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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Worcester Public Schools cancels winter sports season amid pandemic
+12:15: Worcester City Hall, municipal buildings closed to the public Dec. 24-Jan. 11
+12:15: 'Too little too late,' Mass. doctor says of state's new restrictions
+12:15: Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million doses of vaccine
+12:15: Flu vaccine requirement for Massachusetts school students extended
-Boston Globe -- On the front lines: battling the second surge in UMass Memorial’s 7ICU
-Radio Worcester (6:45): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19 & reflects on 2020
-State orders most businesses to reduce capacity to 25%
-Mass. hospitals must postpone nonessential elective procedures, officials say
-QCC’s practical nursing students help administer vaccines
-335 new cases, 5 deaths reported in Worcester County on Monday
-Holiday schedule for free testing in Worcester
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Millions of packages sent through Post Office may not arrive as thousands isolate during pandemic
-Workers overpaid in pandemic unemployment may no longer have to return the money
-Mass. health officials announce 3,293 new cases, 43 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.9 percent
-Public school enrollment dips as coronavirus disrupts education
-Americans' readiness to receive vaccine jumps: poll
-Dr. Fauci says new strain from U.K. is likely in U.S.
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week
+6:15: Man says he was jumped, leading to double shooting in Worcester, prosecutors said
+6:15: Worcester man faces federal cocaine and firearms charges
+6:15: Holiday wishing tree decorating unites a Worcester neighborhood
+12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 23
+12:15: Holy Cross Athletics Christmas video (2:32)
-Grieving family offers $5,000 reward for information about crash that killed Worcester man (1:50)
-Worcester couple charged after child, 8, inhales heroin smoke
-Shrewsbury firefighter resigns after group claims he tried to solicit person posing as underage girl
-2 charged in connection with Worcester man's fraud case
-11 great places to grab last-minute gifts in Worcester
-Make time to try Glazy Susan’s Pon de Ring donut in 2021
-Worcester councilors concerned about Hillside Beach removal
-7 Worcester area collaborative workspaces awarded grants
-Janice Harvey: Class dismissed — Saying goodbye to 30 years of teaching
-'SeltzerTime' podcast celebrates 100 episodes of Worcester love
-ICYMI: Worcester man who left Blarney Stone before fatal crash arraigned on manslughter charge
-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): Sterling firefighters neutralize nitric acid spill inside tractor trailer
-Shrewsbury and Grafton Girl Scouts deliver sweet treats to veterans and active-duty soldiers
-Leicester Police Logs Dec. 10-16
-Dunkin’ offering triple perks rewards to celebrate start of Celtics season
-Knowing the Difference: Therapist vs. Life Coach
-Iconic chain Legal Sea Foods sold
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Food: From InCity Times -- New recipe from Chef Joey
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ Christmas movies, specials and episodes available
-Shopping: Stores see growing crowds ahead of Christmas (1:12)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman in Kansas who walked 6 miles to work receives a free van from deputies
-Popping up like Dunkins: Mysterious monolith found atop small Vermont mountain
-Meanwhile, in California, alleged drunk driver bites police K-9, barks at police
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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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