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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny, high of 65 today in Worcester
+11:00: Historic Worcester theater to become a church on Sundays
+11:00: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bars before making your weekend plans
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 15th
+11:00: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+11:00: Screen Time: Epic religious movies provided insight for writer's greatest role
+11:00: Eyes on the skies: Mass Audubon adds bus service for participants in annual birdathon
-Worcester man arrested for pointing replica assault rifle at residents
-Food Hub moving to Worcester’s Union Station with $4.5 million in funding for retail space, 6 kitchens
-$3.9 million in repairs sought for leaky Union Station in Worcester
-Worcester Regional Airport in line for $18 million in runway improvement
-Alumni couple donates $5 million to UMass Medical School
-Big change looms as BirchTree Bread owners say they've found "the right folks to carry it forward"
-Widow of a fallen Leominster Marine remembers his life and sacrifice
-HOMES: Local realty company introduces program to save homeowners thousands in commissions
-5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Worcester warns residents of possible third party energy supplier scams
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five Things to Do: "Parallel Mothers," "Naughty bits" and more ....
-The Schizophonics ready to rip up Ralph’s
-Bad Advice: Body snatching may be only solution to snoring partner
-Worcester's next superintendent to be selected on April 28th
-Denholm trustees working on dispersing $3 million to condo unit owners
-The Faces of Worcester: Marina Kowaleski
-Tribute to man who owned his own business in Worcester for more than 50 years
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant ranked among top 100 vegan restaurants in the U.S. and Canada
-SEE THE LIST: What Worcester municipal employees make
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Work begins on upgrades to dam off Prospect Street in Shrewsbury
-Northbridge police seek help from the public to ID suspect
-Leicester man one of 3 Mass. residents to win $1 million lottery prizes
-Spencer Fire Association raffling off riding mower
-Browne named new Monty Tech superintendent
-SPORTS: Ottawa beats Bruins, 3-2
-Worcester Bravehearts announce finalists for fan jersey contest
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox postponed by rain
-Rivera Promotions Entertainment announces April 29 boxing card
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NEW ENGLAND: State to waive unemployment overpayments to more than 353,000
-Connecticut dad's confession of murdering family played in court
-Tragic: Sleeping 3-year-old killed by stray bullet
-BUSINESS: Google investing $9.5 billion in U.S. offices this year
-COLLEGES: Clark student creates trails and transit map to help student navigate Worcester
-Tuition at all UMass schools rising this fall after 2-year freeze
-HEALTH: Small amounts of exercise can help fight depression, study claims
-FOOD: Here's what's getting more expensive at the grocery store
-SHOPPING: Dollar Tree recalls hot glue guns over fire, burn hazards
-TV/STREAMING: Netflix series "Old Enough!" asks: Could your toddler go grocery shopping alone?
-CELEBRITY: Frank Langella accused of sexual harassment, fired from Netflix project
-HISTORY: Bathsheba Spooner, hanged in Worcester for murder — or for her loyalist father?
-ANIMALS: Feral kitten siblings transform into different cats (3:34)
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Blind drag racer shares lesson on perseverance (2:50)
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, woman wearing "Mother of the year" T-shirt accused of slugging umpire at youth softball game
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Free vaccinations/boosters 9-noon Friday at Worcester Senior Center and 5-7 Friday at Rock Salvation Church
-ICYMI: With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
-Mass. reports 2,962 new cases; hospitalizations ticking up
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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