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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:24). High of 57 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Infant mortality a concern in Worcester. Racial disparities a factor
+6:00: Pure BS Maple Shack, Redemption Rock Brewing continue beer partnership
+6:00: From principal to baker - how Grafton man started Bread Guy Breads
+Noon: Car slams into house at Worcester intersection
+Noon: First responders rescue driver trapped inside car in Westborough
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Living With Chucky" and more
+Noon: Changes possible for Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton
+Noon: Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates city's past with "Paper Town" exhibit
-108-unit apartment building approved in downtown Worcester
-Worcester Starbucks workers denied credit card tips
-Worcester principal appears as extra on NBC's "Chicago Med"
-Truck goes up in flames at I-190 exit in West Boylston (:40)
-Ramadan, Passover and Easter highlight conflicts, and shared values
-Puerto Rican troops to be honored at Borinqueneers Day ceremony
-Have beef with Spectrum? Now's your chance to tell Worcester officials
-Celebrating harvest day at Vernon Hill School's freight farm program
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for April
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 85 Main on Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Brew Woo, Ladies Night Out, The Moth Mainstage
-Brazilian metal band Crypta discuss surviving Illinois tornado ahead of Worcester show
-Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (14:16): David Webb, Mss. Right to Repair, part 3
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester man who worked almost 70 years for the family business
-ICYMI: Worcester native's fine art photo stolen from Boston gallery in elaborate, nationwide scheme
-Worcester woman calls for more from city after police officer's dog attacked, killed her cockapoo
-Ex-Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. leaving Dean College after less than a year
-Diocese terminates lease with Worcester's La Familia school after sex ed flap, 2 schools to merge
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Laura Kirshenbaum running for W.R.S.D. Committee
-Tribute to Holden man who taught at Wachusett for 50 years
-Holden Rabies Clinic on Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury bar's liquor license revoked by board
-Historian discusses Shrewsbury as Underground Railroad stop
-Sutton voters to consider maximum building height in parts of town
-Dolan takes on new post in Lancaster
-Weight loss program "saved my life," Leicester teen says after losing 200 pounds (2:28). Article
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Maple Leafs in overtime, one win away from record
-Bravehearts announce second sellout, announce third "You choose the rules" game
-Former Holy Cross star Sherry Levin to be honored by Jewish Sports Heritage Association
-Railers fall to Maine, 4-2
-Shepherd Hill, Lunenburg, Nipmuc have welcomed new high school football coaches
>CARS: NEW! The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-Honda recalls 563,000 S.U.V.s in cold-weather states over rust risk
>NATIONAL: I.R.S. to spend $80 billion to hire 30,000 staff, boost audits on wealthy
-2 dead, million without power after ice storm hits Canada
-Tragic: Grandma charged after 2 grandkids die in her care
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds apologize after mistakenly detaining pilot during training exercise at Boston hotel
-Homeless woman killed Vermont shelter coordinator with ax: Police
>FOOD: New in the Woo -- Woo Juice
>COLLEGES: At noon today, Holy Cross prof and Russia expert to discuss the consequences of the Ukraine war
-Flavor Flav lectures at Harvard, volunteers at Mass. homeless shelter
-Winners announced in Anna Maria’s 29th annual Secondary School Art/Design Exhibition
>BUSINESS: Weekly jobless claims have exceeded 200,000 since February
-Fix your failing targeted recruitment
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s first signs may appear in your eyes, study finds
-Coffee drinkers get more steps but also less sleep, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time
>MOVIES: "Shrek 5" is in the works with the original cast in talks
>CELEBRITY: James Corden "absolutely terrified" to quit "The Late Late Show"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 25 most beautiful cities in the world
>ANIMALS: Senior donkey can't stop biting his brother's butt (3:24)
>HISTORY: Worcester from the 1940s to the 1970s (11:24)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man pulls over to save choking 100-year-old woman
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, watch escaped horses lead police on 30-minute chase through town
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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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