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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Some clouds this afternoon, high of 79 today
+1:00: Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Homes: A beacon for buyers priced out of Boston, Worcester is getting the buzz it deserves
-Area restaurant closed for good
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Funnyman Lenny Clarke talks about comedy benefit for family of Manny Familia (12:19)
-Chris Horton on 20 years of InCity Times and Cecelia
-Restrictions on boating, swimming in Lake Quinsigamond
-Nuestra to bring "a lot of Latin flavor" to Bull Mansion in the early fall
-Video of rushing waters Friday at Blackstone River Gateway in Worcester, Part 1 (1:07)
-Video of rushing waters Friday at Blackstone River Gateway in Worcester, Part 2 (1:44)
-ICYMI: Reporter shows how fast floodwater rises in Worcester (1:07)
-UMass Medical School receives $2.8 million grant for microscope
-WPI researcher awarded $799,995 for cancer research
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Sunday
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (27:12): Yellowstone Bourbon Barrel Pick
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fred Warren 5.5-mile road race returns to Holden
-Shrewsbury rowing star competes in World Championships
-Pandemic allows Wachusett school district to transfer funds from salary appropriation
-Southbridge police chief looking to put body cams on officers
-Business: Greater Worcester unemployment rate increases for 2nd time in pandemic
-"Overwhelming majority" of EcoTarium employees vote to unionize
-Bravehearts come from behind to win, 7-4. Home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Camp Day. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox lose, 9-1, at Lehigh Valley
-Recap of Mass. Pirates' 43-38 home win last night (1:00)
-Central Massachusetts umpire heads back to Little League World Series
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Health: Overall cancer death rates declining in US, report finds
-Tragic: Delivery truck strikes, kills toddler in Chelsea
-Tribute to 37-year veteran of Worcester Police Department, who passed away Thursday
-Animals: Dog plays with unlikely new pal — a young black bear
-History: On July 10, 1759, the Leicester Tornado
-Food: Air fryer "pasta chips" are the latest TikTok food trend
-Movies: Amazon to offer Universal movies on Prime Video after they play on Peacock
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Seamstress gives Navy veteran his dream uniform (2:24)
-Eastbound and down. In Atlanta, police chase down "the bandit of the day," a donkey named Burt Reynolds
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Vaccination site in downtown Worcester closes
-Mass. doc on need for booster shots (3:28)
-Safest states to live for COVID: Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut
-Florida sees more cases, higher positivity rates
-ICYMI: Vaccinated students, teachers don’t need masks at school, CDC says
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-51-year-old amputee playing baseball at Quinsigamond Community College after accident ended trucking career (2:21). Article
-Worcester public housing community receives high inspection score, despite complaints
-GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
-Worcester judge orders fourth triple shooting suspect held without bail
-Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial
-W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025
-W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
-Danish educators learn classroom A.I. from Worcester teachers
-Worcester Tech senior Stephen highlighted as a Worcester Star Student
-Radio Worcester (15:55): Eric Batista discusses Worcester gun violence & city plans
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Restaurant Locations (5:02)
-ICYMI: Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm
-Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston plans override, amount T.B.D.
-Sutton solar project remains under enforcement order
-Clinton P.T.A. now "award winning"
-Rutland hydrant flushing begins April 22nd
-Q.C.C. Early College Program coming to Southbridge High School
-9 Grafton B.V.T. students earn medals at District V competition
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Taylor Swift unveils surprise double album "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" -- and fans go wild
-Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music
-Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester
-Street style served up fresh at fashion show
-Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.
-Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young
-Unity Radio (55:04): Standups and Standouts
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (51:27): Public restrooms, youth justice reform, Rep. McGovern on Gaza
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local 17-year-old killed in crash
>SPORTS: Former Worcester Academy star T.J. Power of Shrewsbury leaving Duke, enters transfer portal
-Boston police warn Bruins, Celtics fans about counterfeit playoff tickets
-Eliot Wolf, Patriots "open for business" entering NFL Draft
-NFL Draft Preview featuring Holy Cross stars Jalen Coker and C.J. Hanson (33:06)
-Holy Cross Athletics announces return of Coaches Road Show
-Clark's Isaiah Taylor to host free youth basketball clinic Saturday on campus
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-4
-WooSox postponed, doubleheader Saturday
-Remembering Larry Lucchino, eulogy by Dr. Charles Steinberg
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-About 55,000 Prius, Prius HEV compact cars recalled
>NATIONAL: 6 arrested, 3 on run in what police call biggest gold theft in Canada’s history
-Shocking video captures scam victim pointing gun at innocent Uber driver before allegedly killing her
-Tragic: Video shows cop shooting 15-year-old with toy gun
>NEW ENGLAND: James Parker granted parole in 2001 Zantop murders
-11-year-old Maine boy killed after crashing friend's A.T.V.
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity
-Student entrepreneurs make a splash at WooTank
-Winners of Nichols' annual Elevator Speech Competition announced
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 8 most underrated places in Switzerland
>BUSINESS: Retail sales rose in March for the second straight month
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-W.B.J.'s 5 Things I know about ... Still overlooked money basics
>SHOPPING: Yoto mini recall affects 250,000 speakers for kids due to fire risk
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 7th to 13th
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on new warning about measles (2:36)
-Cardiac arrest and COVID vaccines aren't linked in young, C.D.C. says
>FOOD: Central Mass. Mom's Best Ice Cream Shops in Central Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: CNN axes Charles Barkley and Gayle King's weekly show "King Charles"
>MOVIES: A fifth "Matrix" movie is in the works
>CELEBRITY: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
>ANIMALS: Puppy thrown in trash is unrecognizable now (3:01)
>HISTORY: George Frisbie Hoar Monument
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple a perfect match in marriage and in their kidneys
-Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, woman goes ballistic while being arrested on Spirit plane
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