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In The News
+6:00: Proposal to demolish St. Peter-Marian building (above), build retirement community
+6:00: Crews from ‘Dexter’ transform Colby Avenue in Worcester with snow, holiday lights and decorations for filming on Friday
+6:00: Leominster video store owner accused of hiring shoplifters, selling stolen items online (2:03)
+6:00: Worcester man arrested for double shooting in April
+6:00: Holy Cross professor awarded over $400,000 from the National Science Foundation
+6:00: Worcesteria: LGBTQ students finally represented in health class
+6:00: WooSox ticket giveaway tonight at Peppercorn's
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Kayden LeBoeuf
+6:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Zach
+12:15: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+11:00: Reward offered for these dirt bikes stolen from Rutland
+11:00: U.S. unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 13
+8:30: 18 groups demand Worcester Civilian Review Board for Police
+8:30: Daniel Gossett Strikes Out 8, WooSox fall to Mets, 4-2
-Video shows car that hit 11-year-old boy on Pleasant Street (1:52). Article
-Saint Vincent Hospital plans to hire permanent replacement nurses
-St. V's nurses are waging the longest current strike in the U.S.
-Higher trash fees, covered recycling bins in Worcester proposed in new budget
-Worcester Registry to move out of downtown by fall
-Minor fire at South Ward Street in Worcester displaces 15 people, no injuries
-Video of April 24 house fire in Worcester (4:41)
-Final list of candidates in Worcester's 2021 election
-YWCA names new executive director to succeed Linda Cavaioli
-WCCA-TV's "Daily Breaking" (25:21): Rev. Clyde Talley, Pastor, Belmont AME Zion Church and President & CEO, Yes We Care
-Last Call with Kevin La, Graphic Designer
-Spencer singer Ryleigh Modig's journey on 'The Voice' comes to an end
-5 Things to Do: Christine Hurley, Bob Jordan and more
-Central Mass Jazz Fest to be held June 15-16
-New piece of public art unveiled in Main South
-Worcester judge tosses lawsuit over 2020 election
-ICYMI: Worcester has paid $4 million to settle police suits since 2010: Records
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police ask for help in IDing vandals
-Leicester police find support from community following shooting at their station
-No arrests in Northborough shooting, victim in ICU
-Annual Paxton Memorial Day Ceremony returns
-Police investigating after body found in Leominster
-Holden voters choose school committee representatives
-Famed Worcester Academy quarterback dies at 37
-National: Pipeline reopens, so stop hoarding gas!
-New England: Maine 2-year-old shoots parents after finding gun on nightstand
-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
-History: Former YMCA building in Worcester
-Food: Tyson blames underperforming roosters for U.S. chicken shortage
-Health: UMass Memorial program aims to reduce death in childbirth
-Animals: Pets up for adoption this week in Worcester area
-TV/Streaming: 'The Ellen Show' to end after 19 seasons
-Celebrity: Adam Sandler surprises IHOP hostess who turned him away
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WPI community joins card-writing campaign for 800+ Meals on Wheels recipients
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, man uses stolen ID to purchase a $58,000 SUV, then poses for a photo at the dealership
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: CDC: Fully vaccinated people can go without masks indoors, outdoors (2:44)
+12:15: Worcester schools to offer vaccine to students over 12
+11:00: School districts mulling vaccine requirement (1:55)
-Looking ahead: Worcester begins to contemplate life after pandemic
-Vaccine walk-ins available 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in downtown Worcester
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic Thursday at Iglesia de Oracion in Worcester
-Mass. kids ages 12-15 can get vaccine starting Thursday
-CVS now offering vaccinations for kids as young as 12
-Mass. quietly lifts COVID restaurant restrictions: Reports
-ICYMI: U.S. is planning for vaccine booster shots ‘just in case'
-Mass. officials announce 626 new cases and 13 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.3 percent
-U.S. deaths hit lowest level in 10 months
-Pandemic stress weighing heavily on kids: ‘Complete hopelessness'
-Health experts worry pandemic has led to increased alcohol abuse
-At the office: Employer vaccination program coming soon
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, 5 vaccinated residents will be chosen at random to win $1 million
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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