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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+1:00: Bravehearts go local, add 7 area players to summer roster
+1:00: Another donut chicken sandwich lands Thursday in Worcester
+1:00: Millbury Fire Dept. responds to van fire on Pike overpass
+1:00: Neat story: QCC has become a legacy for the Ralph family
+1:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+1:00: Artist Spotlight: Jessie Gutierrez
-2 popular Worcester restaurants announce reopening dates
-Worcester oil company to pay $450,000 fine in fraudulent heating oil switch
-Worcester woman charged for attacking man who backed out of buying sex
-Mass. Nurses Association: Tenet rejects nurses' comprehensive proposal
-St. V's set to pay $5.4 million for replacement nurses in case of strike
-Millbury woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket bought in North Grafton
-If Becker College closes for good, what happens to the students? Options for parents?
-Becker has a long history, tied to mergers
-Earlier: Becker's financial woes could make it the next school to close
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (20:26): Police in schools, structural racism & teacher vaccinations
-In initial vote, Worcester councilors narrowly back removal of school officers
-Worcester police signed controversial contract a month before it went for approval
-Worcester educators union says school committee has walked away from bargaining table, plans to rally over expired contracts
-Sue Coghlin Mailman announces candidacy for Worcester School Committee
-SeltzerTime Podcast #108 (1:00:59): Building a Brand from Nothing
-Lindsey Bartlett of Worcester Inked magazine Cover Girl semifinalist
-ICYMI: Man gets 12 years for using Millbury business as front for marijuana grow operation
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods, Part 4 (17:18): June Street and adjacent streets
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden offering Citizens Police Academy
-Shrewsbury officials set the stage for $9.5 million Prop. 2 1/2 operational override
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Worcester Red Sox release updated schedule, home opener now May 11
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-6 Holy Cross football players named preseason All Patriot League
-Worcesteria: A little unexpected piano music
-Homes: 5 open houses in Worcester
-Tragic: Mother in Texas killed by pack of dogs while walking to corner store, cops say
-TV/Streaming: What time does Paramount+ launch? cost, how to subscribe
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Friends find out they’re biological sisters years after they met working at the same Conn. restaurant
-Meanwhile, in Canada, cops give seal a lift after it's found wandering half a mile from ocean
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: 12,000 new vaccination appointments in Mass. quickly fill due to high demand, limited supply
+1:00: 12 million adults could lose stimulus checks under new cap
-Hospital at DCU Center to close as admissions decline
-Worcester awaits word on when region will receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
-ICYMI: How does the one-shot vaccine compare to the others? Holy Cross Biology Professor explains
-Teachers, school staff can sign up for vaccinations starting March 11 (2:50)
-CVS now lists teachers as eligible for vaccine appointments in Massachusetts
-Essential workers not given vaccine priority asking 'why not us too?'
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,553 new cases, 66 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.8 percent
-UMass Medical School expanding plasma study
-Gov. Baker: ‘No plans’ to lift mask mandate in Massachusetts
-Experts are warning of a potential surge while several governors are loosening restrictions
-Teens' mental health took a hit during pandemic: study
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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