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In The News
-Latest weather: Dry, high in the mid 40s today in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant closes after more than 20 years in business
-Longtime Worcester café announces final day
-X-Golf bringing simulators, full bar to Trolley Yard in Worcester
-Canal District streets convert to one-way on Monday
-Polar Park hosts first Winter Wonderland
-UMass Memorial Health holds 20th annual "Goods for Guns" buyback
-Worcester’s LIFT to open outpatient clinic for survivors of the sex trade
-Everyday Miracles provides support system for recovery, even during pandemic
-Accused carjacker caught at Worcester Dunkin' drive-thru
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester Parish to support Afghan families
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-U.S. Navy Band concert at Mechanics Hall canceled
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Worcester task force recommends school safety plan that includes citywide liaison officers
-School Committee vote may force council to look in the mirror
-ICYMI: Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden increasing to 6 voting precincts
-FeedBack Earth doesn’t pass the sniff test, will put soy product on hold
-Girl Scouts to help build pollinator garden at Shrewsbury’s Dean Park
-Holiday lights are aglow on the Princeton gazebo
-Sports: Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Siena
-Jake The Lion goes “Over the Edge” in downtown Worcester (:34)
-How the outcome of today's Bills-Bucs game will impact Patriots' AFC East, No. 1 seed odds
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers win 4-2 at home
-Beware of the "ferocious" Lions’ Den
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Central Mass. company plans big pour at UMass Medical School
-Low wages antagonizing human services labor shortages
-Health: Eye drops could help people with age-related blurry vision (1:42)
-Colleges: Holy Cross holds "Benching for Breast Cancer" event
-WPI professors, students design, build, ship kit-style ventilators to Africa
-National: Photos of the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped communities apart
-Kentucky family's old photo sucked into sky by tornadoes, found 150 miles away
-Lightning flashes in dark sky illuminate killer tornado
-New England: 23-year-old man dies in fiery plane crash near New Hampshire airport
-Ayer playground closed to public due to arsenic contamination
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Food: Google's top 10 trending recipe searches in Mass. in 2021
-TV/Streaming: HBO's "Succession" leads Critics Choice TV Awards nominations with 8
-Movies: Spielberg and Oscar buzz could give "West Side Story" a big opening weekend
-Celebrity: Anne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80
-Animals: This 2-pound rescue pig will make your day (:31)
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Norwood, company touts world's largest pot brownie
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Rutland vaccine clinic nears 70,000 shots
-ICYMI: Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-South African doctors see signs Omicron is milder than Delta
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
+Noon: Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial
+Noon: W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025
+Noon: W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester
+Noon: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music
+Noon: Street style served up fresh at fashion show
+Noon: Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.
+Noon: Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems
-Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)
-First responder training at 2 Worcester schools on Thursday
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm
-Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block
-Worcester assembles taskforce to improve train service
-New E.P.A. rules to limit P.F.A.S. in drinking water: Worcester is "meeting every standard"
-GoFundMe created to help Worcester teen in critical condition from shooting
-As Karen Read trial starts, Turtleboy's influence on display
-Worcester retirement home receives $8 million from H.U.D. for green renovation
-Woman finds 60-year-old message in a bottle in Mashpee, returns it to family that lived in Worcester (2:06). Article
-City hosts community planting days for new Miyawaki Forests
-9 cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $430,000 from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
>DINING OUT: 9 student chefs compete at Girl Scouts' Fork It Over event
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 69-year-old man
-Fourth Worcester triple shooting suspect turns himself in, police say
-Worcester police starting new unit dedicated to curbing gun violence
-Worcester woman comes face to face with man breaking into her home (2:10). Article
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-TODAY! Ice cream making class Thursday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police hold free car seat safety inspection on Friday
-Auburn police to conduct liquor license compliance checks through October 31st
-Southbridge schools chief tops list of town employee salaries
-F.E.M.A. grant gives Spencer Fire Department 24/7 staffing for first time
-Leicester library encouraging people to donate their solar eclipse glasses
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Mini Golf returns to Bigelow Library in Clinton
-West Boylston police log April 8th to 14th
>BARS & BANDS: 6 of the city’s best espresso martinis
>SHOWTIME: Latin American concert and expo, celebrates culture and makes connections in Worcester
-Did Bruce Springsteen deliver a classic show at Mohegan Sun? You bet
-John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons Sean and James release first song together
-Worcesteria: Connections across the world through Palestinian poetry
-Prelim round for Teen Spoken Word Festival set for White Room
-Last Call: Richard Kravitz, artist
-Sarah Connell Sanders: No pachyderms pack at the circus
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 197 (28:36): Donald Unger, Editor, and Nick Zwirblia, Author
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young
-Unity Radio (1:45:58): Cannabis 101 x TheWoo508 Block Party
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who saved her infant daughter during 1953 Worcester tornado
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft "big part" of why Bill Belichick lost Falcons job
-Bruins-Maple Leafs playoff series begins Saturday night
-Celtics begin playoff series on Sunday
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 2-0
-WooSox beat Durham, 6-2
-Holy Cross Football Mic'd Up (1:32): Head Coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross football, women's hockey teams name captains
-Highlights of Worcester Country Club restoration catches members' attention
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recall: Over 450,000 Bronco Sport, Maverick cars recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 bodies recovered amid investigation of missing Kansas moms
-7-year-old sets up lemonade stand to buy mom's headstone
-Tragic: Mom dies in freak work accident after becoming "trapped" in machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Day 2: Analysis of jury selection in the Karen Read trial (9:53)
-What's behind Mass. halving its prison population? (9:28). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program
-Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity
-From doodle to digital: Clark Professor Ilir Mborja traces his art journey
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 unusual destinations to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: 4-day workweeks may be around the corner. A third of America's companies are exploring them
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-Google lays off workers as part of "pretty large-scale" restructuring
>SHOPPING: Local retailers brace themselves for Record Store Day
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, April 14th
>HEALTH: These are the reasons why women miss lifesaving breast cancer tests
-Many women still face barriers to getting regular mammograms, C.D.C. study finds
>FOOD: Food scientist reveals why Coke tastes better at McDonald's
>TV/STREAMING: "The Gates," Black-led daytime soap opera ordered at CBS
>MOVIES: "Pirates Of The Caribbean" producer confirms sixth film
>CELEBRITY: Clint Eastwood, 93, spotted in rare appearance with Jane Goodall at event in California
>ANIMALS: Wild seal swims up to diver to tickle him (3:03)
>HISTORY: Chapel at Hope Cemetery
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 86-year-old woman brings home gold medal
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, territorial turkey terrorizing school chased off by umbrella-wielding principal
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