In and around The 016 - Thursday, April 13th

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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 (:42). High of 87 in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Worcester approves inclusionary zoning, but housing advocates say it doesn't go far enough
  
  

  +Noon: This Worcester restaurant has to close after a judge ruled against it

  +Noon: Six Things To Do: Jurassic World, Carolyn Wonderland, John Hancock ...

  +Noon: Worcester students share their experiences through poetry
  
  

  -Twin residential towers? Luxury apartments? Here are the proposals for historic Denholm Building

  -Worcester woman cries for help, robs Good Samaritan, gets arrested, police say

  -Crime down in Worcester, police say

  -Worcester teachers to picket outside schools over contract impasse

  -La Familia principal to remain in charge after merger with Chandler Magnet

  -$1.99 gas 8-11 a.m. Thursday at grand opening in Kelley Square in Worcester

  -Worcester seeks lifeguards, offers training course as summer nears

  -3 men plead not guilty to fatal 2022 Worcester shooting of Andrew Barley

  -Alleged Almighty Vice Lords boss Junior Melendez of Worcester gets 13 years in federal prison

  -Worcester Regional Airport director: new routes, bigger planes will help with demand

  -New in-school food pantry to open at City View Elementary

  -Who might run in Worcester's election? See the list

  -Bill Shaner: Election Injection No. 1

  -Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (41:44): Battle for control of Worcester

  -John DiPietro (9:05): Holden Fire Department is ready for the future

  -Unsolved: Worcester -- “Who Killed Patricia Ann Gonyea?”. Video (25:58). Audio (27:20)
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Sickert delivers haunting, otherworldly "Ghost Parade"

  -First Person: Is devotion to handkerchiefs "unsanitary and archaic"?

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to former police officer and auto body shop owner

  -ICYMI: Former employee claims Table Talk Pies underpaid workers in lawsuit

  -Javier Pena pleads not guilty in Worcester midday shooting that left 1 injured

  -2 17-year-olds busted after harassing homeless man in Elm Park

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Flood plain amendment unlikely to affect Holden residents

  -Wachusett's Artemis Club advocates for women

  -Street sweeping under way. See the phases

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

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Historic Grafton Inn sold for $1.2 million

  -Petitions in Sutton and Millbury eye effects of million-square foot developments

  -Shrewsbury Recreation Department teases opening of Dean Park Playground

  -New York-based restaurant chain opening spot in Shrewsbury

  -West Boylston police log April 3rd to 9th

  -Police: Man arrested in connection with Northbridge bank robbery

  -Massive Westborough life sciences park set to move forward

  -Monty Tech receives $34,000 for school safety
   

  >SPORTS: Red Sox drop third straight to Rays

  -Who will Patriots draft? Here's where to look for clues

  -Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (42:26): Get to know men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen

  -Holy Cross football announces updates to coaching staff

  -Bravehearts to hold Home Run Derby after Sunday home games

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

  -WooSox fall to Columbus, 10-5

  -Jimmie Robinson is a Pirates superstar in the making
   

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

  >NATIONAL: U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture "emerging threat"

  -Indiana recycling plant fire forces evacuation orders for thousands as it emits toxic smoke, officials say

  -Tragic: Louisville cop shot in head during bank shooting was just sworn in

  >NEW ENGLAND: Woman injured when light pole falls at shopping center parking lot in Nashua

  -House’s $1.1 billion tax relief plan could give more money back to Mass. taxpayers

  >FOOD: Food prices ease for the first time since 2020. Here’s what’s getting cheaper
  
  

  >HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup

  >COLLEGES: Open house at Quinsigamond Community College 5-7 Thursday

  -UMass Medical School researchers develop technology that could create a new class of treatments for lung disease

  >BUSINESS: U.S. inflation fell in March for the ninth month in a row

  -Default risk grows on $1.5 trillion in commercial real estate debt: analysts

  >HEALTH: New COVID variant may be 1.2 times more infectious than Kraken

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 essential stops along the Southeastern Coast
   

  >TV/STREAMING: Matthew McConaughey to star in "Yellowstone" spinoff

  >MOVIES: Hollywood is making the same lame movies over and over again

  >CELEBRITY: Prince Harry will attend King’s coronation, Meghan to stay in U.S., palace says

  >HISTORY: Abbott Street School in Worcester, 1907

  >ANIMALS: Baby elephant separated from his mom cries for help (3:05)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Custodian turns chess team into real-life "Queen's Gambit" (2:21)

  -Meanwhile, Costco cake decorator's fail leaves customers in stitches

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