Here's what happening in The 016 Tuesday, May 4

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

  

  In The News

  -Latest weather

  +7:00: Saint Vincent Hospital nurses to present proposal to Tenet in negotiations Wednesday on 59th day of strike

  +7:00: Shrewsbury seeks federal funding for Route 20 safety improvements

  +7:00: Adopt a pet from Worcester area shelters: New pets added this week

  +1:00: May the 4th be with you: Star Wars Day gets MassDOT tribute

  +1:00: Related: Every Star Wars movie, TV show and special on Disney+

  +1:00: How to watch, listen to Worcester Red Sox Games

  +1:00: As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Table Talk Pies is giving away free snack-size pies to educators

  +8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 4

  +8:30: DPW&P shuts off water on parts of Vernon Street and Jackson Street in Worcester for repairs 

  +8:30: $100,000 lottery winner sold in Westborough on Monday night

  -Worcester company in hot water years after Ch. 4's I-Team exposed heating oil problems (2:56). Article

  -Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:33)

  -Worcester man held after allegedly stabbing girlfriend in neck with crack pipe in Shrewsbury

  -Worcester woman, 34, arrested on 5 warrants, motor vehicle charges

  -24-year-old Worcester man arrested for home invasion

  -Worcester to be featured on Ch. 5's 'Chronicle' tonight

  -It’s Worcester Week on Streetsblog MASS

  -3 Worcester colleges make list of 25 best in Mass.

  -UMass Medical School graduation to be held June 6 at Worcester State 

  -Gaps seen in Worcester students returning to classrooms full-time

  -Worcester Public Schools Superintendent’s Artist of the Week

  -POW! WOW! Worcester returns in August with Main South in the picture

  -WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (27:39): Rosie Fayard and Kim Wright, Learning First Charter Public School

  -Worcesteria: Spring, pandemic have made driving worse, TJ Maxx exciting

  -ICYMI: Mass. Pirates officials, players from Worcester were inside Wisconsin restaurant during double murder 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): Driver loses control of car, crashes into Holden car dealership

  -2 cars broken into over the weekend at Trout Brook in Holden

  -Drone video update of Shrewsbury school construction (1:47)

  -BVT pins 2021’s Practical Nursing Class 

  -WooSox release Opening Day roster

  -WooSox, city release ballpark parking plan ...

  -... and then the Bravehearts release theirs

  -Last chance: Bravehearts' Design-A-Jersey Contest ends tomorrow 

  -Tenet hospital proposes UMass staffing language to striking Saint Vincent nurses

  -Fuller RV Rental and Sales has opening for carpenters and cleaners

  -Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)

  -Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)

  -Tragic: Father holding 9-month-old daughter jumps off dam in shocking murder-suicide

  -National: Colorado officers resign after outrage over rough arrest of woman with dementia

  -Overnight: 23 dead, 70 hurt in Mexico City after train overpass collapses

  -Homes: Kitchen of Worcester Victorian oozes traditional charm after a major makeover

  -Food: Secret menu at Dunkin' decoded? (1:08)

  -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)

  -History: 'Bloomingdale Insane Assylum' in Worcester

  -TV/Streaming: The best TV shows of April

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nurses, doctor help ‘lucky’ mom who gave birth on flight to Hawaii

  -Meanwhile, in Colorado, brave police rescue skunk with head caught in a cup

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +7:00: WPI researchers says medicinal herb may impede COVID from replicating

  +7:00: Pandemic anxiety is changing our dreams, local experts say

  +1:00: Walmart offering walk-in vaccination appointments at its 48 Massachusetts pharmacies

  +9:30: UMass Memorial vaccination site in downtown Worcester accepting walk-ins today

  -Massachusetts will 'soon' allow walk-ins at mass vaccination sites

  -Gov. Baker: 4 Of 7 mass vaccination sites will close by the end of June (1:39)

  -Free testing in Worcester this week

  -Worcester State University's 'The Beat' (17:55): Interview with Dr. Michael Hirsh (Part 2)

  -Vaccination appointments are available this week in Holden

  -Vaccination clinic for high school students Saturday in Westborough

  -Radio Worcester (21:47): Dr. Satya Mitra makes an emotional plea for help with the deadly COVID crisis in India 

  -ICYMI: Worcester K-8 students return to full-time, in-person learning on Monday (1:19)

  -Mass. reports lowest number of new cases since Oct. 8

  -Mass. officials announce 481 new cases and 18 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.5 percent

  -FDA is expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for kids as young as 12 years old by next week

  -Some vaccine side effects may indicate you were once infected, study suggests

  -Not reaching herd immunity by the fall could have dire consequences, medical expert says

  -Many Americans anxious about returning to 'normal' after pandemic

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