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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 (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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