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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 61 today in Worcester
+8:00: WooSox win first game in new ballpark. All the day's coverage in Worcester News
+11:30: Gov. Baker to attend WooSox game, visit Main South businesses
+11:30: Check Dining Out for the latest Game Day specials
+11:30: It's Opening Day: What You Need to Know
+11:30: A brief history of the WooSox (186 photos)
+11:30: WooSox double ticket giveaway at Peppercorn's
+9:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 11
-Worcester Red Sox prepare to play first home game (1:03)
*More coverage: Telegram & Gazette; Spectrum News 1; Channel 7; Channel 10
*Larry Lucchino and Charles Steinberg: Happy Opening Day, Worcester!
*Ch. 4: Businesses hope WooSox help them bounce back from pandemic (2:14). Article
*Ch. 5: Worcester business owners excited for WooSox home opener (1:46)
*Game day parking | | Public transit options | | Traffic advisory
*A guide to beer at the ballpark
-New lounge ready on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Filming of Showtime's "Dexter" in downtown Worcester on Tuesday
-Officials ID man shot, killed after driving SUV into Leicester police station
-Shooting victim in Northborough suffers serious injuries, police say
-Worcester has paid $4 million to settle police suits since 2010: Records
-Worcester introduces Green Corps program to help clean up city
-Equity a focus of Worcester City Manager’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget
-Help Kalie represent Worcester as the 2021 Maxim Cover Girl
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of May 10
-ICYMI: Father of 4 shot and killed on Chandler St. on Saturday worked tirelessly 'during worst of pandemic'
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Worcester resident survives 30-foot fall through roof, and more
-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): Snapped utility pole closes Pakachoag Street in Auburn
-Concrete barriers are now on the menu at this Grafton restaurant
-Drone video above Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton (12:24)
-Paxton Center School honor roll
-Worcester Business Journal's Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass.
-Kelly Nelson of Holy Cross softball has been named this week's Crusader of the Week!
-National: What we know about the pipeline ransomware attack
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: 5 new Worcester homes for sale
-History: Former American Antiquarian Society building, Highland Street, Worcester
-Food: Listeria found in this food product sold in Massachusetts
-Animals: Stray dog looks like a totally different dog now (3:14)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man meets with mom, 93, in person for 1st time in 15 months
-Meanwhile, Florida man wanted for stealing Lynyrd Skynyrd memorabilia
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Radio Worcester (5:59): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID in Worcester: "A really encouraging time"
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic Wednesday at The Boys & Girls Club in Worcester
-QCC to hold a Moderna vaccine clinic for faculty, staff and students
-Gov. Baker expects to see pop-up vaccination sites in schools and supermarket parking lots
-Baker: 3 million Bay Staters to be vaccinated by week's end (1:28)
-ICYMI: Walk-ins welcome at 6 of 7 state mass vaccination sites
-Mass. officials announce 446 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.3 percent
-Cases are falling in 30 states with a third of Americans fully vaccinated
-How much risk for unvaccinated children?
-Here's when we could see cases and deaths decrease
-It may be time to relax indoor face mask mandates, Dr. Fauci says
-Nearly 80 percent of people in the U.S. live within 5 miles of all 3 vaccines
-WHO labels a COVID strain in India a "variant of concern". Here’s what we know
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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