant to reopen nearly a week after closing because of COVID
-Central Mass. colleges have spent $12 million on testing this year
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-ICYMI: Local restaurant owners lament the state's latest restrictions on dining out
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-Boston rolling back to Phase 2, Step 2 amid surge
-Mass. health officials announce 3,572 new cases, 37 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.7 percent
-Is Massachusetts headed for another shutdown?
-Look out below: Gov. Baker’s COVID approval rating slips
-Mass. food workers: Lower tips, more sex harassment during pandemic
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, Santa, Mrs. Claus possibly exposed 50 kids to COVID
In The News
-Latest weather: Brace for a foot or more of snow
+6:30: Worcester police deliver toys to Why Me Sherry's House (5:54)
+6:30: Worcester DA honors Westborough Police Sgt. for saving woman who had been stabbed by husband
+6:30: Radio Worcester (7:04): What it's like to be an Electoral College Elector with Former Elector Paul Giorgio
+1:45: Channel 25's reporting on O'Connor's Restaurant murder gets national attention
+1:45: Wreaths Across America convoy honoring nation's deceased veterans coming to Worcester
+1:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 15
-Vernon Street home hit by gunfire
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Latest on Worcester Airport
-Film industry donation creates toy drive for 500 needy Worcester children
-Testimony ends in T&G lawsuit over Worcester police records
-With a small donation, you can help save a downtown Worcester bar
-Let these 18 Worcester restaurants make your holiday meal
-Kelley Square Pizza has a new sign you can see from the highway
-Can Worcester be a ’15-minute city’?
-Worcester school district's suspension rates fell last school year
-Worcester weekend train service appears safe amid MBTA cuts
-Worcesteria: An incomplete history of corporate predation in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (15:58): Etel Haxhiaj is running for the Worcester City Council in 2021
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Dec. 14
-ICYMI: Catching up with the boy in the firefighter funeral photo — 9 years later
-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): Paxton police report unlocked cars being 'rummaged'
-Lock 'em up: Shrewsbury police warn about cars being stolen while running at shopping plazas
-Boston firm pays $5.5 million for Auburn commercial building
-West Boylston receives $49,000 for pedestrian safety improvements
-Northborough restaurant permanently closes its doors
-WBJ webcast on Thursday to detail expansion of telehealth
-Inaugural Women's Health and Wellness Conference to be held Feb. 13
-Men's hockey player Logan Ferguson named Crusader of the Week
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: The first 2 seasons of ‘The Office’ will be free on Peacock but the rest will cost you
-Homes: 5 newest house listings in Worcester
-Shopping: Target stores staying open later for holidays, senior hours reduced
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local artist making 100 cards for Worcester's elderly residents
-Meanwhile, in the Philippines, video shows dog actually eating kid’s homework (:54)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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