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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Temps the 80s, a mostly sunny afternoon
+5:30: Worcester is ranked as 83rd best place to live in the U.S.
+5:30: No wake order on Lake Quinsigamond is lifted
+5:30: Tickets are on sale for Holy Cross football at Polar Park
+Noon: Worcester Food Truck Throwdown and Craft Fair returns July 31
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 15
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
+Noon: Water shut off for repair on Wheeler Ave. in Worcester
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Miss Massachusetts, Vic DiBitetto and more ...
+Noon: Holy mackerel! Shrewsbury resident catches huge fish in Cape Cod Canal
-Imprisoned developer pleads the 5th during fraud trial of former Worcester official (subscription required)
-Earlier: Worcester official wore wire for FBI years before fraud indictment
-38 Worcester police officers honored for their life saving efforts
-2 Worcester officers who reportedly OD'd are now on leave (subscription required)
-Juan Gutierrez sentenced to 16 years for shooting man in face as he rode his son’s bicycle
-Worcester man apologizes to family, says Snapchat scam led him into Northbridge home
-You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester through June 2022
-As USDA food program ends, Central Mass. groups work to feed families
-Worcester's DPW looking to hire lifeguards
-Becker College properties: Meeting to probe neighborhood future
-Sides reach resolution in donor's ex-wife's suit against WPI
-Last Call with Giselle and Brooklyn Flores, mother-daughter entrepreneurs
-Listen Up: Punk Rock TreeHouse is up to "Mischief"
-Greater Worcester Opera reschedules Gilbert & Sullivan concert
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty and Tim Garvin (16:27): Worcester teacher pipeline & Amazon's donation
-WPI creates tenure and extended contract opportunities for teaching faculty
-Only in The 016: Comedian Tony V on performing at benefit for family of fallen Worcester officer (10:58)
-Nearly 60 Worcester restaurants receive $13 million in Restaurant Revitalization funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-NEW EPISODE of Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (41:17): 5 Mezcals you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Home Depot in Auburn reopens after gas leak, controlled burn (:23)
-Leicester counting on voters to approve purchase of former Becker College campus
-Rainfall approaching concerning levels for Central Massachusetts farms
-YMCA following state guidelines to keep kids safe at summer camps
-Crowds back in Brimfield for America's oldest outdoor antique flea market
-Bravehearts have home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. today on Camp Day. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-WooSox rally to split doubleheader
-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
-National: 911 calls from Florida condo collapse reveal confusion and chaos
-Tragic: 7-year-old killed in elevator accident in N.C. vacation home
-Health: Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to benzene traces
-Animals: Baby cow now cuddles with his chicken best friend (4:01)
-Food: Mass. SNAP recipients eligible to purchase food online from Stop & Shop, Hannaford
-TV/Streaming: James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down role on "The Office"
-History: Worcester trolley car
-Homes: Homebuyers continue to drop out of housing market amid competition
-Shopping: In the last year, consumer prices reached their highest point since 2008
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Volunteers step up to help New Mexico farmers who lost crop to bad weather
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, Burger King employees' "We all quit" sign goes viral
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Yankees-Red Sox game postponed after positive COVID tests in Yankees organization
+5:30: "You can’t do it alone": Battling addiction during COVID-19
+5:30: Over a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months, study finds
-New mobile lab helping in fight against COVID-19 in Worcester
-UMass Memorial to start administering COVID antibody treatments
-79 fully vaccinated Mass. residents have died from breakthrough infections, data shows
-Young children will pay the price if enough U.S. adults don’t get vaccinated, expert says
-7 Mississippi kids in ICU with COVID-19, 2 on life support
-ICYMI: New cases, hospitalizations in Massachusetts back on the rise
-Massachusetts reports 208 new cases, 1 additional death
-COVID may be linked to increase in breast cancer deaths over next 10 years
-Will vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?
-Register now for $1 million giveaway. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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’s city employee salary database for 2023: see the city’s top earners and more
-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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