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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: A beauty today, highs in low 70s
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: Police: Impaired driver in Dudley struck guardrail, utility pole before coming to rest on lawn
+Noon: SeltzerTime Podcast #120 (46:31): What’s Next After Winning Jeopardy?
+Noon: At Worcester hospital, fiber optic technology reduces radiation during vascular procedures
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Fire destroys boat on Lake Quinsigamond
-Proposal made to demolish St. Peter-Marian building, build retirement community
-Worcester market faces 2nd violation in 6 months for selling alcohol to a minor
-Crews from ‘Dexter’ transform Colby Avenue in Worcester with snow, holiday lights and decorations
-16-year-old arrested for Crompton Park shooting
-Worcester man arrested for double shooting in April
-18 groups demand Worcester Civilian Review Board for Police
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 14
-City of Worcester offers seasonal, youth employment opportunities
-Holy Cross professor awarded over $400,000 from the National Science Foundation
-Worcesteria: LGBTQ students finally represented in health class
-Islamic Center of Greater Worcester celebrates end of Ramadan
-Artist Spotlight: Kayden LeBoeuf
-Sprinkler Factory Gallery staying active with exhibitions and "6.5th annual ArtRaiser"
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-ICYMI: Video shows car that hit 11-year-old boy on Pleasant Street (1:52). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including St. V's nurses, city water rate, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Reward offered for these dirt bikes stolen from Rutland
-Leominster video store owner accused of hiring shoplifters, selling stolen items online (2:03)
-Football field Shakespeare is canceled as Grafton Theatre returns… inside
-Holden seeking applicants for open School Committee seat
-Shrewsbury approaches Town Meeting following override vote
-Princeton looking to build new station for police and fire departments
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale
-Holy Cross football to play game at Polar Park
-Holy Cross Athletics End of The Year Moments (3:07)
-WooSox hit 2 homers in 7-4 win
-U.S. unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
-New England: 9 wounded in Providence shooting (:51)
-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: Boat house at Elm Park
-Food: Uncle Ben’s rebranded products are now available in stores
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Zach
-TV/Streaming: ‘Friends' reunion special arrives on HBO Max on May 27
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses to stop by
-Celebrity: Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Go-Go’s among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officers save Kentucky 3-month-old who wasn't breathing
-Meanwhile, Florida man arrested after argument about Tom Brady gets physical
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Gov. Baker will update reopening plan ‘early next week’
-Keep those masks on! Mass. indoor mask mandate remains in place for now despite new CDC guidance
-CDC: Fully vaccinated people can go without masks indoors, outdoors (2:44)
-'We can feel comfortable' returning to normal once vaccinated, epidemiologist says (2:35)
-Unemployment in city of Worcester hits lowest level since pandemic began
-City leaders hopeful workforce will return, things go back to normal soon
-Worcester schools to offer vaccine to students over 12
-School districts mulling vaccine requirement (1:55)
-Vaccine walk-ins available 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in downtown Worcester
-Webster grandmother shares struggle of raising grandchildren in pandemic
-ICYMI: Looking ahead as Worcester begins to contemplate life after pandemic
-Mass. officials announce 616 new cases and 9 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.2 percent
-6 communities considered high-risk, none in Central Mass. (:31)
-Pandemic highlighted healthcare workforce's fragility, shortages
-Nearly 2 million Americans will lose pandemic unemployment benefits early as more states drop relief
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
+6:00: Remembering Worcester visit of presidential candidate Lindsey Graham
+6:00: Free Fitness in the Parks program continues across Worcester this summer
+6:00: Level up your lunch break: New Worcester cafe has coffee, crepes and video games
+6:00: Worcester Wall of Women mural takes shape at YWCA
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts struggle during post-Fourth week
+Noon: Will Worcester loosen smoke shop rules? Health Board to discuss Monday
+Noon: Oxford man arrested for chest-bumping wife, smashing her eyeglasses
+Noon: Seven Hills Music Festival rocks Palladium outdoors
+Noon: Today! Country Night at the Bravehearts, 6:30
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-How Old Sturbridge Village is commemorating America 250 (3:37)
-Anna Maria College students left unpaid as state scholarships remain in limbo
-2 $100,000 lottery prizes sold in Worcester
-500 Chromebooks donated to residents, groups by Worcester library
-Inside the Worcester Police Academy: How 34 recruits earned the badge
-Souza-Baranowski correction officers indicted for allegedly beating prisoners
>FAITH: Cathedral celebrates 150th anniversary of first dedication
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (6:08): The legendary Broadway Restaurant in Worcester has a sweet deal for you
-Yes, you should order this pasta cooked in a flaming wheel of cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Fitchburg motorcycle crash leaves 44-year-old man dead
-Worcester teacher inspires students while dealing with A.L.S. diagnosis (3:30). Article
-Did the Mass. House OK funding for Worcester Auditorium? What to know
-Historic Downtown Worcester building to become rental housing
-Worcester aims to stem tide on sewage overflows after E.P.A. mandate
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolli
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Summer Sendoff August 11th
-Charlton Select Board to consider supporting legislative audit approved by voters
-Bay Path to open school year without school resource officer amid budget pressures
-12-year-old wins Christmas in July 5K in Sturbridge
-Southbridge Town Council subcommittees begin meeting this week
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1384 (30:00): Shab, Little Image and more
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Tips for navigating summer with a baby
-Elyse Wallnut: Protecting data privacy from Big Tech
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1421 (18:51): Victoria Mariano, Downtown Worcester B.I.D. Program Director
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse at UMass Memorial for 45 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs has challenge for NFL teams as free agency lingers
-Boston Celtics lock in Neemias Queta on $56 million extension
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: FCA U.S. recalls more than 12,000 Ram vehicles. See impacted models
>NATIONAL: U.S. .launches new strikes as Iran claims that Strait of Hormuz is closed
-Parents allegedly left 6 kids, including 2 infants, in hot car while they dined at a Wingstop
-Tragic: Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13
>NEW ENGLAND: Deadly Gabriel House fire remains under investigation a year later
-Thousands of nurses expected to return to work Monday (2:15)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 39 (35:21): The A.I. Connector: Social and Data Sciences | Rob Krueger
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Do you have airport "gatexiety"? You’re not alone
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Why "high-performers" get sick as soon as they go on vacation
>HOMES: What to know about housing affordability
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1418 (25:35): Dr. David Runyan, Worcester Free Care Collaborative
>FOOD: KFC's secret to getting "finger lickin good" fried chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie, "The Bombing of Pan Am 103" (2:12)
>MOVIES: Disney's live-action remake of "Moana" struggles in opening
>CELEBRITY: Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park," "The Piano" actor, dies at 78
-Margaret Qualley quietly wiped traces of husband Jack Antonoff from social media before split news
>ANIMALS: Guy finds wiggling surprise in a Hello Fresh box on a hike (2:02)
>HISTORY: Wachusett Reservoir was once the largest man-made water supply in the world
>GOOD NEWS: Man named world's oldest water skier just before 95th birthday
-Meanwhile, at Yellowstone, massive bison tosses tourist into the air in shocking attack (1:16). Article
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