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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week
+4:30: Worcester man beaten to death at treatment facility
+4:30: Video: Big sky over Wachusett Reservoir (1:02)
+Noon: Northborough man gets more than 8 years in prison for fraud schemes targeting elderly
+Noon: Worcester to settle School Committee election discrimination suit
+Noon: Water main shut off on parts of Green Hill Parkway
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 14
+Noon: Radio Worcester (15:31): Fidelity Bank CEO Ed Manzi and Menkiti Group Founder & CEO Bo Menkiti talk Worcester Development
+Noon: At the office: Here's the most annoying workplace behavior in Massachusetts
+Noon: Worcester Chamber Music Society's 'Horizons' concert April 25
-Central figure in disappearance of Worcester’s Sabrina Hatheway shot in street violence
-Earlier: Saturday's double-shooting in Worcester caught on video, authorities say
-21-year-old Worcester woman killed in Northborough crash identified
-Victim of fatal motorcycle crash on Route 56 was 48-year-old Leicester man
-Worcester man arrested on drug trafficking, gun charges
-Former Lunenburg woman admits to cashing Social Security checks of dead mother-in-law
-Channel 7 investigates sexual harassment lawsuits filed against retired Uxbridge police sergeant
-Worcester Board of Health: Gun violence is a persistent public health threat
-Radio Worcester (10:30): City Manager Ed Augustus responds to reports that minority companies got peanuts in Polar Park project
-Artist Spotlight: The photography of Scarlett Hoey
-Ricky Duran's 'Selfish Love' video to premiere on CMT
-Watch the teaser trailer for locally filmed movie 'The Investigators'
-Worcester ranked among top 10 cities for urban gardening profit potential
-Worcester free fridges need upgrades to withstand weather
-ICYMI: T&G honored for defending 'public’s right to know' in suing Worcester for secret records
-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): WATCH: Suspects surrender after 40-mile police pursuit
-New Beal School in Shrewsbury under budget as it nears completion
-Princeton St. closure in Holden through April 23
-Leominster mayor searching for owner of antique sword stolen decades ago
-Wachusett Earthday paper shredding event this Saturday
-RMV extends grace period for replacing expired March, April inspection stickers (:33)
-15 Crusaders earn All-Patriot League football honors
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Health: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (29:38): Dr. John Haran, UMassachusetts Medical School
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Homes: Spring housing market heats up
-Animals: Worcester adoptable pets: Meet Flora, Benzo, Chico & more
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: The former Hotel Standish, Main and Jackson streets in Worcester
-Meanwhile, U.S. Navy ships capture video of pyramid-shaped UFOs overhead
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:30: About 1.7 million Mass. residents become eligible for vaccine on Monday (1:52)
+Noon: You can reduce your risk of severe COVID with regular activity, a study says. Here's how
+Noon: Moderna says new data shows its vaccine is more than 90% effective 6 months after second shot
-Grafton family displays more than 17,000 flags for Massachusetts COVID victims (2:04)
-Worcester Health Commissioner Matilde Castiel still confident in Johnson & Johnson vaccine following federal pause on shots
-What we know about the J&J vaccine and rare blood clots
-If you’ve recently had the J&J vaccine, watch for these rare symptoms, CDC says
-ICYMI: Worcester pharmacist proud to 'restore a sense of normalcy' (1:54)
-Free testing in Worcester on Thursday
-Drive-through vaccination clinic in Holden next week
-Grafton High students return to school on May 3
-Mass. officials announce 1,401 new cases and 7 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.4 percent
-Cases are rising in more than half the states, despite vaccinations
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Retired South Dakota nurse who barely survived COVID-19 is now administering vaccines
-Meanwhile, Americans are buying less toilet paper and wipes
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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
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-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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