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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 71 today in Worcester
+6:30: Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd
+Noon: Groups to march in support of striking St. Vincent nurses
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 20
+Noon: Brilla Coffee brews up new store in Holden
+Noon: Radio Worcester (11:28): City Manager Ed Augustus talks fire investigation, vaccinations & masks, and rebounding from COVID
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 20
-Man, woman hospitalized with serious injuries after being pulled from burning car in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for firearm after an argument
-Report says lack of incident management factored into the death of Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester boy meets family of heart donor 1 year after transplant
-Why is public transportation in Worcester in such rough shape?
-Nurses union projects Saint Vincent in Worcester has spent nearly $40 million so far
-Worcesteria: Worcester Majors pose question, 'Can Worcester be a basketball town?'
-Worcester ranked among Top 100 most diverse cities in U.S.
-At-large City Council candidate launches campaign as 'form of activism'
-Here's what to do with your kids during April vacation in Mass.
-Worcester's Friendly House gets $7,500 to fight hunger
-ICYMI: Driver in horrific wrong-way crash was from Worcester
-Reminder: No trash pickup delay in Worcester this week
-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): Leicester motorist hits telephone pole
-Landmark Brookfield restaurant buys site in auction
-Shrewsbury Superintendent: Almost ‘business as usual’ as school reopening continues
-I-90 West exit in Auburn closed Tuesday night
-Holy Cross football team is heading to playoffs with just 3 spring games under belt
-Bob Fouracre, longtime voice of Holy Cross athletics, dies at 83
-WooSox to play 7 games this season as 'Los Wepas de Worcester'
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester chamber launches pro-Worcester commercial
-Celebrating 4/20? Worcester police are asking you to stay off the road
-New England: Dozens report bright fireball in New England skies
-Tragic: 7-year-old girl fatally shot in the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s in Chicago
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Homes: The 5 newest houses for sale in Worcester
-Health: Fed urges users to stop using Peloton Tread+
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Old Lincoln Square in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: New on Amazon Prime Video in May
-Meanwhile, in Toronto, watch as a beaver wanders into subway station
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: 10 months after closing for pandemic, Worcester’s Armsby Abbey to reopen
+6:30: To end this pandemic, ‘we’ve got to get everyone in our country vaccinated,’ U.S. Surgeon General says
+6:30: Here's how you can stay safe against contagious variants
+6:30: Calliope Productions survey shows theater-goers willing to return in right circumstances
+Noon: Experts say Massachusetts almost halfway to herd immunity (2:04)
+Noon: What should you do with vaccination card after getting both doses?
-Radio Worcester (10:14): Worcester Medical Director Michael Hirsh talks vaccinations as all adults in Mass become eligible
-Multilingual Mass. high school students address vaccine hesitancy
-ICYMI: Worcester State's 'The Beat' (20:59): Dr. Hirsh
-Mass. officials announce 1,236 new cases and 18 deaths with a positivity rate of 2 percent
-Don’t let guard down after vaccine, doctors say
-Moderna readies vaccine booster shot for the fall
-Study shows vaccinated moms pass antibodies to babies
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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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