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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 (:49). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: What did Worcester do well, and not so well, during the pandemic?
+6:00: Jerry Springer dies at age 79
+6:00: Related: WoMag's 2017 conversation with Jerry Springer
+Noon: Worcester educators to hold all-member rally at 5 p.m. as they fight for contract
+Noon: Radio Worcester: EAW President Melissa Verdier (10:00) & City Manager Eric Batista (6:10) about the WPS teachers contract negotiations and school budget
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Gather Provisions owner following her food dreams
+Noon: Eight Things To Do: Festivals, Breaking Benjamin, Little Richard ...
+Noon: Worcester's new cultural leader Fabian Barracks learning on the job
+Noon: First Person: Over time, legs make several critical journeys
-Ahead of hearing in Worcester, prosecutors say classified docs leak suspect Jack Teixeira a flight risk
-Worcester tax firm buys historic Main Street building for expansion (pictured)
-Investors purchase 17-unit Worcester apartment building for $2.5 million
-North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
-Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
-Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
-Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
-Worcester celebrates Arbor Day with events at University Park
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Thursday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
-City hosting University Park tree planting, plaque dedication in memory of women victims of violence
-North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Get tickets to the biggest farewell tours of 2023
-Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
-Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
-Lessons learned from "Casey at the Bat"
-Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 313 (28:19): Jay Givan, Political Commentator 1/2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who also worked for the Telegram & Gazette
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ngo beats incumbent for Millbury planning board seat
-Shrewsbury town manager pleased with Beal Commons approval
-Temporary road closure in Rutland on Thursday and Friday
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Register now for Valley Tech’s Annual Golf Tournament
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High third quarter honor roll
>SPORTS: Panthers beat Bruins, 4-3, in overtime
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (22:50): Get to know softball coach Kimberly Stiles
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 4-1
-Last Call: Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Railers general manager
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: U.S. last year saw highest number of "active shooter" casualties of the past 5 years, FBI report finds
>NEW ENGLAND: 27,000 D.U.I. cases in jeopardy after breathalyzer court ruling
-Pepper spray at school in Milford sends several to hospital
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 unbeatable reasons to visit Glacier National Park
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor asked if worst of COVID surges are behind us
-Local researchers searching for the secret to a long life
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates decrease after early year rises
-Santander to close 3 Central Mass. branches as part of statewide closures
-SHOPPING: Stanley Black & Decker recalls 2.2 million fiberglass sledgehammers due to injury hazard
>COLLEGES: Clark student's senior project adds text to textiles
-WPI researcher receives $657,776 grant to improve performance and privacy of augmented reality
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, April 16th to 23rd
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Arnold Schwarzenegger's new Netflix show "FUBAR" (2:43)
>MOVIES: George Clooney says Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp turned down "Ocean’s Eleven": “They Regret It Now”
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That lead coronation concert line up
>HISTORY: The old Capitol Theatre in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Family reunites 10 ducklings with mom twice in a day (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family reunites with dog who spent 301 days in a shelter
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, moose wanders inside movie theater looking for snacks
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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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