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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High in the mid 80s
+5:00: Worcester Regional Airport misses the cut for startup airline Breeze Airways
+5:00: Worcester man charged in scam for $83,000 sports car
+5:00: Man with butcher knife transported to Worcester hospital
+5:00: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before your weekend making plans!
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 21
+Noon: Dog credited with alerting family to house fire in Westborough
-911 call that preceded deadly Worcester police shooting released
-Listen to the call (21:14). Warning: Graphic language
-Worcesteria: Joyner Lucas hangs with Mark Wahlberg, George Lopez and Diddy in 'Zim Zimma' video
-WPD vice squad arrest 2 for fentanyl trafficking
-Sutton man crushed to death between glass plates, state investigates
-Family IDs victim of fatal fire in Webster (1:21)
-Shopping: Work on new L.L. Bean store in Millbury to be finished by fall
-WRTA board votes to offer fare free rides until January 1
-Worcester church organist Wesley Hall finds unlikely TikTok fame
-Worcester Chamber Music Society receives $10,000 grant
-Rosen's Roundtable #441 (29:03): The Birds and the Bees in school
-WCCA-TV is proud to announce 2 new shows
-InCity Times (Chris Horton): What’s up with all those patients crossing the St. Vincent nurses picket line?
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurants team up on this epic sandwich
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Holy Cross to investigate alleged faculty sexual misconduct, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers presale on Yellowstone Single Barrell Bourbon 750ML
-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): Developer lays out plans for old Beal School in Shrewsbury
-Westborough firefighter helps battle wildfire in Berkshires
-Children line street in Paxton for funeral procession of Tyler Trudell, Little Leaguer who died in sleep
-Rose Room Café in Webster hosts mini farmers market
-Man and woman arrested in Southbridge for drug trafficking
-Uxbridge saw mill goes up in flames (:30)
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-John DiPietro (14:12): Historic!! Baseball comes to Worcester
-Holy Cross football season tickets are on sale
-Saint Vincent parent company seeks to raise $1.4 billion to cover expenses
-National: Teen mom hands newborn to customer at N.J. restaurant, then walks out
-New England: Unemployment work search requirements return June 15
-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)
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' American Whiskey Bracket Challenge (20:59)
-Homes: Oldest house in Worcester is now for sale. Take a virtual tour
-History: White City, early 1900s
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO and HBO Max June
-Animals: Pet Rock Fest returns outdoors Sept. 12
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "She's like me": Minnesota boy with prosthetic leg gets puppy with missing paw
-Meanwhile, viral photo has people pondering if young girl got stuck in sidewalk
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Vaccination preregistration system to close as state expands homebound program
+5:00: Worcester, Seven Hills offer free Lyft rides to vaccination clinics
+Noon: U.S. vaccination pace is down by nearly half in the last month
-Updated cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-In 19 U.S. states, at least half of adults are fully vaccinated
-Clark University students, faculty, and staff will be required to be vaccinated
-Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts
-Booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Dr. Fauci says
-QCC offers solutions for post-pandemic recovery
-ICYMI: To operate at 100% capacity, local restaurant says they’ll need more workers and fast
-Mass. officials announce 538 new cases and 9 deaths with a positivity rate of 1 percent
-Dr. Fauci says it’s conceivable middle and high schools will be mask-free in the fall
-Police officers around the country lagging behind others in getting vaccines
-Do vaccinated people need a test after exposure?
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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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