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In The News
+5:00: Worcester Public Schools urge families to replace now-recalled Verizon hotspots given to students
+5:00: Current state of opioid epidemic in Worcester County? DA Joe Early, author Sam Quinones (31:25)
+5:00: Homes: See inside this Indian Lake home with big lake frontage
+5:00: Worcester community teaching garden literacy project opens
+5:00: Bravehearts load up on Division 1 talent
+1:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+1:00: Holy Cross men's basketball team lands New Mexico transfer
+Noon: Police investigating after man fatally struck by 2 different vehicles on highway in Sterling
+Noon: UMass Medical School vice provost a candidate to lead FDA
+Noon: Demonstration Friday in Worcester will highlight wage theft
+Noon: Rosen's Roundtable #436 (28:13): Is the School Committee structure discriminatory?
+Noon: TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+9:30: Drone flies over snowy spring day in Fitchburg (1:29)
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 16
+8:30: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Snow, rain leave roads slick in Worcester (1:03)
-Overnight: 8 massacred in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
-Pay-by-plate parking goes live in Canal District April 20
-Worcester's veterans service agencies ready to welcome back troops from Afghanistan
-Plaintiffs see promise of new start for School Committee
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (27:22): Ann Gibbons-Smith, Rev. John Madden & Kevin O’Sullivan, 36th Annual Walk for the Homeless
-Worcester ranked among 20 best cities to get stoned in U.S.
-Worcesteria: Everybody's talking about Polar Park
-ICYMI: Worcester man beaten to death at treatment facility
-See all the day's Worcester news
-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): Owners come to agreement with investors to revitalize Sterling landmark
-Neighbors aren’t happy about affordable housing plans for Worcester Street in Grafton
-Holden Community Garden cleanup Sunday morning
-Flames and smoke fill single-family house in Hubbardston
-Weekly unemployment claims in state declined last week
-Holy Cross running back named Academic All-American for 2nd time
-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: How closing dates can impact Massachusetts winning home bids (3:11)
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Aries
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Former Consolidated Steel Railway Car Barn in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney+ in May
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Group in Ohio raises $1,000 to take two women impacted by cancer to dinner, help pay bills
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman breaks into home, makes breakfast before getting arrested
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 'It Does Work': Worcester City Manager endorses vaccine alerts
+Noon: Schools worried about COVID case increases after April vacation (:40)
-Positive COVID test abruptly closes Canal District favorite
-Spencer mom is helping people across Massachusetts find vaccination appointments
-Worcester officials urge residents not to lose faith in vaccines after J&J pause
-Can we breathe easy after getting the vaccine? Holy Cross Biology Professor and Virologist weighs in
-Mass. officials announce 1,884 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent
-Pfizer CEO says third vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months
-ICYMI: Worcester to continue equity clinics with switch to Pfizer vaccine
-Mass. officials announce 1,884 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent
-Massachusetts schools report 1,095 students and 184 staff members with COVID, pooled testing shows positivity rate of 1.03%
-Experts weigh in on whether ‘herd immunity’ is possible
-I got the J&J vaccine; should I be worried?
-'Fraud Alert' issued for COVID funeral reimbursement scams
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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