Here's what happening in The 016 Thursday, April 15

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Rain, snow forecast tonight into tomorrow

  +7:00: Pay-by-plate parking goes live in Canal District April 20

  +7:00: Worcesteria: Everybody's talking about Polar Park

  +7:00: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (27:22): Ann Gibbons-Smith, Rev. John Madden & Kevin O’Sullivan, 36th Annual Walk for the Homeless

  +7:00: Weekly unemployment claims in state declined last week

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 15

  +Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List

  +Noon: Homes: How closing dates can impact Massachusetts winning home bids (3:11)

  +Noon: Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Aries

  +Noon: Worcester ranked among 20 best cities to get stoned in U.S.

  -Worcester man beaten to death at treatment facility

  -Elderly woman in Worcester shot in the face with a paintball, 2 arrested (1:09)

  -Northborough man gets more than 8 years in prison for fraud schemes targeting elderly

  -Local billionaire's net worth nearly doubled in 2020

  -Worcester teacher releases children's book, 'Andy the Anchor'

  -Worcester Fire Dept., Red Cross install free smoke alarms

  -Worcester to settle School Committee election discrimination suit

  -Worcester Chamber Music Society's 'Horizons' concert April 25

  -stART on the Street cancels 2021 festival

  -Worcester plans to install 13 new electric vehicle stations downtown

  -Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (16:21): Voting equity, J&J vaccine pause and development

  -ICYMI: Central figure in disappearance of Worcester’s Sabrina Hatheway shot in street violence

  -See all the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Music will return to Reunion Tap & Table in Grafton

  -Electronics recycling and household items donation drop-off in Shrewsbury this weekend

  -Lilac Hedge Farm still dealing with impacts of last summer's drought

  -Fur Friends, Town of Auburn announce new dog park grand opening

  -Extended voter registration hours April 20 in Holden

  -Park Place Technologies completes move to Westborough

  -Radio Worcester (15:31): Fidelity Bank CEO Ed Manzi and Menkiti Group Founder & CEO Bo Menkiti talk Worcester Development

  -At the office: Here's the most annoying workplace behavior in Massachusetts

  -Registration remains open for WBJ’s Shecession webinar

  -Chamber of Commerce Live 360 Pivot (8:49): EcoTarium

  -Last Call with Eric Swedberg of Artistic Soapstone Incorporated

  -Holy Cross men’s, women’s lacrosse cancel remainder of 2021 season

  -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)

  -Homes: 4 Worcester open houses to scope out

  -Video: Big sky over Wachusett Reservoir (1:02)

  -Animals: Watch these small dogs chase trespassing bear out of California home

  -Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)

  -History: Original Associated Press report of Lincoln’s assassination from April 14, 1865

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dedham boy honored with parade after helping save mother's life (2:02)

  -Meanwhile, in Tennessee, woman tries to use a $1 million bill at a dollar store

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +7:00: Can we breathe easy after getting the vaccine? Holy Cross Biology Professor and Virologist weighs in

  +7:00: Mass. officials announce 1,884 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent

  +7:00: Pfizer CEO says third vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months

  +7:00: Experts weigh in on whether ‘herd immunity’ is possible

  +Noon: I got the J&J vaccine; should I be worried?

  +Noon: 'Fraud Alert' issued for COVID funeral reimbursement scams

  -Mobile vaccination clinic held for grocery store workers

  -As local schools return full-time, mental health issues are addressed

  -Worcester to continue equity clinics with switch to Pfizer vaccine

  -UMass Med students are helping translate vaccine info to Spanish, Portuguese

  -About 1.7 million Mass. residents become eligible for vaccine on Monday (1:52)

  -Free testing in Worcester on Thursday

  -Vaccine clinic in Rutland adjusting after Johnson & Johnson pause

  -ICYMI: Grafton family displays more than 17,000 flags for Massachusetts COVID victims (2:04)

  -Mass. officials announce 2,004 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.4 percent

  -1.7 million people to become eligible for vaccines next week in Massachusetts

  -‘It may take several weeks’ for newly eligible residents to book vaccine appointment, Gov. Baker says

  -You can reduce your risk of severe COVID with regular activity, a study says. Here's how

  -Couch potatoes more than twice as likely to die from COVID: study

  -Moderna says new data shows its vaccine is more than 90% effective 6 months after second shot

  -How to ask someone if they’ve been vaccinated without making things awkward 

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