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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 (:35). High of 53 in Worcester
-April climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Developer quadruples apartments at old Table Talk Pies H.Q. (pictured)
+6:00: Former boxing champ Jose Rivera jumps to District 5 Worcester City Council race
+6:00: May Day rally on Worcester Common puts focus on unions
+Noon: UPDATED: Raging fire reduces Worcester businesses to pile of charred rubble
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rolls over on ramp from Mass Pike to I-290 in Auburn
+Noon: UPDATED: Holden lawsuit win against Worcester over sewer charges affirmed
+Noon: Community Healthlink substance-use center lays off 80 after inspection, closures
+Noon: No one hurt in Rutland car fire
+Noon: Gordon Lightfoot: a 2015 visit to Worcester
+Noon: First Person: The big switch — phasing out fossil fuels, fast
+Noon: Northborough Area Community Chorus presents "That '70s Show"
+Noon: Coffee with the Crusaders Thursday at Fuel America in Downtown Worcester
-2 hurt as fire destroys 2 businesses on Pleasant Street in Worcester (1:04). Article
-Related: Video (:27). Gallery (5 photos)
-Court judgment against Worcester balloons to nearly $27 million
-Café Neo owner to open new restaurant on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-W.B.J's Power 50: The most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2023
-Related: Every W.B.J. Power 50 ever, through 2023
-Worcester plans big road safety upgrades, first for new department
-I-290 on-ramp in Worcester closing due to construction
-City council is "legally obligated" to approve police body camera stipend
-Mike Benedetti: City Council Agenda Preview -- Zoning, driveways
-Aislynn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief -- What happened in April
-Citywide Parent Planning Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Worcester man cashes in $1 million winner he bought at Shaw's
-Developer behind Canal District project to redevelop Lakeside Apartments
-Worcester fast food restaurant employees assaulted, restaurant vandalized after customers get wrong order (1:53). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Candidate forum Tuesday night at Senior Center
-Town election May 8th. See the ballot
-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 adds patrols for "Click it or ticket" in May
-Multi-tractor-trailer crash on I-84 in Sturbridge closes eastbound lanes, forces detour through weigh station
-Move to a 5K leads to larger turnout for Grafton Gazebo Road Race
-Kyle’s cookies to honor Ron Marsh
-Highlights from the Millbury Town Meeting Warrant
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Carl Fawcett running for Lancaster Planning Board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Aerosmith announces farewell tour
-Author signs punk memoir "In Between Shows" at Nevermind Shop
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1307 (24:29): Central Mass, Housing Alliance and Walk for Homeless
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 901 (28:46): Andrew Noone
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Bishop Robert Webbs, a member of the Black Ministers Alliance of Worcester and the council of churches for the Worcester area
>SPORTS: Celtics blow late lead, fall to 76ers in Game 1
-Mel Kiper Jr. reveals final draft grade for Patriots
-Report: Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark had "painful injury" in first round
-Verdugo homers for 3rd walk-off of season in Red Sox win
-Bravehearts mascot Jake the Lion helps open local Little Leagues
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Anna Brait named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Picking the top Central Mass. baseball games of the week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 29
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: 7 bodies found on Oklahoma property amid search for 2 missing teenagers
-Illinois dust storm causes multiple fatalities after 40 to 60 cars crash on highway, officials say
-Tragic: Mass. woman killed by falling tree while gardening at her N.H. vacation home
>NEW ENGLAND: Former school resource officer accused of raping teen (1:48)
-Driver flown to trauma center after crash into Mass. river
>HOMES: 5 freshest properties for sale in and around Worcester
>HEALTH: How is colon cancer treated?
-U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
>BUSINESS: Report eyes path to aid those without health insurance
-Is my money safe? What you need to know about bank failures
>FOOD: Fish filet created via 3D printer may be hitting market in the near future
>HISTORY: New Bond Street in Worcester in 1945
>COLLEGES: Law class brings Holy Cross students out of the classroom and into the city
-Inaugural UMass Medical School Finberg memorial award winners to present at Innate Immunity Day
>TV/STREAMING: Hollywood writers go on strike for first time in 15 years
>MOVIES: Harrison Ford on Indiana Jones on "Dial of Destiny": “Last time I’ll play the character”
>CELEBRITY: Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
-Willie Nelson inhales the love at 90th birthday concert
>ANIMALS: Male calico kitten making his "mark" at Worcester Animal Rescue League
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities famous for a single color
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nurse adopts teen mother and her triplets (2:37)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, wandering bull's visit to residential neighborhood caught on camera
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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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