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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
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In The News
+6:00: Proposal to demolish St. Peter-Marian building (above), build retirement community
+6:00: Crews from ‘Dexter’ transform Colby Avenue in Worcester with snow, holiday lights and decorations for filming on Friday
+6:00: Leominster video store owner accused of hiring shoplifters, selling stolen items online (2:03)
+6:00: Worcester man arrested for double shooting in April
+6:00: Holy Cross professor awarded over $400,000 from the National Science Foundation
+6:00: Worcesteria: LGBTQ students finally represented in health class
+6:00: WooSox ticket giveaway tonight at Peppercorn's
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Kayden LeBoeuf
+6:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Zach
+12:15: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+11:00: Reward offered for these dirt bikes stolen from Rutland
+11:00: U.S. unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 13
+8:30: 18 groups demand Worcester Civilian Review Board for Police
+8:30: Daniel Gossett Strikes Out 8, WooSox fall to Mets, 4-2
-Video shows car that hit 11-year-old boy on Pleasant Street (1:52). Article
-Saint Vincent Hospital plans to hire permanent replacement nurses
-St. V's nurses are waging the longest current strike in the U.S.
-Higher trash fees, covered recycling bins in Worcester proposed in new budget
-Worcester Registry to move out of downtown by fall
-Minor fire at South Ward Street in Worcester displaces 15 people, no injuries
-Video of April 24 house fire in Worcester (4:41)
-Final list of candidates in Worcester's 2021 election
-YWCA names new executive director to succeed Linda Cavaioli
-WCCA-TV's "Daily Breaking" (25:21): Rev. Clyde Talley, Pastor, Belmont AME Zion Church and President & CEO, Yes We Care
-Last Call with Kevin La, Graphic Designer
-Spencer singer Ryleigh Modig's journey on 'The Voice' comes to an end
-5 Things to Do: Christine Hurley, Bob Jordan and more
-Central Mass Jazz Fest to be held June 15-16
-New piece of public art unveiled in Main South
-Worcester judge tosses lawsuit over 2020 election
-ICYMI: Worcester has paid $4 million to settle police suits since 2010: Records
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 7 (5:39): West Boylston Street
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police ask for help in IDing vandals
-Leicester police find support from community following shooting at their station
-No arrests in Northborough shooting, victim in ICU
-Annual Paxton Memorial Day Ceremony returns
-Police investigating after body found in Leominster
-Holden voters choose school committee representatives
-Famed Worcester Academy quarterback dies at 37
-National: Pipeline reopens, so stop hoarding gas!
-New England: Maine 2-year-old shoots parents after finding gun on nightstand
-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)
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (27:00): Ezra Brooks Bourbon
-History: Former YMCA building in Worcester
-Food: Tyson blames underperforming roosters for U.S. chicken shortage
-Health: UMass Memorial program aims to reduce death in childbirth
-Animals: Pets up for adoption this week in Worcester area
-TV/Streaming: 'The Ellen Show' to end after 19 seasons
-Celebrity: Adam Sandler surprises IHOP hostess who turned him away
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WPI community joins card-writing campaign for 800+ Meals on Wheels recipients
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, man uses stolen ID to purchase a $58,000 SUV, then poses for a photo at the dealership
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: CDC: Fully vaccinated people can go without masks indoors, outdoors (2:44)
+12:15: Worcester schools to offer vaccine to students over 12
+11:00: School districts mulling vaccine requirement (1:55)
-Looking ahead: Worcester begins to contemplate life after pandemic
-Vaccine walk-ins available 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in downtown Worcester
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic Thursday at Iglesia de Oracion in Worcester
-Mass. kids ages 12-15 can get vaccine starting Thursday
-CVS now offering vaccinations for kids as young as 12
-Mass. quietly lifts COVID restaurant restrictions: Reports
-ICYMI: U.S. is planning for vaccine booster shots ‘just in case'
-Mass. officials announce 626 new cases and 13 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.3 percent
-U.S. deaths hit lowest level in 10 months
-Pandemic stress weighing heavily on kids: ‘Complete hopelessness'
-Health experts worry pandemic has led to increased alcohol abuse
-At the office: Employer vaccination program coming soon
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, 5 vaccinated residents will be chosen at random to win $1 million
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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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