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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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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