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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High in upper 60s, chance of showers
+5:15: Mass. Pirates players, officials were inside Wisconsin restaurant during at double murder Saturday
+5:15: Pirates game at Green Bay still on, to be played at 6 p.m.
-Earlier: 7 shot at Wisconsin casino restaurant; shooter in custody
+5:15: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of May 3
+5:15: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - May
+1:00: Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
+1:00: WRTA free bus service advocates urge continued service
+1:00: Song to Get You Through the Week: My Silent Bravery delivers 'Bigger' pop anthem
+1:00: Here's the favorite Mother's Day brunch menu item in Mass.
-Worcester man, suspect in Shrewsbury stabbing, arrested in Sturbridge
-Earlier: 37-year-old woman stabbed at storage facility in Shrewsbury
-St. V's nurses say Tenet made proposal that opens door to ‘substantive discussion'
-2 Worcester high schools among state's top 60
-Becker College will lay off 329 people when it closes at the end of June
-Mass. economy is roaring back, which is good news for job-seekers
-'It's not acceptable': Worcester student left behind on school bus for 6 hours (1:55). Article
-Wall Street Journal: Small but compelling exhibit at Worcester Art Museum
-8 must-see movies being released in May
-ICYMI: City encouraging drivers to skip Kelley Square when going to Polar Park
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Project New Hope donates food to veterans in need Saturday
-See the rest of 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): Drone video of historic downtown Grafton
-Burditt Hill General Store opens on Main Street in Clinton
-Former Leominster High star drafted by Kansas City Chiefs
-ICYMI: Bravehearts to offer innovative all-you-can-eat ticket this season
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Fuller RV Rental and Sales has opening for carpenters and cleaners
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-WCCA-TV's 'Health Matters' (28:22): Drs. Armando Arroyo, Shaila Chauhan and Katherine Rotker, Introducing World-Class IVF Care to Worcester
-Tragic: 2 Indiana students die in crash on way to prom
-New England: Here's the most Googled ‘how do I’ question in Massachusetts
-Homes: Lumber is ridiculously expensive right now. Here’s why — and what you should do
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Animals: 2 puppies found on side of road reunite months later (3:31)
-Shopping: Rebates up to $1,700 on select KitchenAid® packages at Sclamo's
-Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis dead at 89
-History: Lake Quinsigamond in early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: The must-watch May TV shows
-Meanwhile, in England, golfer hits ball into moving car to break Guinness record
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Pre-K through 8th grade returns to full in-person learning Monday in Worcester
-Basketball, volleyball courts to reopen in Worcester next week
-ICYMI: Worcester's numbers have gone down by 141 cases over the past 2 weeks
-Mass. officials announce 1,115 new cases and 7 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.6 percent
-Some guidelines have been relaxed for fully vaccinated Americans. More could be coming, Dr. Fauci says
-Vaccination parties celebrate the end of lockdown
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 51 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum announces opening date of new arms and armor galleries
+Noon: Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
-Worcester Police Department asks for help finding missing woman
-Dunkin’ stores in Worcester, Millbury, Grafton and Westborough cited for child labor violations: A.G.
-In Worcester, I.C.E., feds arrest Dominican man convicted of sex crime
-Auburn officer arraigned on child sex charges (1:10). Article
-Appparent road rage incident in Shrewsbury leads to arrest, charges
-Museum of Worcester looking for new leader; William Wallace to retire
-Council backs ballot question on college endowment contributions
-Gov. Healey decries N.I.H. funding cuts in visit to UMass Medical School
-The Ground Round has officially returned to Shrewsbury (1:07)
-Worcester to host Leadership Convention for Youth
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New eatery planned near Polar Park
-ICYMI: Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden general funds budgets presented
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
-Fire hits house in Westborough
-Berlin-Boylston staying the course with interim superintendent
-Applications open for third annual Shrewsbury Police Youth Academy
-Bolton reviews cuts if override fails in May
-Salary range set for Clinton administrator
-Grafton High School first semester honor roll
-Donate a flag for Memorial Day in Sutton
-Officials agree Lancaster needs fire chief
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station on Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
-Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
-Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
>OPINION: Rosanna Garcia: Don’t tax endowments; invest in Worcester’s students instead
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: This is a cult
-Unity Radio (50:05): The Journey with E for All
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Albanian immigrant who settled in Worcester to make a better life for his family
>SPORTS: Why Patriots traded Joe Milton to Cowboys when they did
-Celtics to play Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs
-Red Sox beat Rays, 7-4
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross Athletics (:29): John's brothers
-Holy Cross men’s soccer launches Uplifting Athletes chapter, to hold Lift for Life event on April 28th
-Former Worcester Shark Logan Couture's career over due to injury
>CARS: Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling U.S. model due to tariffs, source says
>NATIONAL: U.S. Rep. McGovern demands administration give answers on visa revocations
>TRAGIC: Florida rip current leaves teen dead, 2 others injured
>NEW ENGLAND: Jury is set for Karen Read's retrial — here's what she says (11:18)
-Man held captive in Waterbury, Connecticut, house of horrors for 20 years breaks silence
>COLLEGES: How can New England coastal communities best develop climate resilience?
-Holy Cross President Rougeau speaks on campus visits, tuition increases and Commencement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How Death Valley got its sinister name
>BUSINESS: Second fastest-growing firm in Central Mass. considering $62 million buyout offer
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Radio Worcester (10:40): B.B.B.’s Megan MacBride warns of tax and A.I. scams
>HEALTH: S.T.I.s that can increase dementia risk — one is rising in nursing homes
-New study shows owning a pet improves well-being and satisfaction (2:44)
-First of its kind stem cell transplant treatment in Boston restores vision to patient
>FOOD: Egg prices increase to record high despite bird flu outbreak slowing
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix remake of "The Four Seasons" (2:05)
>MOVIES: James L. Brooks reflects on career, "The Simpsons" and "Ella McCay"
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn details feeling "insecure" filming sex scenes with Jon Hamm due to cancer scars
>ANIMALS: Husky leads rescuer to his mate and all their babies (1:46)
>HISTORY: Map of Downtown Worcester, circa 1839-43
>GOOD NEWS: Reunion stories that will move you from Steve Hartman (30:58)
-Meanwhile, in Washington state, man faces jail after bizarre chicken abduction
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