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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Rain, snow forecast tonight into tomorrow
+7:00: Pay-by-plate parking goes live in Canal District April 20
+7:00: Worcesteria: Everybody's talking about Polar Park
+7:00: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (27:22): Ann Gibbons-Smith, Rev. John Madden & Kevin O’Sullivan, 36th Annual Walk for the Homeless
+7:00: Weekly unemployment claims in state declined last week
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 15
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+Noon: Homes: How closing dates can impact Massachusetts winning home bids (3:11)
+Noon: Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Aries
+Noon: Worcester ranked among 20 best cities to get stoned in U.S.
-Worcester man beaten to death at treatment facility
-Elderly woman in Worcester shot in the face with a paintball, 2 arrested (1:09)
-Northborough man gets more than 8 years in prison for fraud schemes targeting elderly
-Local billionaire's net worth nearly doubled in 2020
-Worcester teacher releases children's book, 'Andy the Anchor'
-Worcester Fire Dept., Red Cross install free smoke alarms
-Worcester to settle School Committee election discrimination suit
-Worcester Chamber Music Society's 'Horizons' concert April 25
-stART on the Street cancels 2021 festival
-Worcester plans to install 13 new electric vehicle stations downtown
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (16:21): Voting equity, J&J vaccine pause and development
-ICYMI: Central figure in disappearance of Worcester’s Sabrina Hatheway shot in street violence
-See all the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Music will return to Reunion Tap & Table in Grafton
-Electronics recycling and household items donation drop-off in Shrewsbury this weekend
-Lilac Hedge Farm still dealing with impacts of last summer's drought
-Fur Friends, Town of Auburn announce new dog park grand opening
-Extended voter registration hours April 20 in Holden
-Park Place Technologies completes move to Westborough
-Radio Worcester (15:31): Fidelity Bank CEO Ed Manzi and Menkiti Group Founder & CEO Bo Menkiti talk Worcester Development
-At the office: Here's the most annoying workplace behavior in Massachusetts
-Registration remains open for WBJ’s Shecession webinar
-Chamber of Commerce Live 360 Pivot (8:49): EcoTarium
-Last Call with Eric Swedberg of Artistic Soapstone Incorporated
-Holy Cross men’s, women’s lacrosse cancel remainder of 2021 season
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Homes: 4 Worcester open houses to scope out
-Video: Big sky over Wachusett Reservoir (1:02)
-Animals: Watch these small dogs chase trespassing bear out of California home
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Original Associated Press report of Lincoln’s assassination from April 14, 1865
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dedham boy honored with parade after helping save mother's life (2:02)
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, woman tries to use a $1 million bill at a dollar store
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Can we breathe easy after getting the vaccine? Holy Cross Biology Professor and Virologist weighs in
+7:00: Mass. officials announce 1,884 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent
+7:00: Pfizer CEO says third vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months
+7:00: Experts weigh in on whether ‘herd immunity’ is possible
+Noon: I got the J&J vaccine; should I be worried?
+Noon: 'Fraud Alert' issued for COVID funeral reimbursement scams
-Mobile vaccination clinic held for grocery store workers
-As local schools return full-time, mental health issues are addressed
-Worcester to continue equity clinics with switch to Pfizer vaccine
-UMass Med students are helping translate vaccine info to Spanish, Portuguese
-About 1.7 million Mass. residents become eligible for vaccine on Monday (1:52)
-Free testing in Worcester on Thursday
-Vaccine clinic in Rutland adjusting after Johnson & Johnson pause
-ICYMI: Grafton family displays more than 17,000 flags for Massachusetts COVID victims (2:04)
-Mass. officials announce 2,004 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.4 percent
-1.7 million people to become eligible for vaccines next week in Massachusetts
-‘It may take several weeks’ for newly eligible residents to book vaccine appointment, Gov. Baker says
-You can reduce your risk of severe COVID with regular activity, a study says. Here's how
-Couch potatoes more than twice as likely to die from COVID: study
-Moderna says new data shows its vaccine is more than 90% effective 6 months after second shot
-How to ask someone if they’ve been vaccinated without making things awkward
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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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