In and around The 016 - Thursday, April 20th

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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 (:29). High of 67 in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Victim of Easter shooting in Worcester dies from injuries

  +6:00: Worcester lawmakers back Old Sturbridge Village Charter School probe

  +6:00: Millbury town offices on the move

  +6:00: 7 arrested in catalytic converter theft ring that targeted Millbury
  
  

  +Noon: A ceremony will honor 5 women slain in Worcester in the early 1990s

  +Noon: Free Worcester-area buses to stay through 2024, W.R.T.A. board decides

  +Noon: George’s Coney Island (pictured)  listed among the top 5 best Coney dogs in U.S.

  +Noon: Ten Things To Do: Pottery Invitational, Woodstock, Biking While Black

  +Noon: Worcester Poet Paul Szlosek to be awarded Stanley Kunitz Medal
  
  

  -2 Worcester firefighters injured, 7 displaced in 2-alarm fire on Normal Street

  -Knowledge Bethea, Clark stabbing suspect, put bloody knife in his mom’s car, prosecutors say

  -Earlier: 2 men stabbed at Clark University (2:07). Article

  -2 injured, Worcester man arrested in knife fight at Auburn Mall

  -Robot food delivery service begins at WPI. Video (:20)

  -Worcester high school counselor a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest

  -JetBlue to end flights to New York from Worcester airport

  -Worcester Human Rights Commission Chairperson Guillermo Creamer is running for Mayor of Worcester

  -Related: Radio Worcester (15:44): Guillermo Creamer announces his bid for Mayor

  -4 young Worcester entrepreneurs compete in Spain

  -See what Worcester department leaders made in 2022

  -Worcester educators unite in demanding fair contract

  -Related: Radio Worcester -- Union President Melissa Verdier and Mayor Petty on teacher’s contract

  -W.R.T.A. is the only urban transit agency in Mass. to surpass pre-COVID ridership, report says

  -Table Hoppin': New Perry's Deli opens in Tatnuck Square

  -Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling pickup WILL NOT be delayed a day because of holiday

  -Unsolved: Worcester -- "Found Face Down in Crompton Park Playground". Video (16:31). Audio (17:59)

  >HISTORY: For some women, Worcester corset industry took form of fiscal freedom
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: Things to do in Worcester during school vacation week

  -Listen Up: Jazzmyn RED in fighting form with "The Feminist"

  -Last Call: Bobbing for Apples' Kevin Kvein takes the movies

  -"Biking While Black" film screening in Worcester

  -Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (36:52): O.S.V. controversy

  -What's Up Worcester's "A Word from Echo" (23:08): Major Bloom

  -WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 501 (28:04): Inclusionary zoning, Amazon warehouse

  -WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 164 (29:42): The Armenian Genocide

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who taught at Worcester Voke for 35 years and coached basketball

  -ICYMI: City Manager rules out municipal broadband project in Worcester

  -Worcester’s historic Kane Building to be converted to apartments

  -Restaurant space in high-traffic area of Worcester is available for lease

  -Radio Worcester (8:37): Edenish eatery in Worcester with 16-year-old businesswoman Kashvi Vishal

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden spring chipping, composting begins Saturday

  -Wachusett students share "What adults should know about us – volume 6"

  -Seven Saws is hiring

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

  -Lamoureux Ford does it again

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): North Brookfield forbids "vulgar" drag show at pride event: A.C.L.U.

  -Shrewsbury P.D. to hold inaugural Autism Awareness Touch A Truck event on Saturday

  -Shrewsbury police to host Youth Police Academy

  -Rep. Kane joins Meals on Wheels to deliver food

  -Cops bust suspected crack dealer in Webster: Police

  -West Boylston police log April 10th to 16th

  -Berlin riding team qualifies for national finals
   

  >SPORTS: Panthers cool off Bruins, 6-3, even series

  -Red Sox lose to Twins, 10-4

  -Bravehearts' add 2 to roster

  -WooSox lose to Iron Pigs, 12-10

  -Sutton's Jessie Cardin stays upbeat after not finishing at Boston Marathon

  -The Umpire Channel eyes baseball's humanity
   

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

  >NATIONAL: Fourth body pulled from Texas lake amid serial killer fears

  -Cases of rare fungal infection linked to Michigan paper mill

  -Tragic: 6-year-old girl, parents shot after basketball rolls into man's North Carolina yard

  >NEW ENGLAND: Gunman killed 4 at a home, opened fire on Maine highway just days after release from prison

  -Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's parent company hit by hackers

  >FOOD: You probably never knew this secret to keeping bananas fresh
  
  

  >HEALTH: Doctor explains sudden surge in step throat cases

  -Experimental cancer vaccine combined with immunotherapy delayed return of melanoma, Moderna and Merck say

  >BUSINESS: You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how

  -David’s Bridal laying off over 9,000 workers

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best islands to visit in Asia

  >HOMES: Use these 4 spring cleaning energy saving tips from Mass Save
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" set to end after rest of Season 5 airs: sources

  >MOVIES: Stanley Tucci shares which role he’d never play again

  >CELEBRITY: "White Lotus" star F. Murray Abraham was let go from "Mythic Quest" because of sexual misconduct: Report

  >ANIMALS: Little boy has sweetest relationships with his 8 rescue animals (3:12)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man throws $200,000 on highway to "bless others"

  -Meanwhile, in California, watch as couple awake to find bear in their garage

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