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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Starting to cool down, storm possible this afternoon
-City considers buying Denholm building in downtown Worcester
-Glazy Susan hopes to reopen soon after DCU Center cooling system fails
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Local businesses looking for boost as sales tax holiday is this weekend
-Reflection of face in casket a "wake-up call" at Worcester violence prevention display
-Ray Mariano: Warning, the trash police want to weigh your bags
-ICYMI: Worcester has more residents than ever before, tops 206,000, fastest growing large city in New England
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Want a week's worth of produce for just $5? Stress-free savings are just a few clicks away.
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW EPISODE: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (30:24): Rebel Bourbon Store Pick
-See the POW! WOW! Worcester lineup
-Dropkick Murphys return to Worcester for outdoor show at Palladium
-Worcester Youth Leadership Institute participants graduate from 6-week program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community rallies together to help grant wish for Webster teen with cancer
-Sturbridge bride searches for special car to recreate picture with late grandfather on wedding day
-Grafton road construction will affect area around Sunrise Avenue
-Bravehearts clinch playoff berth! Home playoff game 5 p.m. Sunday
-WooSox swept in home doubleheader
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Health: Pancreatic cancer diagnostic test approved
-Business: U.S. jobless claims fall to 375,000, near pandemic low
-Tragic: Man drowns in Lake Winnipesaukee after he slips and falls off a boat
-Food: France photos and a recipe from Chef Joey
-Shopping: Holy Cross sociology professor on how to score an A+ in sustainable back-to-school shopping
-Animals: Paralyzed puppy on the hunt for forever home in new wheelchair
-Homes: Video tour of Colby Avenue house for sale in Worcester (2:02)
-History: Worcester History Lesson: Meet Eva March Tappan
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD: "Black Widow", "Joe Bell", "Profile" and more
-Celebrity: Stevie Nicks cancels all 2021 performances over coronavirus
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 101-year-old Massachusetts World War II vet honored
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, man steals horse, hides it in bedroom, deputies say
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-This unvaccinated former Worcester resident spent 23 days in the hospital. Hear his message
-Worcester reports fifth week-over-week increase in new cases
-34% of youngest eligible people in Worcester vaccinated compared to 85% of oldest residents
-Worcesteria: One step forward, two steps back
-Anti-mask sentiments dominate Wachusett schools meeting
-Radio Worcester (8:31): Mask requirements in Worcester Public Schools with School Committee member Laura Clancey
-ICYMI: Parents react to Worcester school committee vote to keep mask mandate
-Heated moment at Millbury school committee meeting over masks
-Anti-mask sentiments dominate Wachusett schools meeting
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Mass. officials report 1,182 new cases, 11 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-UMass Medical School researchers take at-home testing to the streets in community enrollment events
-Babies born during pandemic have lower IQs: Study says
-8 states make up half of U.S. hospitalizations
-3 educators die from COVID-19 in less than 24 hours in Florida
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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