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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mostly clear in the 50s today
+6:00: Double shooting on Sigel Street in Worcester
+6:00: 20-year-old woman dies from injuries suffered in fiery Worcester car crash last month
+6:00: 24 candidates qualifying for Worcester election so far
+6:00: Holy Cross’ incoming President Vincent Rougeau talks about his historic appointment and his plans
+6:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 18-year-old Worcester man arrested for large capacity firearm
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: New parking to come to Canal District before summer starts
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 7
-First in The 016: New health insurance company with ties to UMass Memorial launched in Worcester
-Worcester pizza shop struggling to find staff as customers fill dining room (2:05). Article
-Man sought after shooting during robbery at hotel in West Boylston
-Worcester School Committee OKs sex education program for district
-Positive signs but ‘significant differences’ remain between nurses, hospital
-Worcesteria: WooSox parking situation worse than it looks
-"The best joke about Worcester I've ever heard": Comedians share their favorite jabs
-Artist Spotlight: Kira Houston
-ICYMI: Livery passenger in Worcester fatally stabbed in the chest by another rider, authorities say
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-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): Aerial coverage of truck wedged under bridge in Westborough (15:31)
-Leaf and brush drop-off tomorrow in Holden
-Millbury DPW helps comes to the rescue of baby duck
-Truck goes up in flames in Leominster
-Uxbridge school begins construction on gym named after Holy Cross rower killed in crash
-New England: Pizza shop owner used fraudulent PPP loan to buy an Alpaca farm
-WooSox drop 3rd straight to open season
-WooSox single game tickets go on sale
-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: 5 Worcester open houses worth a look
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Union Station in the early 1900s
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Bernice
-Shopping: Nearly 1 in 3 new stores opening in the U.S. is a Dollar General
-Celebrity: George Clooney plays Brad Pitt fanatic in hilarious video
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Kidney donor, recipient meet for first time at baseball game
-Meanwhile, in Florida, man crashes stolen police car, steals second police car
-Update: Donations pour in after in New York 4-year-old orders $2,620 worth of Spongebob popsicles
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Walk-up vaccine clinic 8-4 tomorrow on Worcester Common
+6:00: Analysis reveals when COVID-19 was first detected in each community
-Stop & Shop pharmacies in Mass. now accepting vaccine walk-ins
-Updated cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Walk-ins will be welcome at most mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts (1:32)
-Mass. officials announce 1,004 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.4 percent
-Over 99% of Mass. vaccine recipients return for second dose, Gov. Baker says
-Pfizer vs. Moderna vaccines: Does one have more side effects?
-Free beer and a hot dog: Across U.S., incentives push to get holdouts vaccinated
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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