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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Candlelight vigil for Carlos Cruz, widowed father of 4 slain near Worcester restaurant
+6:00: Higher trash fees, covered recycling bins in Worcester proposed in new budget
+6:00: Final list of candidates in Worcester's 2021 election
+6:00: Last Call with Kevin La, Graphic Designer
+6:00: Police investigating after body found in Leominster
+6:00: Rutland police ask for help in IDing vandals
+6:00: Spencer singer Ryleigh Modig's journey on 'The Voice' comes to an end
+6:00: 5 Things to Do: Christine Hurley, Bob Jordan and more
+6:00: Central Mass Jazz Fest to be held June 15-16
+Noon: Minor fire at South Ward Street in Worcester displaces 15 people, no injuries
+Noon: Video of April 24 house fire in Worcester (4:41)
+Noon: Worcester judge tosses lawsuit over 2020 election
+Noon: New piece of public art unveiled in Main South
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 12
+Noon: No arrests in Northborough shooting, victim in ICU
+Noon: Access to Summer Street from Main Street in Shrewsbury will be closed until about 2 p.m.
+Noon: Patriots open season Sept. 12 at home vs. Miami; Brady, Bucs visit Foxborough in Week 4
-Historic day in Worcester begins with VIPs opening ballpark, ends with comeback win. All the day's happenings in Worcester News and Sports
-Hit and run driver strikes 11-year-old in Worcester
-Worcester man surrenders, is arraigned for fatal Chandler St. shooting
-Worcester has paid $4 million to settle police suits since 2010: Records
-22-year-old Worcester man pleads guilty to firearms charges
-'Dexter' reboot films in downtown Worcester
-Signature deadline narrows crowded Worcester election field
-Celebrity chef Guy Fieri gives Worcester Tech culinary students virtual pep talk
-ICYMI: New lounge ready on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-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): In Sutton, ice cream truck hit by falling tree that was struck by car
-Large crane tips over in Leominster (:25)
-Shrewsbury Police get grant funding for traffic enforcement
-Grafton High Theatre takes Shakespeare to the football field this weekend
-Unofficial results for Holden's annual town election
-Auburn annual town election May 18
-Paxton voters determine Recreation Commission contests
-U.S. job openings reached record levels to start April; Northeast had nearly 1.5 million
-National: Birthday party snub led to 6 murders, suicide in Colorado, police say
-Man imprisoned in Missouri for 43 years for triple murder is innocent: prosecutors
-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)
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (27:00): Ezra Brooks Bourbon
-Homes: Desperate buyers are going to extremes to land homes in fierce market
-History: White City in 1942
-Shopping: Towels for $4? Bed Bath & Beyond launches low-price brand to compete with Amazon, Target
-Animals: Pets adopted during COVID are being returned in record numbers
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 96-year-old Wisconsin crossing guard hopes to hit a milestone
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Looking ahead: Worcester begins to contemplate life after pandemic
+6:00: Free walk-in vaccine clinic Thursday at Iglesia de Oracion in Worcester
+6:00: Health experts worry pandemic has led to increased alcohol abuse
+Noon: Mass. quietly lifts COVID restaurant restrictions: Reports
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic Wednesday at The Boys & Girls Club in Worcester
-Walk-in vaccine appointments available in Worcester as clinic tries to reduce vaccine waste
-U.S. is planning for vaccine booster shots ‘just in case'
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (5:59): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID in Worcester, "A really encouraging time"
-More than 3 million Mass. residents fully vaccinated as state announces 472 new cases and no new deaths
-Food: McDonald’s is changing its coffee cups to promote the vaccine
-Can companies require employees to get the vaccine? Employment lawyers respond
-Meanwhile, in Romania, free vaccinations offered in Dracula's castle. That is, if you're brave enough to go
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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