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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 (:34). High of 64 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+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: "Scream VI," "The Artifice Girl," and more
+Noon: Dance Theatre of Harlem brings "Sounds of Hazel (Scott)" to Worcester
-At City Hall, Worcester teachers rally for contract resolution
-Radio Worcester: EAW President Melissa Verdier (10:00) & City Manager Eric Batista (6:10) about the WPS teachers contract negotiations and school budget
-Worcester grocery store sells $1 million lottery ticket
-In Worcester courtroom, prosecutors say leaks suspect has history of making violent threats and possessed an "arsenal of weapons"
-What did Worcester do well, and not so well, during the pandemic?
-Worcester celebrates Arbor Day with events at University Park
-City hosting University Park tree planting, plaque dedication in memory of women victims of violence
-Worcester releases draft of first Urban Forestry Master Plan
-Table Hoppin': Gather Provisions owner following her food dreams
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Eight Things To Do: Festivals, Breaking Benjamin, Little Richard ...
-Worcester's new cultural leader Fabian Barracks learning on the job
-Worcester hosts the National Baseball Poetry Festival
-Saturday is prom night at the Creative Hub annual gala
-First Person: Over time, legs make several critical journeys
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 313 (28:19): Jay Givan, Political Commentator 1/2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who built houses on Mount Saint Helens and returned to the city 40 years ago
-ICYMI: Worcester tax firm buys historic Main Street building for expansion
-Investors purchase 17-unit Worcester apartment building for $2.5 million
-North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
-Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Town election May 8th. See the ballot
-Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury discusses cemetery expansion into Prospect Park
-Grafton police log, April 28th edition
-W.H.E.A.T. honors volunteers who help keep the programs
-The Item's public safety logs
-Sutton Historical Society to host presentation and other happenings
-Blackstone River water quality gets boost from new state grant
-Register now for Valley Tech’s annual golf tournament on June 12th
>SPORTS: Celtics pull away, beat Hawks, 128-120
-Full schedule for Celtics vs. 76ers playoff series
-Patriots' first round draft pick Christian Gonzalez earns high marks
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates look to stay perfect at home on Friday
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: 2 U.S. Army helicopters crash in Alaska on training flight
>NEW ENGLAND: Veterinarian shortage at "crisis" levels in Massachusetts
-Teens accused of vandalizing about 25 cemetery gravestones in New Hampshire
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 most romantic Airbnbs in the U.S. for couples
>HEALTH: How Mass. emergency rooms will change with Laura's Law. Video (1:33)
-Cutting down on processed meats, simple carbs could help you avoid diabetes, study finds (1:03)
>BUSINESS: Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly drop by 16,000
-Healey overhauling state economic development plan
>SHOPPING: Here’s where you can use Bed Bath & Beyond coupons now
>FOOD: Price Chopper/Market 32 issues recall for snack item
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Spotlight with Meghan Sonia
-UMass Medical School professors named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
>HOMES: Mass. home sales hit 2011 low with slow start to spring: Report
>TV/STREAMING: Vanna White will compete on "Wheel of Fortune" for first time ever after 40+ years of revealing letters
>MOVIES: John Krasinski casts Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Maya Rudolph and Sam Rockwell in "If"
>CELEBRITY: Jerry Springer dies at age 79
-Related: WoMag's 2017 conversation with Jerry Springer
>HISTORY: The old Capitol Theatre in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Cat caught on camera trying to wake up her parents (3:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): College student runs a clothing brand to help people with autism
-Meanwhile, in Toronto, raccoon caught on camera browsing the aisles at store
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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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