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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 (:27). High of 51 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Plane goes off Worcester Regional Airport runway into grassy area
-Downtown Worcester café closes for good
-Jack Teixeira, accused of leaking classified docs, to appear in Worcester courtroom next week
-Framingham police arrest Worcester man on assault with knife charge
-Lawyers for wrongfully imprisoned man seek to garnish wages of 2 Worcester cops
-Earth Day in Worcester: See local eco-activities
-See the 17 Worcester County locations for National Prescription Drug Takeback Day on Saturday
-Worcester banker appointed to M.B.T.A. Board of Directors
-Worcester-area Muslims celebrate Eid as Ramadan ends
-Radio Worcester (8:14): City Manager Eric Batista on Worcester municipally owning infrastructure
-Bill Shaner: The City Council doesn’t make decisions, it launders them
-Ray Mariano: Cowardice of elected officials fuels gun violence
-Kids help MassWildlife restock trout at Lake Quinsigamond
>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 Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Ten Things To Do: Pottery Invitational, Woodstock, Biking While Black
-The show must go on: Worcester couple headlines concert on night after losing home to fire
-Bancroft School announces return of Young Writers Conference
-View from new center at Holy Cross looking good for arts and inclusion
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 547 (28:42): Linda Thayer, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 900 (28:57): Joy of Music
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Albanian woman who escaped communist persecution and made Worcester her home
-ICYMI: 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
-George’s Coney Island listed among the top 5 best Coney dogs in U.S.
-FlyORH: What's next for Worcester Regional Airport
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden spring chipping, composting begins Saturday
-John DiPietro (9:05): Holden Fire Department is ready for the future
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Electronic recycling event comes to Shrewsbury on Saturday
-Shrewsbury police host Autism Awareness Touch-a-Truck Event on Saturday
-Anna Maria College chapter of the American Cancer Society to hold Relay for Life on Saturday
-Rabid fox found in Sturbridge prompts potential health warning from police
-2 contests head to West Boylston ballot June 6th
-Gardening time is coming at the Lee Knowlton Community Garden in Grafton
-Stelmach returns to Sterling to head light department
-Clinton students get a chance to keep history alive
>SPORTS: Bruins reclaim home-ice edge, top Panthers, 4-2
-Hawks beat Celtics, 130-122
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 5-3
-NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
-Parking advisory at Holy Cross on Saturday because of numerous athletics events and an expected high volume of visitors
-WooSox lose to Iron Pigs, 4-3
-Pirates make first trip to Moline on Saturday
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug while legal case continues
-Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches presidential bid
-Tragic: 12-year-old Connecticut girl dies after drive-by shooting
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. reports 1,242 new COVID cases, 15 deaths this week
-Teen badly injured when pickup truck strikes rock formation, rolls over multiple times
>FOOD: Dunkin’ makes butter pecan swirl coffee a permanent menu item
>HEALTH: Swapping soda for coffee can reduce risk of early death: study
-Mass. doctor on new COVID boosters in immunocompromised people
>BUSINESS: Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service
-My remote job has been outsourced -- is this a trend?
>COLLEGES: Clark senior makes TRACKS throughout Main South
-New fire science scholarship at Anna Maria honors Barre Fire Chief
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What travelers do when a trip doesn't go as planned: survey
>HOMES: Mortgage rates rise to 6.39% -- first increase in a month
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" and more
>CELEBRITY: Ray Romano had heart surgery for 90 percent blockage in artery
>HISTORY: WPI, 1908
>ANIMALS: Puppies won't let go of their pacifiers (5:17)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Heart recipient meets organ donor's parents
-Meanwhile, in Duxbury, car gets caught in tide behind "no parking" sign
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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