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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: 16-year-old shot in Crompton Park in Worcester
+6:00: Becker College holds final commencement ceremony
+6:00: SUV crashes into pole, knocks out power in Holden
+12:30: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+12:30: Ex-gang leader to host cleanup, vaccination event to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month
+12:30: Columbus Park East-West construction detour map
+12:30: Climate activists protest outside Worcester bank
+12:30: SeltzerTime Podcast #119 (53:37): Let Me Call You Back Later
-See inside the Worcester church turned into 12 apartments and for sale for $2.1 million
-Retaining wall collapses on leg of construction worker in Worcester (:43)
-Who pays? Worcester still hasn't worked out who foots the bill for police detail at WooSox games
-Double shooting on Sigel Street in Worcester
-20-year-old woman dies from injuries suffered in fiery Worcester car crash last month
-18-year-old Worcester man arrested for large capacity firearm
-UMass Memorial launching its own insurance company
-Earlier: New health insurance company with ties to UMass Memorial launched
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester florist preparing for strong Mother's Day business
-24 candidates qualifying for Worcester election so far
-Worcesteria: Green Street and Polar Parking (redux)
-Earlier: Worcesteria: WooSox parking situation worse than it looks
-New parking to come to Canal District before summer starts
-Holy Cross’ incoming President Vincent Rougeau talks about his historic appointment and his plans
-ICYMI: Worcester pizza shop struggling to find staff as customers fill dining room (2:05). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including another stalemate at St. V's, will Worcester schools have proms, and more
-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): Leicester parents frustrated with return to school plan after oil leak
-Leominster firefighters rescue 2 people trapped on balcony of burning building
-Plantapalooza is now open for virtual business
-Tragic: Girl, 11, dies trying to save puppies from Florida fire
-WooSox notch first win of the season
-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: Historical photo of Elm Street looking toward Main
-Animals: Wonder what a wolf does all day? This collar cam will show you
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Kansas couple who helps homeless receives life-changing surprise
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, tree takes battlefield prisoner in Porta Potty
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Clark to hold vaccination clinic on May 11
+6:00: Why some Mass. towns remain on high-risk transmission list
+6:00: CDC may roll out seasonal boosters
+12:30: Obligation to attend Mass stays suspended because of COVID, Bishop McManus says
+12:30: Experts predict 185 million people vaccinated in U.S. by September
-New weekly cases in Worcester drop to lowest point since last fall as fully vaccinated population in city eclipses 30%
-Walk-up vaccine clinic 8-4 today on Worcester Common
-Analysis reveals when COVID-19 was first detected in each community
-Worcester lab processing same day test results
-ICYMI: Stop & Shop pharmacies in Mass. now accepting vaccine walk-ins
-Mass. officials announce 881 new cases and 5 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.4 percent
-Mass. to loosen pandemic rules at amusement parks, road races
-Mass. will no longer require stores to offer ‘senior hours’ for 60+ shoppers
-Health officials urge young people to get vaccine: "Need them to step up"
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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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