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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Rain and chill take hold
+6:00: Sexual harassment claims rock Wormtown Brewery, ownership group 'steps back'
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: Peppercorn's Outdoor Urban Oasis Party postponed because of weather
+6:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Jenni Adams
+Noon: Long weekend! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: City View Elementary School has a remote learning day because of water main break
+Noon: Memorial Day truck savings at North End Motor Sales
+Noon: WCCA-TV's "The Mayor's Forum" (28:08): Dr. Charles Steinberg, President, Worcester Red Sox
+Noon: Ready for summer blockbusters? Here are the trailers for movies coming to theaters this weekend
+Noon: Gap expands into home goods in new partnership with Walmart
-New downtown Worcester bar & restaurant slated for summer opening
-Esports bar opens on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester restaurants prepare for summer crowds by opening outdoor seating
-Chefs John Piccolo, Bill Brady to host wine dinner on Shrewsbury St.
-ICYMI: Worcester bar with troubled past may gain new life as restaurant
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 28
-No dates yet for Delta, American to resume service at Worcester
-Local law enforcement will patrol Lake Quinsigamond this summer
-5,000 flags placed at St. John's Cemetery in Worcester for Memorial Day
-AAA expects 900,000 Mass. residents to travel over Memorial Day
-Recreation Worcester accepting registration for summer camp
-Worcesteria: Board of Health calls for civilian review board
-QCC offers free administrative medical professional training program
-WCCA-TV's "2020 New Voices Awards Singing Competition" (23:47): Contestant auditions
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including JetSki ban?, City Council mulls budget, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown
-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): After speeding concerns, high school driveway may become public road
-Now sprouting at Houlden Farm: A beer garden
-Grafton Library receives early gift of $1,859,714 from the state
-Chamber of Commerce Facebook Live 360 Pivot (10:43): Blackstone Valley EdHub
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town of Auburn rolls out parade for Mae Robo's 100th birthday
-Bravehearts survive wild 9th inning, post first win. Home game tonight. Buy tickets
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (37:31): Bourbon not from Kentucky
-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)
-Homes: Worcester's oldest house is for sale
-History: Old Worcester Post Office, now Federal Court
-Celebrity: IHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 winners
-Animals: Mother cat and her kittens take in a new family member (3:09)
-Meanwhile, in Washington, nude streaker hides in tube at Nationals game – and it doesn’t end well
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Could vaccine cause future health problems?
+6:00: Cases and deaths in the U.S. will fall over the next 4 weeks, forecast predicts
-10 things you’ll be able to do starting Saturday
-Excitement builds in Worcester's Kelley Square ahead of Saturday
-Inviting people back to church, Diocese lifts COVID restrictions
-Hannaford Supermarkets in Mass. will drop face mask requirement
-Updated COVID-19 cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-Worcester native and her husband fight to aid COVID-ravaged India village
-ICYMI: Small businesses weigh COVID safety policies as Massachusetts reopens Saturday (2:04)
-Mass. officials announce 215 new cases and 9 deaths with a positivity rate of .8 percent
-Number of Mass. communities considered high-risk drops to 1
-CVS to give out weekly prizes to encourage more vaccinations
-State officials: All schools required to be full-time in-person next year
-Study finds those infected or vaccinated may have long lasting immunity
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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