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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 (1:07). 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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