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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:45: UMass Memorial to open vaccination site in downtown Worcester
+5:45: Worcester could take 2 mass vaccination sites: Officials
+5:45: Lawmakers, experts slam Mass. vaccination rollout
+5:45: Price Chopper in Worcester to offer vaccines next week
+Noon: How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
+Noon: Vaccines for children appear to be a half a year away, or longer
+Noon: What are COVID-19 vaccine cards?
-Local couple shares experience of fighting COVID-19 together at DCU Center
-Elderly Central Mass. residents frustrated, unable to register for vaccination
-UMass Medical School working with community to address vaccine hesitancy in Worcester
-Worcester Senior Center will remain in Phase 1 of vaccine rollout for at least another week, officials advise seniors to seek other sites in city, state
-Radio Worcester (14:00): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about vaccines, gang violence grant and Green Worcester Plan
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School professor: A key to defeating COVID-19 could be in your gut
-Holy Cross games against BU this weekend are postponed
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 3,022 new cases, 83 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 4.7 percent
-Vaccine scam websites popping up (1:43)
-Here's why it's hard to make more vaccines and boost supplies
-‘Obamacare’ markets to reopen for COVID-19 relief
-8 myths about the vaccine explained
-Pregnant women should avoid Moderna vaccine, WHO says
-There’s no coronavirus baby boom — it’s more like a baby bust
-Health workers stuck in snow go car to car to give vaccine
In The News
-Latest weather: Bitter cold starting tomorrow, possible storm next week
+5:45: Former nurse from West Boylston pleads guilty to tampering with pain medication
+5:45: 20 things to know from the city’s WooSox contract
+5:45: The space shuttle Challenger disaster happened 35 years ago today
+5:45: Jake the Worcester Bravehearts Mascot hits the road for another year of Valentine's Day deliveries. Nominate your Valentine
+5:45: For National Lego Day, Matt Laramie is delivering 100 Lego sets to Worcester pediatric cancer patients and kids in need
+5:45: Opening public bathrooms in Worcester backed by business group
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+8:45: Firefighters rescue deer that fell through ice on lake in Westborough
+8:45: Tractor-trailer gets stuck under railroad bridge in Westborough
+8:45: WICN Radio aims to grow alongside community
+8:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 28
-Displaced residents from West St. fire in Worcester looking for new start
-Firefighters battle massive blaze at trucking facility in Grafton
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (24:18): Leah Bradley, Executive Director, Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Brother-in-law analogy for the WooSox lease payments
-Worcester ranked among top cities for STEM professionals
-Last Call with Jason Homer, Worcester Public Library Executive Director
-Worcester artist staying busy thanks to ‘Clerks’ fan art
-Folk duo The Promise Is Hope share proceeds from livestream shows
-Gaming's 'Golden Age' is here, now - including in Worcester
-Get ready for the perfect Super Bowl Sunday with an awesome package from Peppercorn's Grille and Tavern
-Part 2: John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (12:09): Longfellow and Commodore roads
-Browse and buy beer, wine & liquor from home with Wachusett Wine & Spirits' online store
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police looking for owner of wayward chickens
-Millbury police to hold ice fishing derby
-Grafton Recreation issues a challenge: Get outside
-Clinton Fire Capt. honored for saving his neighbor’s life
-No bail for man from Orange accused of stabbing 71-year-old woman
-'Sader Stories (51:55): A conversation on mental health in collegiate athletics
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Touching: Classmates line the streets, saying goodbye to 7-year-old Ohio boy who died of cancer
-Food: McDonald’s offering ‘throwback Thursday’ deals with menu items for 35 cents or less
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses to check out
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO Max in February
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worker rescues puppy abandoned in Ohio in discarded backpack
-Nope! Kraft unveils pink mac and cheese that tastes like candy
-Meanwhile, video of bear chasing skier down a mountain in Romania goes viral
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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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