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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mostly clear in the 50s today
+6:00: Double shooting on Sigel Street in Worcester
+6:00: 20-year-old woman dies from injuries suffered in fiery Worcester car crash last month
+6:00: 24 candidates qualifying for Worcester election so far
+6:00: Holy Cross’ incoming President Vincent Rougeau talks about his historic appointment and his plans
+6:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 18-year-old Worcester man arrested for large capacity firearm
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: New parking to come to Canal District before summer starts
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 7
-First in The 016: New health insurance company with ties to UMass Memorial launched in Worcester
-Worcester pizza shop struggling to find staff as customers fill dining room (2:05). Article
-Man sought after shooting during robbery at hotel in West Boylston
-Worcester School Committee OKs sex education program for district
-Positive signs but ‘significant differences’ remain between nurses, hospital
-Worcesteria: WooSox parking situation worse than it looks
-"The best joke about Worcester I've ever heard": Comedians share their favorite jabs
-Artist Spotlight: Kira Houston
-ICYMI: Livery passenger in Worcester fatally stabbed in the chest by another rider, authorities say
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-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): Aerial coverage of truck wedged under bridge in Westborough (15:31)
-Leaf and brush drop-off tomorrow in Holden
-Millbury DPW helps comes to the rescue of baby duck
-Truck goes up in flames in Leominster
-Uxbridge school begins construction on gym named after Holy Cross rower killed in crash
-New England: Pizza shop owner used fraudulent PPP loan to buy an Alpaca farm
-WooSox drop 3rd straight to open season
-WooSox single game tickets go on sale
-Fuller RV Rental and Sales has opening for carpenters and cleaners
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses worth a look
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Union Station in the early 1900s
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Bernice
-Shopping: Nearly 1 in 3 new stores opening in the U.S. is a Dollar General
-Celebrity: George Clooney plays Brad Pitt fanatic in hilarious video
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Kidney donor, recipient meet for first time at baseball game
-Meanwhile, in Florida, man crashes stolen police car, steals second police car
-Update: Donations pour in after in New York 4-year-old orders $2,620 worth of Spongebob popsicles
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Walk-up vaccine clinic 8-4 tomorrow on Worcester Common
+6:00: Analysis reveals when COVID-19 was first detected in each community
-Stop & Shop pharmacies in Mass. now accepting vaccine walk-ins
-Updated cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Walk-ins will be welcome at most mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts (1:32)
-Mass. officials announce 1,004 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.4 percent
-Over 99% of Mass. vaccine recipients return for second dose, Gov. Baker says
-Pfizer vs. Moderna vaccines: Does one have more side effects?
-Free beer and a hot dog: Across U.S., incentives push to get holdouts vaccinated
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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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