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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: As pandemic rages, some signs of improvement in Massachusetts
+2:30: Radio Worcester (12:17): City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID-19 vaccine, ShotSpotter, inauguration and Polar Park
+2:30: This Worcester recovery center allows older patients who live alone or need skilled care to get treatment from familiar faces
+2:30: Worcester offering $1.9 million in rental assistance to residents
+2:30: Do I Have COVID, a Cold or the Flu? Common Symptoms
-Radio Worcester (8:20): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID-19 in mid-January
-Worcester homeless shelters receive vaccine, will begin inoculating Tuesday
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-What to know about highly contagious variant from United Kingdom that has spread to Massachusetts, other states
-ICYMI: Worcester diner cuts hours, cites restrictions
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 3,224 new cases, 52 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.9 percent
-How can colleges limit the spread of variant?
-Massachusetts rolling out vaccinations to prisons, other congregate care settings
-Tragic: Indiana couple married 33 years die one day apart of COVID-19
-Teen saves Texas family from house fire after they lost their sense of smell because of COVID-19
-Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., group gives out bag of marijuana to those getting vaccinated
In The News
+6:00: Worcester kid accused of driving stolen car, rolling it in Spencer
+6:00: Adorable adoptable pets of the week in the Worcester area
+2:30: Defund WPD urges City Council to use ‘extreme caution’ as Worcester seeks to expand ShotSpotter technology
+2:30: 3 Worcester restaurants up for ‘most romantic’ in Mass.
+2:30: Worcester commuter rail spared weekend cuts
+2:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 19
+2:30: Zoe’s Rocks initiative keeps Shrewsbury teen’s message of kindness alive
-Overnight: Worcester building catches fire for second time
-Former restaurant manager ordered to forfeit $200,000 in Worcester money laundering case
-Police investigate gas station holdup at gunpoint in Sterling
-ICYMI: Service at Worcester Regional Airport takes another hit
-After turbulent year, call for rest, reflection at Worcester MLK breakfast
-Crompton Park skate park plans moving forward in Worcester
-DREAM JOB: Glazy Susan is hiring a doughnut decorator
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Lease analogy for PawSox $6,000,000 equity contribution to ballpark
-Worcester Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on past weeks, path forward
-Worcesteria: Finding trust in the age of pandemic
-Worcester Youth Orchestras staying together in-person for music
-ICYMI: Service at Worcester Regional Airport takes another hit
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester this week
-Limited time only: $5 off your delivery order from Peppercorn's. See how
-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): Auburn Public School Special Olympics Polar Plunge team seeks participants
-Holden Woman's Club offering scholarship
-Old Sturbridge Village offers winter walks of its grounds
-Police: Impaired driver arrested after driving onto Town Common in Upton
-Holy Cross junior forward Oluchi Ezemma named Crusader of the Week
-John DiPietro (11:00): Mark Henderson, founder of the016.com, looks ahead to 2021
-North End Motor Sales launches its own Economic Stimulus Plan with huge sale
-See the latest specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Food: New England company recalls chocolate after plastic pieces reported in product
-Homes: Video tour of Lodi Street home for sale in Worcester (:50)
-TV/Streaming: Top 5 moments from 'All in the Family' as the show turns 50
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): College basketball player in Okla. surprised with scholarship while working at Walmart
-Meanwhile, in Colombia, ‘cocaine hippos’ must be culled, scientists say — but not everyone agrees
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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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