In and around The 016 - Saturday, April 8th

• Posted by 016 Administrator April 9, 2023 - Filed in News - 727 views

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

  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 50 in Worcester 

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Christians gather for "Way of the Cross" procession through Worcester on Good Friday

  -Ramadan, Passover and Easter highlight conflicts, and shared values

  -Worcester bakeries busy ahead of Easter weekend

  -Worcester Sweets Café a "dream bakery" for owners

  -From principal to baker - how Grafton man started Bread Guy Breads

  -Car slams into house at Worcester intersection

  -Lawsuit claims Worcester police conduct stop and frisk

  -Infant mortality a concern in Worcester. Racial disparities a factor

  -Worcester’s Department of Public Works Residential Drop-off Center closed on Sunday
   

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

  -Pure BS Maple Shack, Redemption Rock Brewing continue beer partnership

  -Jazzed Up Trio at 85 Main on Sunday

  >SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Brew Woo, Ladies Night Out, The Moth Mainstage

  -Changes possible for Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton

  -Ray Mariano: Trying to find better state to live in than Mass.

  -Giselle Rivera-Flores: I am. Yo Soy. 

  -Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates city's past with "Paper Town" exhibit

  -Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (14:16): David Webb, Mass. Right to Repair, part 3

  -WCCA-TVs Soapbox No. 1306 (28:13): Ed Londergan

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked for Stop & Shop for 50 years and played in a number of softball leagues

  -ICYMI: 108-unit apartment building approved in downtown Worcester

  -Worcester principal appears as extra on NBC's "Chicago Med"

  -Worcester Starbucks workers denied credit card tips

  -Ex-Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. leaving Dean College after less than a year

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden issues open burning reminder

  -Laura Kirshenbaum running for W.R.S.D. Committee

  -Holden Rabies Clinic on Saturday

  -Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck goes up in flames at I-190 exit in West Boylston (:40)

  -Café Prescott in West Boylston offering food and friendship

  -First responders rescue driver trapped inside car in Westborough

  -Shrewsbury police launch body worn camera program

  -Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library offer scholarship for seniors

  -5 things to do this weekend

  -Keep the town green through 16th annual Grafton Clean-Up Day

  -Clinton ballot taking shape; deadline to take out papers coming soon
   

  >SPORTS: Celtics beat Raptors, 121-102

  -Bravehearts announce second sellout, announce third "You choose the rules" game

  -WooSox sweep doubleheader

  -Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Wachusett Bravehearts accepted to Cooperstown 12U tournament
    

  >CARS: NEW! The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)

  >NATIONAL: Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

  -Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips

  -Tragic: Climber dies after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice

  >NEW ENGLAND: Erosion beneath foot bridges providing access to Salisbury Beach

  -Mass. reports 1,845 new COVID cases, 34 deaths this week

  >FOOD: Peeps Easter candies contain known carcinogen: Consumer Reports
  
  

  >COLLEGES: Worcester State's The Beat (23:17): Allie Heimos, ArtsWorcester

  -Winners announced in Anna Maria’s 29th annual Secondary School Art/Design Exhibition

  >BUSINESS: Workers' comp insurance rates to drop 10 percent

  -U.S. economy added just 236,000 jobs in March

  >SHOPPING: WPI research explains what drives consumers when a favorite brand goes away

  >HEALTH: Alzheimer’s diagnoses expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050: report

  -Erectile dysfunction nasal spray works in 5 minutes — stiff challenge to Viagra
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  >MOVIES:New movies on demand: "Living With Chucky" and more

  >CELEBRITY: Ben Affleck excluded from Matt Damon's V.I.P. Wordle league

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 relaxing destinations in Australia

  >ANIMALS: Tiger chained up her whole life takes first free steps (3:08)

  >HISTORY: Worcester from the 1940s to the 1970s (11:24)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman looking for stranger who saved her life after car flips into canal

  -Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, stolen camera continues transmitting from burglar's home

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