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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week, high in the 60s
+3:30: Worcesteria: WooSox parking situation worse than it looks
+3:30: Man sought after shooting during robbery at hotel in West Boylston
+3:30: Aerial coverage of truck wedged under bridge in Westborough (15:31)
+3:30: Uxbridge school begins construction on gym named after Holy Cross rower killed in crash
+3:30: Positive signs but ‘significant differences’ remain between nurses, hospital
+3:30: "The best joke about Worcester I've ever heard": Comedians share their favorite jabs
+3:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 6
+3:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+3:30: Artist Spotlight: Kira Houston
-Livery passenger in Worcester fatally stabbed in the chest by another rider, authorities say
-No cause of death yet in case of mother and daughter found in Shrewsbury in March
-Back at bargaining table, striking nurses and St. Vincent Hospital try to hammer out agreement
-City, Chamber cancel Fourth of July fireworks
-Related: Shrewsbury Street restaurants, bars rolling with the punches
-Worcester Planning Board OK's Canal District project
-Earlier: Here's the design of the 13-story building planned for Green St. (14 images)
-City Councilor calls for more info on Polar Park minority contracts
-WCCA TV's "Election Countdown" (27:58): City Clerk Niko Vangjeli
-Home heating assistance deadline extended to May 28 in Worcester area
-United Way of Central Massachusetts celebrates 101st anniversary
-Patrick Maloney, former Nativity School president, to lead GWCF philanthropy
-Worcester named a Tree City USA for 35th year in a row
-Five Things to Do: Orlando Baxter, Cara Brindisi and more!
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-SeltzerTime Podcast #118 (30:34): DoughBoyz: Feed the Movement
-Last Call with Eleanor Gilmore and Joyce Mandell, Jane Week Organizers
-Streetsblog MASS: I survived Worcester’s new Kelley Square
-Indian Ranch in Webster launches big 75th anniversary season
-Dancehall artist Graffy covers Justin Bieber in video
-WPI works to turn toxic sewage sludge into renewable energy
-ICYMI: Feds want $2 million from developer who swindled city of Worcester
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:33)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including former Sir Morgan's Cove razed, city comes together to extend expiring program that delivered 73 tons of food, and more
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton police ask for assistance IDing 2 people
-Shop local, help Grafton businesses, and maybe win dinner
-Millbury School Committee holds firm on budget increase
-Gale Free library in Holden receives $1.3 million donation
-Christine Moriarty, working on behalf of Shrewsbury seniors
-One hospitalized, 6 displaced after Leominster fire
-WooSox drop second straight, 5-2
-Holy Cross introduces new men's hockey coach
-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)
-Homes: Chlorine shortage looms for pool owners (1:42)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: 'The Old Ladies Home' in Worcester
-Animals: Squirrel follows woman home and demands nuts (3:31)
-Food: Low-carb, high flavor summer recipes for the whole family from "Keto BBQ"
-TV/Streaming: 10 best new shows on Netflix
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Amazon driver pauses to put American flag back up at New Hampshire home
-Meanwhile, in New York, 4-year-old orders $2,620 worth of Spongebob popsicles
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Stop & Shop pharmacies in Mass. now accepting vaccine walk-ins
-Walk-ins will be welcome at most mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts (1:32)
-CVS now accepting walk-ins for vaccinations; ‘No appointment necessary’
-Over 500 appointments available today at Worcester State
-Need a vaccine? Make an appointment in Rutland
-Westborough hotel hosting vaccine clinic for Metrowest teens
-ICYMI: Free testing in Worcester this week
-Mass. officials announce 888 new cases and 13 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.5 percent
-UMass Medical school professor says results from Pfizer's trial in 12 to 15 year olds “fantastic"
-Chronic absenteeism rate for Mass. students spikes during pandemic
-Pfizer to seek Emergency Use Authorization for its vaccine for kids 2 To 11
-Moderna: Booster shot works against 2 variants (:23)
-COVID's U.S. toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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