First Ever WooSox Game Begins Tuesday Night: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Tuesday, May 4. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• The first ever Worcester Red Sox game begins Tuesday at 7 p.m.
• Restaurants in the Bay State saw a 21 percent decline in revenue for the first quarter ended March 31 when compared to the three months ended Dec. 31.
• The weather is not looking like it will cooperate for tonight's peak of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is the last meteor shower we will see in Massachusetts until July.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

The Pawtucket Red Sox played their last game in September 2019. Now a new city is taking over the namesake.

The Worcester Red Sox team will play its first ever game on Tuesday night in Trenton, N.J. The game, which begins at 7 p.m., will be broadcast on local radio. The starting lineup will feature Red Sox pitching ace Tanner Houck and infielder Jeter Downs (acquired in the Red Sox Mookie Betts trade). And locals can watch for Framingham resident and former Red Sox catcher Rich Gedmn, who is the WooSox hitting coach.

The team debut sets the stage for the home opener on May 11, when the WooSox will christen Polar Park in a matchup against the Syracuse Mets. NESN will broadcast the game live.

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Tuesday's Other Top Stories

New Natick Mall store: The trendy glasses chain Warby Parker is opening another location in Massachusetts, and there's another one planned the weekend after in Hingham.

Mayoral spending: Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer is up for election in 2021, but hasn't declared she's running yet. But a recent campaign finance expense shows she may be planning voter outreach.

COVID-19 vaccine for teens: A special vaccine clinic will be held this weekend at a Westborough hotel featuring the only vaccine that's been approved for use by teenagers.

Large pepperoni with a side of mittens: The former owner of Rasta Pasta Pizzeria in Beverly is facing federal fraud charges after the U.S. Attorney's Office accused her of using $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program funds for personal purposes, including to buy alpaca for a farm in Vermont.

Learn more about getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts at Patch's information hub.

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Meteor shower peaking: The weather is not looking like it will cooperate for tonight's peak of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is the last meteor shower we will see in Massachusetts until July. Skies are going to be cloudy overnight when the shower is expected to produce 10-20 shooting stars per hour. The good news is the shower lasts through May 28, and clearer skies are in the forecast for Thursday night. (Photo: Graeme Whipps/Shutterstock)

They Said It

"What you're seeing is the hibernation effect. We've always said we thought that by the end of April we'd reach the other side."

• Bob Luz, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. Restaurants in the Bay State saw a 21 percent decline in revenue for the first quarter ended March 31 when compared to the three months ended Dec. 31. The industry is hoping the worst of the pandemic is over.

In Case You Missed It

State closing mass vaccination sites: Massachusetts is closing four of the state's seven mass vaccination sites by June, including sites in Danvers, Foxborough, Natick and at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Gov. Charlie Baker said Massachusetts is outpacing the rest of the country by "leaps and bounds" in COVID-19 vaccinations and will hit its goal of vaccinating 4.1 million people within weeks. About 1.2 million of those doses have been administered at the mass vaccination sites.