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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High in upper 60s, chance of showers
+5:15: Mass. Pirates players, officials were inside Wisconsin restaurant during at double murder Saturday
+5:15: Pirates game at Green Bay still on, to be played at 6 p.m.
-Earlier: 7 shot at Wisconsin casino restaurant; shooter in custody
+5:15: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of May 3
+5:15: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - May
+1:00: Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
+1:00: WRTA free bus service advocates urge continued service
+1:00: Song to Get You Through the Week: My Silent Bravery delivers 'Bigger' pop anthem
+1:00: Here's the favorite Mother's Day brunch menu item in Mass.
-Worcester man, suspect in Shrewsbury stabbing, arrested in Sturbridge
-Earlier: 37-year-old woman stabbed at storage facility in Shrewsbury
-St. V's nurses say Tenet made proposal that opens door to ‘substantive discussion'
-2 Worcester high schools among state's top 60
-Becker College will lay off 329 people when it closes at the end of June
-Mass. economy is roaring back, which is good news for job-seekers
-'It's not acceptable': Worcester student left behind on school bus for 6 hours (1:55). Article
-Wall Street Journal: Small but compelling exhibit at Worcester Art Museum
-8 must-see movies being released in May
-ICYMI: City encouraging drivers to skip Kelley Square when going to Polar Park
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Project New Hope donates food to veterans in need Saturday
-See the rest of 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): Drone video of historic downtown Grafton
-Burditt Hill General Store opens on Main Street in Clinton
-Former Leominster High star drafted by Kansas City Chiefs
-ICYMI: Bravehearts to offer innovative all-you-can-eat ticket this season
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Fuller RV Rental and Sales has opening for carpenters and cleaners
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-WCCA-TV's 'Health Matters' (28:22): Drs. Armando Arroyo, Shaila Chauhan and Katherine Rotker, Introducing World-Class IVF Care to Worcester
-Tragic: 2 Indiana students die in crash on way to prom
-New England: Here's the most Googled ‘how do I’ question in Massachusetts
-Homes: Lumber is ridiculously expensive right now. Here’s why — and what you should do
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Animals: 2 puppies found on side of road reunite months later (3:31)
-Shopping: Rebates up to $1,700 on select KitchenAid® packages at Sclamo's
-Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis dead at 89
-History: Lake Quinsigamond in early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: The must-watch May TV shows
-Meanwhile, in England, golfer hits ball into moving car to break Guinness record
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Pre-K through 8th grade returns to full in-person learning Monday in Worcester
-Basketball, volleyball courts to reopen in Worcester next week
-ICYMI: Worcester's numbers have gone down by 141 cases over the past 2 weeks
-Mass. officials announce 1,115 new cases and 7 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.6 percent
-Some guidelines have been relaxed for fully vaccinated Americans. More could be coming, Dr. Fauci says
-Vaccination parties celebrate the end of lockdown
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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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