In and around The 016 - Friday, April 21st

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

  

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  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 58 in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Framingham police arrest Worcester man on assault with knife charge

  +6:00: Earth Day in Worcester: See local eco-activities
  
  

  +Noon: Downtown Worcester café closes for good (pictured)

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on demand: "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" and more

  +Noon: View from new center at Holy Cross looking good for arts and inclusion
  
  

  -Worcester police ask for public's help to find missing 15-year-old

  -Victim of Easter shooting in Worcester dies from injuries

  -A ceremony will honor 5 women slain in Worcester in the early 1990s

  -Worcester man charged with vehicular homicide in June Street head-on crash

  -Worcester lawmakers back Old Sturbridge Village Charter School probe

  -George’s Coney Island listed among the top 5 best Coney dogs in U.S.

  -FlyORH: What's next for Worcester Regional Airport

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

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

  -Major utilities say electricity costs to drop this summer

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

  -Here is where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Friday

  >SHOPPING: WICN's 4th annual Vinyl Sale on Saturday
   

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

  >SHOWTIME: Ten Things To Do: Pottery Invitational, Woodstock, Biking While Black

  -Worcester Poet Paul Szlosek to be awarded Stanley Kunitz Medal

  -Bancroft School announces return of Young Writers Conference

  -For some women, Worcester corset industry took form of fiscal freedom

  -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 This is Worcester No. 164 (29:42): The Armenian Genocide

  -WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 900 (28:57): Joy of Music

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was an educator in Worcester Public Schools for 37 years 

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

  -City Manager rules out municipal broadband project in Worcester

  -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

  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"

  -7-run rally sparks 9-1 win for Mountaineer softball

  -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): Auburn police discover identity fraud case that may expand nationwide

  -North Brookfield denies drag show during Pride event (2:15)

  -Millbury town offices on the move

  -7 arrested in catalytic converter theft ring that targeted Millbury

  -Berlin mourns "wonderful lady"; chiefs hail "heroic actions"

  -Shrewsbury Unified Basketball returns for intra-squad match

  -Deadline to register to vote in Shrewsbury May 2nd Town Election is Friday

  -Willard House and Clock Museum brings back Richard Potter’s "19th Century Magic Show"

  -Deadline to register for Grafton police entrance exam is Friday

  -1 race shaping up for June 12th Clinton election
   

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Twins, 11-5

  -Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon wins NBA’s 6th Man Award

  -Patricia leaves Patriots for defensive coaching job, ESPN reports

  -Bravehearts' add 2 to roster

  -WooSox top IronPigs, 7-4

  -Holy Cross assistant women's hockey coach named assistant coach of U.S. under-18 women’s team
   

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

  >NATIONAL: SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight, but explodes midair

  -Postage stamp prices are rising again

  -Tragic: 2 cheerleaders shot in a supermarket parking lot after one opened the wrong door

  >NEW ENGLAND: Fire officials investigating apparent house explosion in Truro

  -Search continues for fourth boater after 3 bodies found off Cape Ann

  >FOOD: Wendy’s is offering free food while Mercury is in retrograde
  
  

  >HEALTH: UMass Medical School researcher on how schools can help with pediatric asthma (19:01)

  -"Silent killer" ends more American lives than obesity, overdoses: new data

  >BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:44) – Deep fake scams

  -Fun and games for a successful Startup Worcester alum

  >COLLEGES: Anna Maria’s Industrial Organizational Psych Program prepares a new generation of business leaders

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best private resort beaches in the U.S.

  >HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Second "Game of Thrones" prequel based on Dunk and Egg stories picked up by HBO

  >MOVIES: Chris Evans, Ana de Armas on teaming up for third time with "Ghosted" and their shared musical hopes

  >CELEBRITY: Prosecutors dismissing charges against Alec Baldwin in "Rust" shooting

  >HISTORY: Worcester Academy, 1915

  >ANIMALS: Viral 40-pound cat named Patches gets adopted

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Basketball referee reunites with player who saved his life after on-court heart attack (2:29)

  -Meanwhile, in British Columbia, watch sugar-craving bear break into car, drink 69 cans of soda

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