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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+4:45: 71-year-old Worcester woman stabbed to death, male relative arrested
+4:45: 13-story, 318-apartment development proposed for Green Street (above)
+4:45: Raging blaze rips through home in Worcester
+4:45: Registry moving from downtown Worcester to former Big Y location
+4:45: $10 of free groceries for new Worcester customers. Save money and square off against food waste with Flashfood - now at Stop Shop!
+4:45: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+4:45: SeltzerTime Podcast #115 (1:06:52): Ricky’s Getting Married?!?!
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 23
+Noon: 'I Am Worcester' photo project on display May 8
+Noon: How Worcester is celebrating Earth Day
-'High level discussions' with JetBlue about resuming service in Worcester
-Newborn left in parking lot at Clinton Hospital (1:59)
-'I could have stopped this': Mother of armed man killed by police wants answers
-ICYMI: Worcester police kill armed man (2:27)
-7 deadly police shootings in Worcester County since 2015
-Webster man arrested with drugs on stolen scooter in Boston
-Peppercorn's releases Mother's Day Brunch menu
-Buck's, Seven Hills Golf team up for 'Play Golf, Get Free Wings' deal
-Abby’s House offers a delicious fundraiser
-Worcesteria: WCPA takes break after incident
-Small 'Worcester Helps' card hopes to make big difference in community
-Artist Spotlight: Mona Stratos
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (19:01): Maria Ravelli and Kayla Specht, Worcester Community Fridge
-Reminder: No trash pickup delay in Worcester this week
-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): Shrewsbury wants feedback on proposal to ban left turns from South Street to Route 20
-Paxton Earth Day cleanup going all week
-Holden Grange announces scholarship
-Should Grafton celebrate Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus Day?
-Uxbridge hotel property sells for $1.8 million
-Crusaders will lean heavy on running game in Saturday's NCAA playoff game
-Local broadcasting legend Bob Fouracre remembered
-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)
-Tragic: 20-year-old Georgia firefighter dies during first shift
-Animals: Dog saves dog from drowning in pool
-Homes: 5 open houses to stop by in Worcester
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-TV/Streaming: HBO and HBO Max reach 44 million subscriber mark
-History: Maintaining the Clock Tower at Worcester City Hall (6:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young stroke survivor in Mass. raises money for Children's Hospital (2:42)
-Meanwhile, in Southern New Hampshire, watch as 'large explosion' from gender reveal party shakes houses (:35)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:45: Scientists find human-to-cat COVID transmission
+Noon: Worcester to end weekly coronavirus briefings — a positive sign
+Noon: Johnson & Johnson vaccine might return with warning on blood clots
-Officials confident Worcester can ‘beat back the tide’ with numbers plateauing as vaccinations increase
-UMass Memorial Health still seeing low volume of cancer screenings during pandemic, leading to more advanced-stage disease
-Study finds only 2 ‘breakthrough’ infections among hundreds of fully vaccinated people
-Massachusetts community colleges explain why they don’t plan to mandate vaccines this fall
-ICYMI: Canal District favorite reopens after COVID closure
-Mass. officials announce 1,431 new cases and 17 deaths with a positivity rate of 2 percent
-Some Mass. communities offer walk-in vaccine appointments (1:42)
-Gov. Baker requests vaccine doses turned away by other states
-What to do after your vaccination — and what to avoid
-Several different over-the-counter COVID tests will be available at select CVS pharmacies
-COVID raises risks for expectant mothers and babies, study says
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
+Noon: Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
+Noon: Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
+Noon: Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
+Noon: Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Related: Man's car stolen from outside his home, crashes during chase (2:03)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
-Worcester projects benefit from $6.9 million in state neighborhood stabilization funds
-Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
-Third Worcester Public Library mini-golf fundraising days set to tee off
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester Tech culinary students head to France (1:00)
-Worcester Public Schools News (17:21): Burncoat Edition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Turning away from our fleshly inclinations and toward the spirit of God
>DINING OUT: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
-ICYMI: Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Winchendon "cottage" named a Vrbo Vacation Rental of the Year
-Utz sells former Wachusett Chip factory to producers of Popchips
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Fitchburg woman driving on wrong side of road with flat tire arrested for child endangerment, O.U.I.
-Town Clean-Up Day helps keep Shrewsbury beautiful
-Clinton school borrowing placed on ballot
-Nashoba Regional awarded Innovation Career Pathway
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
-Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
-Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 564 (28:11): Paul DeBeasi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at the age of 102
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Maple Leafs, 3-2
-Will Lionel Messi come to Gillette Stadium?
-Will McAlpine named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
-Rugby team unites brothers, athletes from Worcester high schools
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford, Toyota, Tesla among 517,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 5 icons you should know from Time's 100 most influential people of 2024 list
-Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Maui fire, killing more than 100 people
-Tragic: Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured when vehicle crashes into birthday party
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman dies, man hospitalized after being ejected from car in Nashua
-State tax collections up in first half of April
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:50): How can microbes help farmers grow more food to feed the world?
-TODAY! Symposium at Nichols will showcase impactful projects by students, faculty
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. cities to see from the seat of a bike
>BUSINESS: Worcester earmarks $500,000 from Polar Park settlement for new diverse business grants
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Westborough media firm names Business.com executive as chief revenue officer
>HOMES: Mass. renters are paying more for an apartment than a year ago
>SHOPPING: 3 Mass. stores slated to close as Express files for bankruptcy
>HEALTH: Lilly's weight-loss drug reduces sleep apnea severity in late-stage trials
-UMass Medical School PhD candidate: Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
>FOOD: Fresh and frozen imported strawberries highly contaminated with pesticides, report says
>TV/STREAMING: TV Shows canceled in 2024
>MOVIES: Deadpool and Wolverine trailer teams up Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
>CELEBRITY: "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella reveals brain cancer diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Mama dog runs to rescuer to ask him to help her puppies (:59)
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero mom saves 17-day-old baby in cardiac arrest
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, tarot prediction leads to $500,000 lottery win for woman
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