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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+3:45: Weekly cost to run DCU Center as field hospital estimated around $28,000, documents say
+3:45: WPI uses the 'language of sound' to diagnose COVID-19
+3:45: Massachusetts testing for fast spreading new variant (1:54)
+3:45: U.S. sets daily death record for 2nd straight day. Another 80,000 could die in next 3 weeks, new forecast says
+3:45: Dr. Fauci says U.S. can return to normal by fall if it is diligent about vaccinations
-Worcester sets single-day record with 335 new cases on Wednesday
-Greater Worcester tally far worse than spring, but no longer among nation's worst
-Worcester will serve as 'super site' to vaccinate first responders from area communities
-ICYMI: Second surge outpacing first at Worcester DCU Center field hospital (:21). Article
-Gov. Baker warns against New Year's parties as cases rise (2:32)
-Central Massachusetts businesses stepping up to provide creative options for New Year's Eve activities
-Mass. officials announce 6,135 new cases, 118 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 8.4 percent
-COVID hospitalizations in Mass. up 129% in last month (1:46)
-Gov. Baker: Mass. still on track to get 300,000 vaccine doses by Thursday
-Massachusetts AG Maura Healey warns of vaccine scams
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of COVID at age 82
-Americans begin to receive $600 stimulus checks
-Mass. firefighters union questions when they will get vaccinated
2020: 'A year of nonstop awfulness'
-From pandemic to politics, 2020 tumultuous into finish
-Top Central Mass. health care newsmakers of 2020
-Top Central Mass. social justice, religious newsmakers of 2020
-Top Central Mass. political newsmakers of 2020
-A year in review of Worcester in pop culture!
-T&G staff photojournalists share their best photos of 2020 (89 photo)
-WBJ's top 10 most read stories of 2020
-Dave Barry's Year in Review: A year of nonstop awfulness
-The most popular streaming shows of 2020
-Netflix 2020 Year in Review (2:11)
-Biggest celeb news stories of 2020: Part 1 (1:07). Part 2 (:59)
-Things you forgot happened in 2020
-In Memoriam: Those we've lost in 2020. AP Video (2:00)
In The News
+3:45: Webster firefighter injured battling blaze at Twisted Piston Automotive
+3:45: New Year's Eve 2020 more like silent night in Worcester
+3:45: Check out these 6 New Year’s Eve dinner specials in Worcester
+3:45: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for take-out or dine-in deals and options
-Be careful: ABCC will be out at Massachusetts bars, restaurants on New Year's Eve
-Ready for New Year's? Wachusett Wine & Spirits has all your favorites in 2 locations! Order online or call ahead
-Man suspected of high-end shoplifting spree is arrested in Millbury
-35-year-old Auburn man indicted on child pornography charge
-Worcester police, workers respond to homeless gathering at Green Street underpass
-Worcester's Midland Street School honored for top achievement
-ICYMI: Worcester man wins $1 million on lottery ticket he bought in Auburn
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Boch dealerships pays $8 million for Route 9 site in Shrewsbury
-Douglas police seek information on hit and run
-Highlights: Holy Cross women's hockey team beats UNH, 5-2 (2:00)
-Worcester’s Green Hill open for winter golf on Saturday
-Z you later: Longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara signs with Washington
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Tribute to longtime Worcester Public School educator who recently passed away
-Homes: Don't miss these 4 open houses in Worcester
-Shopping: You got an Amazon Echo for the holidays, here are the first things you should do
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. officer buys dinner for family after shoplifting call (1:57)
-Meanwhile, in Turkey, goat, sheep, three lambs besiege municipal building
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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