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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 (:36). High of 52 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester fast food restaurant employees assaulted, restaurant (pictured) vandalized after customers get wrong order (1:53). Article
-Worcester City Hall celebrates its 125th anniversary
-Benefit in honor of Worcester police Sergeant Derrick Leto on Sunday
-Worcester City Councilors funded police bodycam stipends in 2022: Memo
-Early signs point to packed City Council field with every seat on the line
-Labor coalition to hold May Day Rally at Worcester City Hall
-Bell Pond Catch and Cook event on Monday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Double Murder in Downtown Worcester". Video (14:11). Audio (15:47)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Into the woods in search of sap for Rapscallion Brewery's "Noble Birch"
>SHOWTIME: Worcester school counselor Sean Magwire is a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
-Laurel: Much growth in the spring around Worcester's Canal District
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 130 (27:59): Tracy Novick
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 84 (27:26): Mohammed Missouri
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was "a trailblazer, a matriarch, and an amazing role model"
-ICYMI: Worcester man pleads guilty in fake tax returns scheme
-Worcester union to take no confidence vote if educator contract not reached
-Ray Mariano: An open letter to Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Monárrez
-Sindi Misliu named Outstanding Vocational Student Award from Worcester Technical High
-Worcester grocery store sells $1 million lottery ticket
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Judy Newton running for school committee
-Holden's Tom O'Shea picked to lead Mass. Department of Fish and Game
-Town election May 8th. See the ballot
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury candidates bring their message to forums
-Shrewsbury Police Chief Kevin Anderson hosts the Ladies Club of Shrewsbury
-Dog found in center of Paxton
-Manchaug Pond cleanup – the private and public support abounds
-Millbury Women’s Club holds 15th annual Pansy Sale for pancreatic cancer research
-Leicester police log April 20th to 26th
-Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament to fund essential programs for students and schools
>SPORTS: Pats focus on offense, special teams on final day of draft
-Holy Cross star Liam Anderson signs with Indianapolis Colts
-Bruins host Game 7 of first-round playoff series
-76ers star Embiid doubtful to face Celtics in Game 1, coach says
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 8-7
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 7-6
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Historic Worcester C.C. takes on $3.7 million restoration, beginning July 31st
-Nothing like camaraderie of Worcester Shamrocks women's rugby club
-The Worcester Railers 210 Awards, part two?
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel tips to deal with finicky flights this summer
>NATIONAL: Americans believe they’ll never be able to retire: poll
-A man allegedly left a dinner date to kill someone. Then he came back to resume it
-Tragic: Newborn's remains found in trash at Mass. recycling facility
>NEW ENGLAND: Bone fragment discovered on hacksaw tossed by Mass. man accused of killing his wife
-Mass. reports 1,034 new COVID cases, 11 deaths this week
>HEALTH: Mass. doc on COVID and Bell's Palsy
-New research suggests that french fries may be linked to depression
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the Numbers
-Radio Worcester (10:31): Public wifi and charging station dangers
>FOOD: Doctor on effort to make certain raw chicken products safer
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross President Rougeau speaks on affirmative action in Boston Globe article
-Anna Maria AMCAST (24:05): Baseball Movies
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 23 to 30th
>TV/STREAMING: What is Sling TV Freestream? What to know, channels and more
>MOVIES: Al Pacino says first "Godfather" is “more entertaining” than "Part II"
>CELEBRITY: Bridget Fonda explains why she won't return to Hollywood
>HISTORY: "Lincoln Square, Court House and Second Unitarian Church," circa 1910
>ANIMALS: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is this Sunday (:26)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dashcam shows an 84-year-old man rescued from car fire
-Meanwhile, in Mexico, "fog of bees" briefly interrupts PGA Tour event
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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