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In The News
-Latest weather: Clearing up but turning colder today
+5:00: Worcester man gets 21-24 years for kidnapping, rape at Shrewsbury motel
+5:00: St. Vincent Hospital nurse: A year of heartbreak, exhaustion, broken promises - and hope
+5:00: Beirut Bite owner sees risk paying off
+5:00: U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
+5:00: Pirates land former Pittsburgh Steelers star
+5:00: Artist Spotlight: Bushido Bright
+Noon: Worcester extends outdoor dining program to 2022
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+Noon: Holy Cross Athletics 'Sader Stories (36:39): Fall sport midseason check-in
+Noon: SeltzerTime Podcast #112 (1:10:53): The janitor with stamina
+Noon: 5 must-see movies being released in April
+9:30: Red Sox opener postponed until tomorrow
+9:30: Remembering the April Fool's Blizzard of 1997
+9:30: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - April
+9:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – April 1
+9:30: Holden street sweeping schedule announced
+9:30: RMV: Vehicle inspections still not available in Massachusetts
-8 months in prison for Worcester auto body shop owner sentenced for tax fraud
-Man arraigned for August murder in Worcester
-Worcester police investigate Shrewsbury St. hit and run
-Worcester sports bar seeks approval for liquor license
-Fallon Health dropping out of commercial insurance market
-3 weeks into Saint Vincent strike, nurses crossing picket line inch up
-What you need to know about the nurses strike in Worcester
-UMass Medical School research flat at $280 million while system's spending rises
-Report: Younger, white students more likely to opt for in-person learning in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (16:59): The Bridge, Becker College & Worcester Red Sox
-Worcester committee hears district sex ed plan
-EcoTarium outdoor exhibits reopen April 23
-Last Call with Andrea Cameron, Forest Grove teacher and community gardener
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (31:21): Linda Cavaioli, YWCA; Charles Luster, 2GetherWeEat
-Former Boys Club at Lincoln Square on verge of redevelopment announcement
-IYCMI: Former Worcester developer gets 37 months in prison in $2.3 million fraud case
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested in a stolen vehicle by Shrewsbury Police
-Shrewsbury Board green lights $9.5 million Prop. 2½ operational override
-Webster man wins $200,000 a year for life
-Arrest warrants issued for 2 men after train strikes stroller in Spencer
-Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case
-Holy Cross' Saturday football home game canceled vs. Bucknell
-Will MLB bounce back in 2021? Holy Cross sports economics professor says this is a ‘critical’ moment
-WATCH: WooSox personnel pulls tarp off field at Polar Park
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Food: 3 smoker-style recipes for Beer Can Chicken, from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Movies: Central Mass International Jewish Film Festival finds a partner, goes online
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): For 7th birthday, former foster child in Mass. collects clothes, toys for other foster kids
-Meanwhile, in Florida, crews rescue naked woman stuck for ‘significant time’ in storm drain
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: WCCA-TV PSA (5:46): Dr. Joseph Sabato, UMass Memorial, COVID vaccines explained
+5:00: Massachusetts one of the least safe states during COVID-19
-Baker: Mass. receiving more than 100,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week
-Race to vaccinate picks up speed In Mass. (2:19)
-Animals: WARL works to keep pets with their families during COVID
-ICYMI: Worcester Tech students aim to stop misinformation about vaccine
-Mass. officials announce 2,252 new cases, 36 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 2.5 percent
-Pfizer says vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12 to 15
-Mistake at Baltimore plant ruined 15 million vaccine doses
-Attorney General warns of increasing vaccine scams
-A dangerous variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear U.S. could be next
-CDC report says COVID-19 third leading cause of death in 2020
-'I took Tylenol; is my vaccine still effective?' (2:29)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Radio Worcester (15:44): Korey’s Courage — Inspiring stories at Mass. Film Fest
+7:00: 8 athletes, 2 teams to be inducted into Worcester Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
+7:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+7:00: WooSox Rewind: WooSox take 4 of 6 against Durham
+Noon: See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
+Noon: Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
+Noon: Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
+Noon: Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
+Noon: Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Related: Man's car stolen from outside his home, crashes during chase (2:03)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
-Worcester projects benefit from $6.9 million in state neighborhood stabilization funds
-Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
-Third Worcester Public Library mini-golf fundraising days set to tee off
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester Tech culinary students head to France (1:00)
-Worcester Public Schools News (17:21): Burncoat Edition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Turning away from our fleshly inclinations and toward the spirit of God
>DINING OUT: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
-ICYMI: Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Winchendon "cottage" named a Vrbo Vacation Rental of the Year
-Utz sells former Wachusett Chip factory to producers of Popchips
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Fitchburg woman driving on wrong side of road with flat tire arrested for child endangerment, O.U.I.
-Town Clean-Up Day helps keep Shrewsbury beautiful
-Clinton school borrowing placed on ballot
-Nashoba Regional awarded Innovation Career Pathway
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
-Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
-Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 564 (28:11): Paul DeBeasi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at the age of 102
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Maple Leafs, 3-2
-Will Lionel Messi come to Gillette Stadium?
-Will McAlpine named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
-Rugby team unites brothers, athletes from Worcester high schools
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford, Toyota, Tesla among 517,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 5 icons you should know from Time's 100 most influential people of 2024 list
-Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Maui fire, killing more than 100 people
-Tragic: Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured when vehicle crashes into birthday party
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman dies, man hospitalized after being ejected from car in Nashua
-State tax collections up in first half of April
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:50): How can microbes help farmers grow more food to feed the world?
-TODAY! Symposium at Nichols will showcase impactful projects by students, faculty
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. cities to see from the seat of a bike
>BUSINESS: Worcester earmarks $500,000 from Polar Park settlement for new diverse business grants
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Westborough media firm names Business.com executive as chief revenue officer
>HOMES: Mass. renters are paying more for an apartment than a year ago
>SHOPPING: 3 Mass. stores slated to close as Express files for bankruptcy
>HEALTH: Lilly's weight-loss drug reduces sleep apnea severity in late-stage trials
-UMass Medical School PhD candidate: Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
>FOOD: Fresh and frozen imported strawberries highly contaminated with pesticides, report says
>TV/STREAMING: TV Shows canceled in 2024
>MOVIES: Deadpool and Wolverine trailer teams up Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
>CELEBRITY: "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella reveals brain cancer diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Mama dog runs to rescuer to ask him to help her puppies (:59)
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero mom saves 17-day-old baby in cardiac arrest
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, tarot prediction leads to $500,000 lottery win for woman
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