Here's what's happening today in Worcester
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+NEW: Fire damages 2-family home on Warwick Street in Worcester
+NEW: Alleged drug dealer was arrested in Worcester after being caught driving with loaded shotgun, a pitbull and a machete
+NEW: New England Burger Bar that pays homage to Worcester’s history set to open
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester — Jan. 10, 2020
+NEW: Scoring the Sidewalks: Worcester Research Bureau Updates ‘Walkability’ Factor
+NEW: 'Rosen's Roundtable' Episode 394 (28:04) -- Totem Poles
+NEW: It's Fri-YAY! Here's Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
+NEW: Green Hill Driving Range Open this Weekend During Warm Weather
+NEW: 3 officers injured in assault involving inmates at Shirley prison
-The latest weather: Warmup begins
-Tale of two Worcester breweries: New one granted license, one returns after hiatus
-New Song by Worcester Artist Makes Premiere of ‘Criminal Minds’
-Worcester Police Neighborhood Response Team Arrests 12 in Main Street/King Street Neighborhood
-24-Hour Crunch Fitness to Open on Grafton St. in Worcester
-Women-led YWCA construction project breaks ground in Worcester
-Ride the Woo purchases first trolley for downtown service
-Radio Worcester (11:30) -- Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks goals and priorities for 2020
-Public asked to grade neighborhood pedestrian safety in Worcester
-Westborough firefighters rescue man who fell through ice (:24)
-Former St. John's star Brunelle excited about becoming college student-athlete (1:08)
-In the market? Check out this First Time Homebuyers Seminar, and learn all about homebuying process
-New England: Man sentenced to 10 years for trying to have ex-wife killed
-'They’re all dying, aren’t they, dad?' Heartbreaking photo of boy cradling dead wallaby killed amid Australian bushfires
-Today's Hero: Hospital worker reads to sick children in pediatric unit
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Top Posts
-Downtown restaurant appears to have closed its doors for good
-Worcester man accidentally shoots self in crotch, faces gun charges
-Here's what's replacing Figs & Pigs in Worcester’s DCU Center
-37-year-old held without bail in stabbing of Oxford teen
-Worcester's top 4 hair salons, ranked
-Woman found dead in Barre leaves 3 sons
-Worcester chef takes 2nd place on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
-4 best Mediterranean spots in Worcester
-Worcester has momentum and outside developers are paying attention
-Worcester school receives national award for academic progress
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Earlier: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-Earlier: Worcester shooting victim crashed into home: Police
+6:00: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" filming begins in downtown Worcester
+6:00: Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
+6:00: Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
+6:00: New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
+6:00: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
+Noon: Housing crisis focus of Worcester May Day rally
+Noon: Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
+Noon: A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
+Noon: Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
+Noon: Jazzed Up Duo at 961 (Union Station) 6 to 9 on Wednesday
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
+Noon: Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-TODAY! Community meeting will consider Worcester charter reform
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-New Worcester bike alliance launches with Bike Month events
-Worcester police chief says gun violence education starts at home
-Rape trial of former Rutland police officer underway in Worcester
-Boylston police search for 2 after armed robbery
>DINING OUT: Here are 15 Worcester restaurants offering outdoor dining right now
-ICYMI: Second suspect arrested in connection with Worcester shooting that killed teen
-Brothers in hospice together comfort each other in final days
-Wayward bear wanders onto busy Worcester road, gets sedated and moved
-Austin Street carriage house leveled after early morning fire Sunday
-Downtown Worcester gets zombie makeover for "The Walking Dead"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual town election May 13th
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-D.A.R. visits Gale Free Library
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): S.E.L.C.O. celebrates Arbor Day at Dean Park
-Concert at Asa Waters Mansion to benefit Millbury Public Library
-Sterling teen named National Merit winner
-Clinton community supports memorial scholarship
-West Boylston actors bring "Anastasia" to stage
-B.V.T. announces second trimester Commendation List
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl on Saturday, May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
-El Salón's Plaza Sábados block parties eye community connections
-Listen Up: 2 female vocalists, 2 unique styles
-Janice Harvey: Untangling the weird stigma that comes with using Ozempic
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Humanity first
-Unity Radio (58:30): Unity In The Community
-Unity Radio (58:02): TheWoo508
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime producer of CBS's "60 minutes" and a trailblazer for women in news
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Toronto in overtime, still lead series 3-2
-Celtics star to to miss several games after Game 4 injury
-Will Drake Maye start for Patriots in 2024? What to expect from rookie quarterback
-Tickets to Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Ceremony on sale Thursday
-Red Sox beat Giants, 4-0
-Worcester Bravehearts release all-you-can-eat menu
-Bravehearts to make first roster announcement today
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers part ways with coach after missing playoffs for third straight year
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester suffers 2-4 week in Toldeo
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 12-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: N.Y.P.D. arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia (1:24)
-Deathbed confession leads to bodies of mother, daughter in cold case
-Tragic: A 10-year-old boy woke up to find his family dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 2 recap (31:50)
-No charges will be filed after 4 babies found in South Boston freezer (1:29)
>COLLEGES: Inside the key roles therapy dogs play on and off campus at Holy Cross
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company
-Academic excellence celebrated at Worcester State Academic Achievement Awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel expert ranks favorite U.S. states
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile fined nearly $200 million for sharing customer data
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Sale closed in Chatham — $2.9 million for a 3-bedroom home
>HEALTH: Powassan virus, a tick-borne illness, found in Sharon
-Mass. doctor on breast cancer screenings: "Get your mammogram, start at age 40"
>FOOD: Coffee prices poised to surge further as food inflation rages
>TV/STREAMING: Giada De Laurentiis reveals why she really left Food Network
>MOVIES: New "Scary Movie" in the works
>CELEBRITY: "1000-pound Sisters" star Tammy Slaton shows skin after weight loss
>ANIMALS: These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study
>HISTORY: Hope Cemetery Monument Works, 1896
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Eighth grader helps stop school bus after driver passes out
-Meanwhile, at Walmart, customer shares ridiculous custom cake fail: "My mouth dropped"
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