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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
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 (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
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-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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