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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 (:32). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Framingham police arrest Worcester man on assault with knife charge
+6:00: Earth Day in Worcester: See local eco-activities
+Noon: Downtown Worcester café closes for good (pictured)
+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: "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" and more
+Noon: View from new center at Holy Cross looking good for arts and inclusion
-Worcester police ask for public's help to find missing 15-year-old
-Victim of Easter shooting in Worcester dies from injuries
-A ceremony will honor 5 women slain in Worcester in the early 1990s
-Worcester man charged with vehicular homicide in June Street head-on crash
-Worcester lawmakers back Old Sturbridge Village Charter School probe
-George’s Coney Island listed among the top 5 best Coney dogs in U.S.
-FlyORH: What's next for Worcester Regional Airport
-Free Worcester-area buses to stay through 2024, W.R.T.A. board decides
-Earlier: W.R.T.A. is the only urban transit agency in Mass. to surpass pre-COVID ridership, report says
-Major utilities say electricity costs to drop this summer
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling pickup WILL NOT be delayed a day because of holiday
-Here is where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Friday
>SHOPPING: WICN's 4th annual Vinyl Sale on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Ten Things To Do: Pottery Invitational, Woodstock, Biking While Black
-Worcester Poet Paul Szlosek to be awarded Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Bancroft School announces return of Young Writers Conference
-For some women, Worcester corset industry took form of fiscal freedom
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (36:52): O.S.V. controversy
-What's Up Worcester's "A Word from Echo" (23:08): Major Bloom
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 164 (29:42): The Armenian Genocide
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 900 (28:57): Joy of Music
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was an educator in Worcester Public Schools for 37 years
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester firefighters injured, 7 displaced in 2-alarm fire on Normal Street
-City Manager rules out municipal broadband project in Worcester
-2 injured, Worcester man arrested in knife fight at Auburn Mall
-Robot food delivery service begins at WPI. Video (:20)
-Worcester high school counselor a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden spring chipping, composting begins Saturday
-Wachusett students share "What adults should know about us – volume 6"
-7-run rally sparks 9-1 win for Mountaineer softball
-John DiPietro (9:05): Holden Fire Department is ready for the future
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police discover identity fraud case that may expand nationwide
-North Brookfield denies drag show during Pride event (2:15)
-Millbury town offices on the move
-7 arrested in catalytic converter theft ring that targeted Millbury
-Berlin mourns "wonderful lady"; chiefs hail "heroic actions"
-Shrewsbury Unified Basketball returns for intra-squad match
-Deadline to register to vote in Shrewsbury May 2nd Town Election is Friday
-Willard House and Clock Museum brings back Richard Potter’s "19th Century Magic Show"
-Deadline to register for Grafton police entrance exam is Friday
-1 race shaping up for June 12th Clinton election
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Twins, 11-5
-Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon wins NBA’s 6th Man Award
-Patricia leaves Patriots for defensive coaching job, ESPN reports
-WooSox top IronPigs, 7-4
-Holy Cross assistant women's hockey coach named assistant coach of U.S. under-18 women’s team
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight, but explodes midair
-Postage stamp prices are rising again
-Tragic: 2 cheerleaders shot in a supermarket parking lot after one opened the wrong door
>NEW ENGLAND: Fire officials investigating apparent house explosion in Truro
-Search continues for fourth boater after 3 bodies found off Cape Ann
>FOOD: Wendy’s is offering free food while Mercury is in retrograde
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School researcher on how schools can help with pediatric asthma (19:01)
-"Silent killer" ends more American lives than obesity, overdoses: new data
>BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:44) – Deep fake scams
-Fun and games for a successful Startup Worcester alum
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria’s Industrial Organizational Psych Program prepares a new generation of business leaders
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best private resort beaches in the U.S.
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Second "Game of Thrones" prequel based on Dunk and Egg stories picked up by HBO
>MOVIES: Chris Evans, Ana de Armas on teaming up for third time with "Ghosted" and their shared musical hopes
>CELEBRITY: Prosecutors dismissing charges against Alec Baldwin in "Rust" shooting
>HISTORY: Worcester Academy, 1915
>ANIMALS: Viral 40-pound cat named Patches gets adopted
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Basketball referee reunites with player who saved his life after on-court heart attack (2:29)
-Meanwhile, in British Columbia, watch sugar-craving bear break into car, drink 69 cans of soda
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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