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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy with showers this afternoon, high of 55 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nurses say St. Vincent Hospital is breaking strike deal
+6:00: See Police Patches for Autism Awareness in Worcester County
+6:00: Worcesteria: Bruce Springsteen tribute to launch "Turn It Down!"
+6:00: 3 actresses share LGBTQ journey in WCLOC's production of poignant, dynamic "Fun Home"
+6:00: Bad Advice: Considering teaching as a career change
+6:00: World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Saturday at Elm Park
+Noon: Fundraiser aids 5-year-old Worcester girl gravely injured by SUV driver
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 26th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:30): City Manager Augustus talks downtown development, building schools and drones
+Noon: America gets salty, celebrates National Pretzel Day
-Downtown Worcester parcels, including former Notre Dame church site, sell for $5 million
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for breaking in to Main Street restaurant
-After Greendale Mall closure forces shutdown, restaurant is coming back to Worcester with a Park Avenue location
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant to sell ice cream, gelato this summer
-Leicester man sues Worcester and police officers, says evidence was fabricated and race was a factor in wrongful arrest
-Plane shot while landing at Gardner Airport (2:01)
-46-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-Worcester towed nearly 2,500 vehicles this winter for parking ban violations
-After 65 years, Gordon Hargrove retiring from Friendly House in Worcester
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Cinema 320 to screen "The Velvet Queen" on Tuesday
-Local musicians to perform iconic albums for charity
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Anaria singer Jessica Mercy shines on "Listen"
-City Council preview April 26: Community crisis response, lots of new board and commission members, discussion of police drones continues
-Worcester seeks water, sewer rate increase
-Councilor calls for capital improvement plan for Worcester East Middle
-Meet the 4 finalists for Worcester School Superintendent this week
-Don Landgren: Worcester school superintendent finalists unveiled
-Worcester allocates $1 million in ARPA funding for ESOL programs
-Worcester post office selected to pilot post office modernization effort
-Here is where the city will be street sweeping today
-Powerball jackpot grows to $454 million after no winner in latest drawing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden candidates' forum 7-9 tonight
-Police identify motorcyclist who was fatally struck by car in Dudley
-Family sets up fundraiser for Fitchburg mother and son who died on the same day
-Sky lantern causes fire on Leominster High School roof
-Slowly but surely, Grafton State Hospital turns to dust to make way for transit village
-Early college courses prove popular at Grafton High
-Southbridge police arrests man with meth, $173,670
-Sterling DPW plans Open House
-SPORTS: Celtics sweep Nets with 116-112 win
-Blue Jays top Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts' Summer Baseball Camp returns in July
-Bailey Chavez named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Syracuse trip was not good for Worcester
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 27
-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)
-Tragic: Child dies after becoming trapped under farm tractor in Connecticut
-BUSINESS: Saint Vincent parent profited $139 million in quarter after nurses strike
-Oriol Health Care to expand care management
-SHOPPING: JCPenney owners offer to buy archrival Kohl's for $8.6 billion
-HEALTH: 1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children
-TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in May
-CELEBRITY: "Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes hospitalized after rattlesnake bite
-HOMES: Rents in Worcester County rising at second-highest pace in Mass.
-ANIMALS: Woman convinces guy to give her his chained-up dog (3:28)
-HISTORY: "Swedish Lutheran Old People's Home" on Harvard Street in Worcester
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Deputy climbs building to rescue baby from apartment fire
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, turkeys attack delivery drivers in neighborhood
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+Landscape Crew Members in Holden
-Beer Merchandisers at Atlas Distributing
-Soda Merchandiser at Atlas Distributing
-CDL Truck drivers at Atlas Distributing
-Order Pickers - 2nd Shift at Atlas Distributing
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester wastewater readings spiking, 333 new cases last week in city
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (9:16): Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh's update - lockdowns abroad, mask debate and new variants
-UMass Medical School doctor tells Bloomberg his hunch is that rapid tests can detect BA.2
-Can you use an expired at-home test?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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