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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Americans are showing up sick to work even as Omicron spreads
-ICYMI: 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
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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy, high of 33 today in Worcester
-Worcester police arrest 2 for robbing multiple businesses
-Webster man sentenced for threatening West Virginia judge
-Historic District aims to preserve beauty of Elm Park neighborhood
-Thai immigrant embraces freedom in America; opens restaurant on Shrewsbury St.
-City of Worcester looking to create opportunities with available land
-Worcester says roughly 50% of homeless population is from out of town
-Business: Worcester property sells for $52 million
-ICYMI: 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
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Three Things to Do: Funny Ladies, ArtsWorcester and Bridal Expo
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (54:01): Bourbon Alternatives
-Dry January? Check out Wachusett Wine & Spirits' alcohol-free section
-Proposal for recreational area, playground at Coal Mine Brook
-Tribute to man who taught at WPI for 38 years and created the school's first Department of Management
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested for drugs after providing false ID in Webster
-Auburn Fire Department talks ice safety
-Trees infested with spotted lanternflies found in Shrewsbury
-Registration is open for Shrewsbury Little League
-Sterling's Crystal Brook Farm is one of state's Centennial Farms
-Indiana real estate firm buys Northbridge healthcare campus for $10.5 million
-Sports: Holy Cross men edged at home, 68-65
-Raiders reportedly preparing to "make a run" at Josh McDaniels
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins over Winnipeg, 3-2
-Railers beat Adirondack, 3-2
-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
-Winnebago is making a fully electric RV — Here's what it'll look like
-National: Federal employees will start earning $15 minimum wage by end of January
-St. Louis woman shoots McDonald's worker over French fries
-New England: Driver killed by commuter rail train; MBTA says "human error" focus of investigation
-Man in "grave condition" after South Shore Plaza shooting in Braintree
-Maine DPW workers save man found carrying own severed arm
-Business: Mass. small business owners fear income surtax will dent nest eggs
-Colleges: Holy Cross Joins QuestBridge for National Admissions Recruitment Partnership
-Health: Binge-watching TV linked to higher risk of blood clots, study says
-Homes: Latest Worcester housing market info
-TV/Streaming: Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell are Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic in first look at Peacock's "Joe vs. Carole"
-Movies: "Scream" tops box office ahead of "Spider-Man: No way home"
-Celebrity: Celebs rally around Regina King after losing son to suicide
-Food: O.J. prices set to rise as Florida growers warn of smaller orange crop
-Shopping: 10 best Super Bowl TV deals to shop now
-Animals: Dog is the world's bravest mom (3:40)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mendon restaurant staff stunned by $4,000 tip left
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, raccoon clings to garbage truck as it travels on I-93
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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