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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 (:49). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: What did Worcester do well, and not so well, during the pandemic?
+6:00: Jerry Springer dies at age 79
+6:00: Related: WoMag's 2017 conversation with Jerry Springer
+Noon: Worcester educators to hold all-member rally at 5 p.m. as they fight for contract
+Noon: Radio Worcester: EAW President Melissa Verdier (10:00) & City Manager Eric Batista (6:10) about the WPS teachers contract negotiations and school budget
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Gather Provisions owner following her food dreams
+Noon: Eight Things To Do: Festivals, Breaking Benjamin, Little Richard ...
+Noon: Worcester's new cultural leader Fabian Barracks learning on the job
+Noon: First Person: Over time, legs make several critical journeys
-Ahead of hearing in Worcester, prosecutors say classified docs leak suspect Jack Teixeira a flight risk
-Worcester tax firm buys historic Main Street building for expansion (pictured)
-Investors purchase 17-unit Worcester apartment building for $2.5 million
-North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
-Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
-Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
-Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
-Worcester celebrates Arbor Day with events at University Park
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Thursday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
-City hosting University Park tree planting, plaque dedication in memory of women victims of violence
-North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Get tickets to the biggest farewell tours of 2023
-Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
-Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
-Lessons learned from "Casey at the Bat"
-Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 313 (28:19): Jay Givan, Political Commentator 1/2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who also worked for the Telegram & Gazette
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ngo beats incumbent for Millbury planning board seat
-Shrewsbury town manager pleased with Beal Commons approval
-Temporary road closure in Rutland on Thursday and Friday
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Register now for Valley Tech’s Annual Golf Tournament
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High third quarter honor roll
>SPORTS: Panthers beat Bruins, 4-3, in overtime
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (22:50): Get to know softball coach Kimberly Stiles
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 4-1
-Last Call: Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Railers general manager
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: U.S. last year saw highest number of "active shooter" casualties of the past 5 years, FBI report finds
>NEW ENGLAND: 27,000 D.U.I. cases in jeopardy after breathalyzer court ruling
-Pepper spray at school in Milford sends several to hospital
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 unbeatable reasons to visit Glacier National Park
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor asked if worst of COVID surges are behind us
-Local researchers searching for the secret to a long life
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates decrease after early year rises
-Santander to close 3 Central Mass. branches as part of statewide closures
-SHOPPING: Stanley Black & Decker recalls 2.2 million fiberglass sledgehammers due to injury hazard
>COLLEGES: Clark student's senior project adds text to textiles
-WPI researcher receives $657,776 grant to improve performance and privacy of augmented reality
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, April 16th to 23rd
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Arnold Schwarzenegger's new Netflix show "FUBAR" (2:43)
>MOVIES: George Clooney says Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp turned down "Ocean’s Eleven": “They Regret It Now”
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That lead coronation concert line up
>HISTORY: The old Capitol Theatre in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Family reunites 10 ducklings with mom twice in a day (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family reunites with dog who spent 301 days in a shelter
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, moose wanders inside movie theater looking for snacks
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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