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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 71 today!
+4:45: Polar Park builder admits giving city inaccurate reports
+4:45: 30-year-old man shot Thursday night on East Worcester Street
+4:45: See inside this rural church selling for $400,000 in Leicester
+4:45: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+4:45: Rapper-actor DMX dead at 50
+Noon: Shrewsbury St. restaurant closes for the weekend because of a lack of staff
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 9
+8:00: Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
-'Inside job': Worcester spent more than $100 million building Polar Park. Minority companies got peanuts
-Worcester's newest affordable apartments start leasing
-Academy Award winner tells Conan O'Brien how he spent childhood birthdays at Higgins Armory
-Worcester Police Officer bitten during pursuit, 2 arrested
-4 displaced after fire damages home in Greendale
-I Love Frankie's aims to expand locations, menu
-These 24 Mass. billionaires are among richest in U.S.
-Learn 10 Free Ways to Market Your Small Business from GEM Marketing Solutions
-Sports and recreation fields opened to public in Worcester
-The April issue of Pulse Magazine is out
-Worcesteria: The unbearable anxiety of the lapsed inspection sticker
-508, A Show About Worcester (28:17): Happy Easter (COVID is over)
-Worcester Garden Club funds Newton Square beautification
-ICYMI: Gun, machete found and 2 arrested after loud music call at South Plaza on Grafton Street
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Meet K-9 Riggs, a valuable asset to Auburn Fire and Rescue
-Paxton points finger at Wachusett school budget for creating deficit
-Rep. Kane responds to Route 20 traffic concerns after school bus crash
-33-year-old Southbridge man arrested on drug charges
-UMass men's hockey team advances to national championship game
-Ex-Patriots player Phillip Adams killed 5 people, then himself, authorities say
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Transformative Healthcare seeks to fill 200 positions in Worcester
-Pedestrian bridges down at UMass Medical School
-Homes: 5 new open houses in Worcester
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Shopping: Huggies diapers, Pull-Ups and Scott toilet paper may soon get more expensive
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-TV/Streaming: Best movies on Peacock Max in April
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Fuzzy
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Shaq caught in act of kindness paying off engagement ring
-Meanwhile, in Moscow, dog steals TV reporter's microphone during live broadcast
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:45: Some employers still face major tax increases due to COVID-related unemployment claims
+Noon: Was your business affected by COVID-19? Federal grants are now available
-City of Worcester launches vaccine dashboard
-New weekly cases in Worcester increase, but officials remain optimistic
-Vaccine to be offered at Massachusetts Walmart stores
-Vaccination clinic in Worcester Saturday will focus on homeless, disabled individuals and others
-Gov. Baker: Let's keep focus on getting people vaccinated
-Mass. officials announce 1,938 new cases, 8 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 2.3 percent
-Most spread happening in Massachusetts homes (1:22)
-Number of Mass. communities at high risk increases to 77
-What's required for a vaccine in Massachusetts?
-Are some vaccines more effective than others?
-Can your employer require you to get a vaccine?
-Experts urge people to wait their turn for vaccine
-Tragedy, a miracle, and the power of a promise: How COVID impacted a California family
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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