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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High in the mid 80s
+5:00: Worcester Regional Airport misses the cut for startup airline Breeze Airways
+5:00: Worcester man charged in scam for $83,000 sports car
+5:00: Man with butcher knife transported to Worcester hospital
+5:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 21
+Noon: Dog credited with alerting family to house fire in Westborough
-911 call that preceded deadly Worcester police shooting released
-Listen to the call (21:14). Warning: Graphic language
-Worcesteria: Joyner Lucas hangs with Mark Wahlberg, George Lopez and Diddy in 'Zim Zimma' video
-WPD vice squad arrest 2 for fentanyl trafficking
-Sutton man crushed to death between glass plates, state investigates
-Family IDs victim of fatal fire in Webster (1:21)
-Shopping: Work on new L.L. Bean store in Millbury to be finished by fall
-WRTA board votes to offer fare free rides until January 1
-Worcester church organist Wesley Hall finds unlikely TikTok fame
-Worcester Chamber Music Society receives $10,000 grant
-Rosen's Roundtable #441 (29:03): The Birds and the Bees in school
-WCCA-TV is proud to announce 2 new shows
-InCity Times (Chris Horton): What’s up with all those patients crossing the St. Vincent nurses picket line?
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurants team up on this epic sandwich
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Holy Cross to investigate alleged faculty sexual misconduct, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers presale on Yellowstone Single Barrell Bourbon 750ML
-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): Developer lays out plans for old Beal School in Shrewsbury
-Westborough firefighter helps battle wildfire in Berkshires
-Children line street in Paxton for funeral procession of Tyler Trudell, Little Leaguer who died in sleep
-Rose Room Café in Webster hosts mini farmers market
-Man and woman arrested in Southbridge for drug trafficking
-Uxbridge saw mill goes up in flames (:30)
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-John DiPietro (14:12): Historic!! Baseball comes to Worcester
-Holy Cross football season tickets are on sale
-Saint Vincent parent company seeks to raise $1.4 billion to cover expenses
-National: Teen mom hands newborn to customer at N.J. restaurant, then walks out
-New England: Unemployment work search requirements return June 15
-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)
-Homes: Oldest house in Worcester is now for sale. Take a virtual tour
-History: White City, early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO and HBO Max June
-Animals: Pet Rock Fest returns outdoors Sept. 12
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "She's like me": Minnesota boy with prosthetic leg gets puppy with missing paw
-Meanwhile, viral photo has people pondering if young girl got stuck in sidewalk
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Vaccination preregistration system to close as state expands homebound program
+5:00: Worcester, Seven Hills offer free Lyft rides to vaccination clinics
+Noon: U.S. vaccination pace is down by nearly half in the last month
-Updated cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-In 19 U.S. states, at least half of adults are fully vaccinated
-Clark University students, faculty, and staff will be required to be vaccinated
-Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts
-Booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Dr. Fauci says
-QCC offers solutions for post-pandemic recovery
-ICYMI: To operate at 100% capacity, local restaurant says they’ll need more workers and fast
-Mass. officials announce 538 new cases and 9 deaths with a positivity rate of 1 percent
-Dr. Fauci says it’s conceivable middle and high schools will be mask-free in the fall
-Police officers around the country lagging behind others in getting vaccines
-Do vaccinated people need a test after exposure?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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