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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 61 today in Worcester
+8:00: WooSox win first game in new ballpark. All the day's coverage in Worcester News
+11:30: Gov. Baker to attend WooSox game, visit Main South businesses
+11:30: Check Dining Out for the latest Game Day specials
+11:30: It's Opening Day: What You Need to Know
+11:30: A brief history of the WooSox (186 photos)
+11:30: WooSox double ticket giveaway at Peppercorn's
+9:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 11
-Worcester Red Sox prepare to play first home game (1:03)
*More coverage: Telegram & Gazette; Spectrum News 1; Channel 7; Channel 10
*Larry Lucchino and Charles Steinberg: Happy Opening Day, Worcester!
*Ch. 4: Businesses hope WooSox help them bounce back from pandemic (2:14). Article
*Ch. 5: Worcester business owners excited for WooSox home opener (1:46)
*Game day parking | | Public transit options | | Traffic advisory
*A guide to beer at the ballpark
-New lounge ready on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Filming of Showtime's "Dexter" in downtown Worcester on Tuesday
-Officials ID man shot, killed after driving SUV into Leicester police station
-Shooting victim in Northborough suffers serious injuries, police say
-Worcester has paid $4 million to settle police suits since 2010: Records
-Worcester introduces Green Corps program to help clean up city
-Equity a focus of Worcester City Manager’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget
-Help Kalie represent Worcester as the 2021 Maxim Cover Girl
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of May 10
-ICYMI: Father of 4 shot and killed on Chandler St. on Saturday worked tirelessly 'during worst of pandemic'
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Worcester resident survives 30-foot fall through roof, 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): Snapped utility pole closes Pakachoag Street in Auburn
-Concrete barriers are now on the menu at this Grafton restaurant
-Drone video above Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton (12:24)
-Paxton Center School honor roll
-Worcester Business Journal's Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass.
-Kelly Nelson of Holy Cross softball has been named this week's Crusader of the Week!
-National: What we know about the pipeline ransomware attack
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: 5 new Worcester homes for sale
-History: Former American Antiquarian Society building, Highland Street, Worcester
-Food: Listeria found in this food product sold in Massachusetts
-Animals: Stray dog looks like a totally different dog now (3:14)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man meets with mom, 93, in person for 1st time in 15 months
-Meanwhile, Florida man wanted for stealing Lynyrd Skynyrd memorabilia
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Radio Worcester (5:59): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID in Worcester: "A really encouraging time"
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic Wednesday at The Boys & Girls Club in Worcester
-QCC to hold a Moderna vaccine clinic for faculty, staff and students
-Gov. Baker expects to see pop-up vaccination sites in schools and supermarket parking lots
-Baker: 3 million Bay Staters to be vaccinated by week's end (1:28)
-ICYMI: Walk-ins welcome at 6 of 7 state mass vaccination sites
-Mass. officials announce 446 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.3 percent
-Cases are falling in 30 states with a third of Americans fully vaccinated
-How much risk for unvaccinated children?
-Here's when we could see cases and deaths decrease
-It may be time to relax indoor face mask mandates, Dr. Fauci says
-Nearly 80 percent of people in the U.S. live within 5 miles of all 3 vaccines
-WHO labels a COVID strain in India a "variant of concern". Here’s what we know
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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