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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Vaccinations & boosters available 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library. Full testing and vaccination schedule
-Cautious optimism as cases decline in Worcester, but still remain much higher than previous peak
-Worcester’s mask mandate prompts 135 fines to businesses, including several repeat offenders
-Worcesteria: Surge mess could have been avoided
-Cases for every city, town in Worcester County for past 3 weeks
-The latest numbers for every district in Central Mass.
-When will Omicron end? Here's what Boston doctors say
-ICYMI: Demand for testing in Worcester appears to be declining
-Mass. officials report nearly 14,000 new cases, 102 additional deaths
-Wastewater data shows close to pre-surge levels in Boston
-Booster shot is 90% effective in preventing Omicron hospitalizations, CDC says
-What is the incubation period for Omicron and how long are you contagious?
-After the Omicron wave, here’s what experts say could come next in 2022
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-Aquatic Fitness Instructor-Part Time in Worcester
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-Group Leader for After School Program in Worcester
-Swim Instructors/Part Time in Worcester
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In The News
-Latest weather: Chilly, high of 24 today in Worcester
-Band's tour bus burns outside Worcester hotel the night before big DCU Center show
-WPD seeks author of this robbery post in Neighbors app
-3 arrested with warrants in Worcester traffic stop
-2 Worcester men arrested in Webster for drugs, warrant
-Worcester's rat problem: Complaints piling up from Main South to Burncoat
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Three Things to Do: Funny Ladies, ArtsWorcester and Bridal Expo
-Worcester's Redemption Rock Brewery hosting 3rd anniversary party today
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-New Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (54:01): Bourbon Alternatives
-Dry January? Check out Wachusett Wine & Spirits' alcohol-free section
-Health Foundation of Central Mass. 2022 Activation Fund grant opportunity is open
-What are most pressing issues facing Worcester high schoolers? Board debates survey results
-Ray Mariano: Rental assistance in Worcester not eviction moratorium right solution
-Worcester nonprofit buys new home
-Worcester’s federal court judge to retire in July
-Worcester man files to run for Massachusetts governor
-Tribute to a Worcester native who spent his career at his 100-year-old family business
-Obituaries for Alicia Witt's parents offer no clues as to cause of couple's deaths
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed a day this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial hourly workers demand accurate pay a month after ransomware attack
-New Italian restaurant in Worcester brings friends' dream to life
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden PD arrests drunken suspect who was violating a restraining order
-Former recipient donates $10,000 to Holden Woman's Club scholarship fund
-Dale Magee will not seek reelection to the Shrewsbury School Committee
-Princeton man torched Chinese restaurant in Leominster, feds says
-Boylston's newest police officer makes 2 arrests in first 2 shifts
-Sports: Former Gardner High star Jacques Cesaire finds calling as Buffalo Bills assistant coach
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers lose at home, 4-3
-Blazers rally to beat Celtics
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Brian Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook, FBI says
-New England: Mass. marijuana excise tax revenue exceeds alcohol for first time
-2022 shaping up to be banner year for Mass. politics
-Business: Mass. jobless rate dips under 4 percent
-Intel to build $20 billion, "largest on the planet" chip factory in Ohio
-GM to spend $154 million refurbishing N.Y. plant to build electric cars
-Health: Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kids
-Homes: Mortgage rates rise to highest levels since start of pandemic
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on demand
-Celebrity: Louie Anderson, actor and comedian, dies at 68
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Floyd
-Food: McDonald’s is bringing back this sweet treat after a 5-year hiatus
-Shopping: Amazon is opening a clothing store, a real one
-More than 333,000 pacifiers recalled due to choking hazard
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 98 year-old Iowa veteran graduates high school
-Meanwhile, in Canada, man steals $8,000 guitar from music store by hiding it down his pants
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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