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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 (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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