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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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