Highlights in The 016 Thursday, April 21st

• Posted by 016 Administrator April 21, 2022 - Filed in News - 1,348 views

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Warming trend begins, high of 61 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Worcester police recover stolen car, make 2 arrests after traffic stop

  +6:00: It's official: Crust Bakeshop owners to buy BirchTree Bread

  +6:00: Worcester school named best in Mass., third best in the United States

  +6:00: World’s biggest food company has hiked prices by 5%

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 21st

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Whiskey Myers, James Montgomery and more ....

  +Noon: Everyone's invited to "The Prom," a big hearted musical with a message

  +Noon: Listen Up: Kristian Montgomery & the Winterkill Band serves up bleak honky-tonk with "Heaven for Heretics"

  +Noon: First Person: After all these years, still full of Bologna!

  +Noon: This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of April 18th

  +Noon: Worcester Public Schools to hold early childhood screenings for special needs

  -Worcester nursing assistant allegedly stole more than $30,000 from residents of Worcester nursing home

  -Distraught Worcester father looking for answers after wife, young daughter struck, seriously hurt

  -No bail for Worcester man charged with trying to strangling police officer

  -Woman convicted of killing her former neighbor and removing her unborn baby wants a new trial, claims "mental impairment"

  -In Worcester, how holding out for the common good led to the longest strike of 2021

  -$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold on Burncoat Street

  -Controversial locked gate at Coes Park playground near Lakeside Apartments finally opened

  -Worcester residents help restock Lake Quinsigamond with fish

  -Suspect leads police on 80-mile chase from Charlton to Stockbridge

  -Outcry over Worcester police drone program at first public hearing 

  -HOMES: Local realty company introduces program to save homeowners thousands in commissions

  -Worcester median home price hits $351,000

  -BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday

  -"The Great Gig In The Sky" celebrates musician Mike Schiavone’s legacy at Electric Haze

  -T&G's Unsolved mysteries of Worcester County: What happened to baby Marlon, who vanished in 1998?

  -Top Worcester court clerk testifies he was asked about switching documents in Troopergate case

  -Radio Worcester (13:40): Superintendent search committee chair Molly McCullough talks about the process & the finalists

  -Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (16:05): Superintendent search, COVID and more

  -Bad Advice: "I threw out my back, and I'm the happiest I've ever been!"

  -Last Call with Marissa Mulneix, dog owner, and her shelter rescue, Bama

  -The WCPA will host "Poems in and out of Places: City in Motion."

  -South High to hold Alumni Day on April 30th 

  -Here is where the city will be street-sweeping today

  -Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester is delayed a day because of the holiday 

  -ICYMI: Man who stole skeletal remains from Worcester’s Hope Cemetery sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail

  -Worcester couple found guilty of raping children together; husband to be sentenced

  -Finalists for superintendent of Worcester Public Schools named

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yard waste collections in Shrewsbury delayed a day because of driver shortage

  -Shrewsbury student advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee

  -Kitchen fire in West Boylston apartment sends one to hospital, cat rescued

  -Auburn resident named Girl Scout president/chair

  -Auburn candidate's forum April 28th

  -Sutton High School to host walk to benefit suicide prevention 

  -SPORTS: Celtics rally from 17 down, beat Nets, 114-107 

  -Toronto beats Red Sox, 6-1

  -Bravehearts stress entertainment to stand out

  -Holy Cross Athletics 'Sader Stories (31:00): Catching up with men's basketball coach Brett Nelson

  -Unbeaten Eslih Owusu of Worcester boxes for WBC youth title Thursday in Denmark

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox swept in doubleheader

  -The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2021-22 season

  -CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)

  -RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07) 

  -NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

  -Cancer cluster probe at New Jersey high school underway after 100+ diagnosed with brain tumors

  -Tragic: WWII vet, 95, kills himself with gun from the war: sources 

  -BUSINESS: Gig worker battle: Silicon Valley says Worcester County gains $899 million in economic impact

  -BioConnects creates partnership for life sciences racial, gender equity

  -COLLEGES: Clark students reimagine historic weaponry with gaming technology

  -Biden’s latest student debt move will bring 3.6 million borrowers closer to loan forgiveness

  -FOOD: Trader Joe’s workers say there are some items you shouldn't buy 

  -HEALTH: Shingles risk increased for people over 50 who had COVID, study says

  -TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan says his excessive TV slate is unsustainable 

  -MOVIES: Bradley Cooper movie filming in Massachusetts needs extras 

  -CELEBRITY: Johnny Depp says Amber Heard severed finger in trial testimony 

  -HISTORY: Park Building, Main and Franklin streets in Worcester, in early 1900s 

  -ANIMALS: Puppy won't let senior rescue dog sleep alone (3:06) 

  -GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Methuen lottery winner makes good on promise to friend 

  -Meanwhile, in Illinois, man accidentally inhales drill bit during dental procedure 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +Noon: New strains of the Omicron variant are still evolving

  -Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday in Downtown Worcester, and vaccinations 2-6 at Downtown YMCA on Main Street

  -Mass. reports 1,853 new cases, positivity rate increases to 4.3%

  -New outbreak at Chelsea Soldiers' home, state did not provide second booster

  -Does ventilation or masks make public transit safer from the spread? Experts weigh in

  -Is wearing a mask while traveling still helpful if you’re the only one?

  -Can vaccinated people pass COVID to others?