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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Galvin proposes vaccines at Massachusetts voting sites in spring
+6:30: U.S. unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
+6:30: 8 In 10 Americans plan to splurge when things return to normal
-Longtime Shrewsbury St. restaurant going into hibernation
-All Fix Burger Bar locations reopen after COVID shutdown
-DCU, Hanover hoping the show will go on. Maybe by fall, says Dr. Fauci
-Early education providers voice frustrations over exclusion from pooled testing
-Testing soon available at Grafton schools
-ICYMI: Worcester students facing year away from classroom (1:25). Article
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Mass. officials announce 5,278 new cases, 86 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 7.1 percent
-Massachusetts surpasses 13,000 confirmed COVID deaths
-Massachusetts prisons, group homes, shelters to start vaccinations Monday
-Nearly 1,600 businesses receive new round of state grants
-Officials warn people not to mistake stimulus payment for junk mail
-Single-shot vaccine by J&J shows promising immune response in early trial
-The other virus that worries Asia has a death rate up to 75% and no vaccine
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): North Carolina nurse who works with COVID patients just won a $1 million lottery jackpot
In The News
+6:30: Secret Service and Inspector General target Leicester building on Main Street
+6:30: No 'rumor' Worcester employees at Capitol, officials on lookout
+6:30: Table Hoppin': Che! Empanada offers taste of Argentina
+6:30: It's always darkest ...: Sunrise Worcester takes the climate advocacy stage
+6:30: Worcester’s Energy Athletics expands, now multi-sport compatible
+6:30: Radio Worcester (12:08): Worcester Red Sox President Dr. Charles Steinberg discusses the cost of Polar Park
+6:30: 55-year-old woman killed in pedestrian crash in Oxford
+6:30: Tesla barrels into Westborough bank
+6:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+6:30: Radio Worcester (12:54): Congressman Jim McGovern talks about this week's events
+6:30: The Worcester Public Library’s most read books of 2020
-A year after being accused of driving onto railroad tracks while drunk, Worcester officer to return to duty
-Worcester woman falls asleep in mother's stolen car, gets arrested
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 14
-Worcester to examine traffic near new Amazon warehouse
-Accident on Route 146 in Millbury traps driver
-The 36th annual MLK Community Breakfast on Monday is going virtual
-Che Anderson, city's cultural officer, heading to UMass Medical School
-Worcester's independent cinemas trying to stay in the picture
-Last Call with Jenna Balestrini, the WPI grad treating cancer
-Pleasant Pawn Shop owner: Investment in gold top loans
-Donations needed for Boys & Girls Club of Worcester food pantry
-Bill Shaner: Do you think WooSox will treat us differently?
-ICYMI: Worcester City Council OKs loan order for Polar Park overruns
-Limited time only: $5 off your delivery order from Peppercorn's. See how
-Virtual Career Technology Information Night for Worcester 8th graders, parents
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Longtime Millbury police officer appointed as town's next police chief
-Millbury Recycling Center to accept furniture beginning Jan. 20
-Holden police create position assigned to traffic complaints and enforcement requests
-Food: Enormous cookie drop kicks off Girl Scout cookie season in area
-R.J. Johnson named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
-Worcester Business Journal's Best of 2021 in Business
-Animals: Pet food recall expanded after more than 70 dogs die
-Health: Where's the flu!? Mass. doctor on lack of influenza cases (2:56)
-TV/Streaming: 'Don't Look Up' (filmed partially in Worcester) and 9 other Netflix movies for 2021
-Homes: Mortgage refinance demand spikes 20% as borrowers fear missing out on record-low rates
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Meanwhile, website seeks 'professional binge watcher' to watch Netflix, eat pizza
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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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