Here's what happening in The 016 Thursday, May 20

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Another great day, high around 80

  -5:30 Family IDs victim of fatal fire in Webster (1:21)

  -Earlier: One dead, one rescued in Webster house fire overnight (1:13). Article

  +5:30: InCity Times (Chris Horton): What’s up with all those patients crossing the St. Vincent nurses picket line?

  +5:30: Work on new L.L. Bean store in Millbury to be finished by fall

  +5:30: Children line street in Paxton for funeral procession of Tyler Trudell, Little Leaguer who died in sleep

  +5:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List

  +5:30: Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers presale on Yellowstone Single Barrell Bourbon 750ML

  +5:30: Worcester church organist Wesley Hall finds unlikely TikTok fame

  +5:30: Worcester Chamber Music Society receives $10,000 grant

  +5:30: Holy Cross football season tickets are on sale

  +5:30: John DiPietro (14:12): Historic!! Baseball comes to Worcester

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 20

  +Noon: Developer lays out plans for old Beal School in Shrewsbury

  +Noon: Rose Room Café in Webster hosts mini farmers market

  +Noon: ‘Matty In The Morning’ host returns, day after he ‘snapped’ on air

  -Nurses on strike respond to hospital posting replacement jobs

  -A patient in an area hospital shouldn't be there. She's been there 3 years

  -Worcester restaurants team up on this epic sandwich

  -Nativity School names president

  -Worcester among 13 districts considering virtual schools in Mass.

  -Local teacher opens The Enrichment Center on Grafton Hill

  -Last Call with Stephen Harutunian, General Manager of Fox & The Knife

  -Listen Up: Jafet Muzic presents masterful 'Art of Embracing Damage'

  -ICYMI: Worcester officials searching for bear spotted prowling around lake

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including city parking plan, student suing WPI denied, and more 

  -John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Local police arrest suspects in grandchild-in-jail scam

  -SEE THE ITEMS: West Boylston artist holding online auction to downsize

  -Boston Herald: Tyler Trudell will forever be a kid

  -At least 1 injured after tractor-trailer rolls over on Mass. Pike in Westborough 

  -Millbury breaks ground on new $61 million Shaw elementary school

  -Shrewsbury’s new police station goes before Planning Board

  -Channel 5 uncovers details about events that led up to Hopkinton teen's death

  -Dr. Michael Hirsh to throw out first pitch at Bravehearts opener

  -Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale

  -WooSox lose, 4-1

  -New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales 

  -Clare Honan named Crusader of the Year

  -Take WBJ's mid-year economic survey and be entered to win 1 of 4 $50 restaurant gift cards

  -At the office: Research shows double whammy of hiring struggle, retirement boom

  -National: Man commits suicide inside Fargo courtroom after guilty verdict

  -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)

  -New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' American Whiskey Bracket Challenge (20:59)

  -History: Wesley Methodist Church, 1940

  -Homes: Greater Worcester home prices spiked 19% in April

  -TV/Streaming: New on Hulu in June

  -Celebrity: Pioneering comic Paul Mooney dies at 79

  -Animals: Rare split-colored Maine lobster is a ‘1 in 50 million’ catch

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dramatic body camera footage shows Springfield officers saving 3-month-old

  -Meanwhile, now you can decorate your home with pink and orange Dunkin’ paint

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +5:30: In 19 U.S. states, at least half of adults are fully vaccinated

  +5:30: Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts

  +Noon: Booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Dr. Fauci says

  +Noon: QCC offers solutions for post-pandemic recovery

  -To operate at 100% capacity, local restaurant says they’ll need more workers and fast

  -Local gyms, restaurants preparing for full capacity on May 29

  -Stop & Shop says masks will not be required starting May 29

  -Shopping: Owner of Auburn and Solomon Pond malls keeping mask requirement (1:43)

  -UMass Medical seeks kids ages 11 and under for Moderna vaccine trial

  -Mass. residents grade Gov. Baker's pandemic response

  -ICYMI: Here's the schedule for on-site vaccinations at Worcester high schools

  -Mass. officials announce 425 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.1 percent

  -At the office: Offices are reopening. For parents, that raises a childcare problem

  -Pfizer, Moderna could protect against Indian variant

  -What are your chances of getting COVID after being vaccinated?

  -How long am I protected? When will I need a booster? (2:16) 

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