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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Today's high in upper 50s
+6:15: Worcester woman killed in Northborough crash ID'd
+6:15: Worcester Board of Health: Gun violence is a persistent public health threat
+6:15: Radio Worcester (10:30): City Manager Ed Augustus responds to reports that minority companies got peanuts in Polar Park project
+6:15: Princeton St. closure in Holden through April 23
+6:15: 15 Crusaders earn All-Patriot League football honors
+6:15: Artist Spotlight: The photography of Scarlett Hoey
+6:15: Worcester adoptable pets: Meet Flora, Benzo, Chico & more
+Noon: Ricky Duran's 'Selfish Love' video to premiere on CMT
+Noon: Watch the teaser trailer for locally filmed movie 'The Investigators'
+Noon: Worcester ranked among top 10 cities for urban gardening profit potential
+8:15: Worcester DPW&P will be shutting down the water main on Bourne Street
-Saturday's double-shooting in Worcester caught on video, authorities say
-T&G honored for defending 'public’s right to know' in suing Worcester for secret records
-WBJ wins 11 New England journalism awards, honoring economic, diversity, design and podcast work
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 13
-Worcester-based online cheesecake business takes off
-Filming for George Clooney's 'The Tender Bar' continued in downtown Worcester
-More parking coming to Canal District
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses strike enters week 6
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (26:45): Lucy Hale, President & CEO, EcoTarium
-Worcesteria: Sam James talks 'Voice,' Tik Tok and upcoming Hanover show
-21-year-old Worcester woman killed in rollover crash on Route 9 in Northborough (:16)
-Worcester superintendent’s Artist of the Week: Kahlia Parker
-ICYMI: Worcester city employee salaries for 2020. Spectrum News 1. Top 500 list: This Week in Worcester
-See all the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury entrepreneur sells coffee, empowers women
-Grafton's Cancuns and Pub 122 approved for outdoor dining
-Tony Hawk's Foundation donates $10,000 to Leominster skatepark that honors teen killed in hit-and-run (1:08)
-MBI wins $252,000 to spur biomedical entrepreneurship
-Shaping the Future: Holy Cross Athletics unveils five-year strategic plan
-Men's golfer Juan Suan named Crusader of the Week
-Patriots legend Julian Edelman retires
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Food: Ground turkey sold at Wegmans, Stop & Shop and Hannaford linked to salmonella outbreak
-Video: View the Boston skyline from Worcester over 50 miles away (:26)
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Shopping: Jordan’s to give away free furniture, mattresses if Red Sox pitcher throws no-hitter
-Celebrity: Oscars 2021 reveals A-list roster of presenters
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Hall in the old State Mutual Building in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Anonymous thank you note leaves Mass. veteran feeling grateful
-Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, humongous snake found slithering in tree along park trail
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Cases are rising in more than half the states, despite vaccinations
+8:15: U.S. will pause use of J&J vaccine after rare complications
-Worcester pharmacist proud to 'restore a sense of normalcy' (1:54)
-Mobile clinics help deliver vaccine to hard-to-reach people
-Gov. Baker: Mass. to reach 2 million people fully vaccinated (1:09)
-Free testing in Worcester on Thursday
-Radio Worcester (10:25): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccines, variants and the state of COVID
-Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School explains latest reports about vaccines
-Drive-through vaccination clinic in Holden next week
-Valley Tech students assist at Uxbridge vaccination clinic
-Mass. officials announce 1,376 new cases and 19 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent
-16 percent of parents consider holding child back a grade, poll shows
-Officials: 28% of American adults are fully vaccinated
-More young people are getting hospitalized as a more infectious strain becomes dominant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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