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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 (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
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-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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