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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 (: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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