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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Downtown Worcester eatery closes temporarily after exposure
+6:00: Teachers say they want vaccine before heading back to classroom
+6:00: Anna Maria and Becker postpone games out of 'abundance of caution'
+Noon: Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine just 66 percent effective
-Worcester officials call for area vaccine supersite (1:53). Article
-New cases drop in Worcester for 3rd consecutive week as city is ‘moving in the right direction’
-Eligible in Phase 1, Worcester City Councilors Khrystian King, Sarai Rivera receive vaccine
-Telegram & Gazette (29:00): City and health officials discuss vaccine distribution
-UMass Memorial to open vaccination site in downtown Worcester
-Worcester could take 2 mass vaccination sites: Officials
-Lawmakers, experts slam Mass. vaccination rollout
-Worcesteria: For many, vaccine still proving elusive
-Ray Mariano: State’s inadequate vaccine rollout has been a Titanic ship wreck
-Mass. working launch to call center after vaccine appointment site knocked as ‘maze of links’
-Price Chopper in Worcester to offer vaccines next week
-Best day of week to find vaccine appointments
-Experts work to dispel myths, allay fear of vaccine among Latinos
-ICYMI: Local couple shares experience of fighting COVID-19 together at DCU Center
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-192 Mass. cities and towns now at ‘high risk’ for spread, down from 222 last week
-How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
-Vaccines for children appear to be a half a year away, or longer
-What are COVID-19 vaccine cards?
In The News
-Latest weather: DPW issues frozen pipe advisory through Saturday
+6:00: City of Worcester issues cold weather advisory
+6:00: Boylston police ask for help finding town man
+6:00: Worcester crime prediction tool topic of council hearing
+Noon: Here are 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Jan. 29
-Worcester restaurant ready to emerge from hibernation (photo above)
-Man charged with murder at O'Connor's Restaurant arraigned on charges in a previous attack against victim
-Former nurse from West Boylston pleads guilty to tampering with pain medication
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): For National Lego Day, Matt Laramie is delivering 100 Lego sets to Worcester pediatric cancer patients and kids in need
-WICN Radio aims to grow alongside community
-Jake the Worcester Bravehearts Mascot hits the road for another year of Valentine's Day deliveries. Nominate your Valentine
-20 things to know from the city’s WooSox contract
-ICYMI: FlyORH (Bill Randell): Brother-in-law analogy for the WooSox lease payments
-Part 2: John DiPietro's 'Worcester’s Neighborhoods' (12:09): Longfellow and Commodore roads
-Get ready for the perfect Super Bowl Sunday with an awesome package from Peppercorn's Grille and Tavern
-Browse and buy beer, wine & liquor from home with Wachusett Wine & Spirits' online store
-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): Shrewsbury trucking site sells for $5 million
-Spencer apartments sell for $3.65 million
-Firefighters rescue deer that fell through ice on lake in Westborough
-Tractor-trailer gets stuck under railroad bridge in Westborough
-Fitchburg man pleads guilty to drug distribution
-Holy Cross weekend primer: Men's hockey vs. AIC (3:25)
-HC men's basketball team to play 2 home games vs. Colgate this weekend
-National: 6 dead, others injured after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
-Tragic: Video shows Atlanta teen dancing moments before she was shot dead
-Cars: New Year Means Huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (7:04)
-Food: The Perfect Pair: A guide to the best food and beer pairings
-Business: What's going on with GameStop and the stock market?
-Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dies at 96
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, genius bank robber gives teller his actual ID during heist, feds say
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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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