Here's what happening today in and around Worcester
+NEW (3:00): Plane crash reported at Sterling Airport
+NEW (2:30): WPI delays D term, will hold classes online for two weeks after
+NEW (2:30): DCU Center loses two conferences as businesses address coronavirus concerns
+NEW (2:30): Vote for your top Country Act nominee at Worcester Music Awards
+NEW (12:15): Popular Park Ave. bar in Worcester closes indefinetly
+NEW (12:15): Voice of Business podcast (42:26) -- Karyn Rhodes of Complete Payroll Solutions, Grace Elton of Tower Hill Botanic Garden
+NEW (12:15): Does your name start with a 'D'? Get a free pie this week at Table Talk
+NEW (12:15): Mass. releases latest coronavirus quarantine numbers (:24)
+NEW (12:15): Mass. nursing homes restricting visitor access to protect against coronavirus
+NEW (12:15): Really?! Leaked emails show Norwegian Cruise Line pressures sales team to lie about coronavirus
+NEW (12:15): 23 years in prison for Harvey Weinstein
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 11
-Worcester Cancels St. Patrick's Parade
-Worcester man indicted on child rape charges, accused of impregnating 15-year-old
-'Mini City Hall' in Main South hailed as solid improvement
-I-290 Kelley Sq. Exit to Close for 3 Nights this Week
-WBJ Podcast (34:02) -- The power couple of Worcester's food scene
-Worcesteria -- Worcester wins on weed
-Worcester native begins project to bring Grammy Recording Academy to music-rich state
-Sturbridge man arraigned on rape charge
-Webster man gets 18 months for assaulting girlfriend
-Central Mass. colleges not closing yet, but making contingency plans for coronavirus
-Health threat on horizon, Worcester Schools organize Plan B
-Radio Worcester (12:14) -- Dr. Michael Hirsh gives us medically accurate Coronavirus information
-Gov. Baker Declares State Of Emergency Due To Coronavirus
-Warm weather makes great start at Pakachoag Golf Course in Auburn
-Holy Cross women's hoops riding high heading into Patriot League semifinal
-Today's deal: Here's how to get free appetizer or dessert at Peppercorn's
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 13-year-old's heart is full of 'Hope' after life-saving transplant
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-Hanover Theatre show canceled
-St. Mary's will re-open on Tuesday after being closed for potential coronavirus exposure
-April groundbreaking for new 31-unit development on Worcester's Chandler Street
-Four high school students uninjured in Auburn crash
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: UMass Memorial to close teen detox center
+5:00: Strike averted? UMass Memorial Health has tentative deal with union
+5:00: Bravehearts beat Nashua, 2-1
+Noon: Police: No threat found after Grafton High lockdown
+Noon: Bravehearts, Q.C.C. support student-athlete battling cancer at Friday's game
+Noon: Things to Do: We & The Dawg, Sunset Serenades Art Market and more ....
+Noon: Queer AF model call a prelude to summer, Worcester Pride events
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (6:14): Suzette Robert, President of Indian Ranch
-UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
-Clark University was booming 3 years ago. How they got to laying off 30% of faculty
-Earlier: Clark to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester building owner fined over $70,000 for asbestos violations
-Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
-Related: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
-Related: Worcester police chief stands behind decision to charge city councilor
-Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
-Related: Video (1:48:05)
-Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Food Truck Thursday in Shrewsbury
-Sutton School Committee chair Benjamin Gibbons resigns
-Adult Learning Center celebrates students
-Leicester man arrested after attempting to run down 2 men who found him smoking on their property
-Westborough apartment complex sold for $96.2 million
-2 arrested in home invasion case following FBI-assisted investigation
-Then there were 5 ... in Sterling
-Explore the world of "Marvelous Mushrooms"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
-Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
-Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 84 (12:03): Let’s keep pedestrians safe
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Don't demonize healthcare patients
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman whose "allure had no boundaries"
>SPORTS: How Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams is making an impact at O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Angels, 11-9
-Can Neemias Queta fill larger frontcourt role for Celtics?
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 6-5. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross star Bill McGovern named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot
-WooSox beat Rochester, 9-1
-Wachusett girls' golf places second at state championships
-Friends, colleagues fondly remember true friend of Little League Doug Hannam
>CARS: Ford recalls 492,145 Explorers for door trim defect
>NATIONAL: "Big beautiful" bill adds $2.4 trillion to deficit, C.B.O. concludes
>TRAGIC: Man drowns while rescuing child from river
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing woman found dead on Maine’s Katahdin mountain after dad
-Karen Read trial (25:46): Plow driver on O'Keefe's body, Turtleboy comes up
>COLLEGES: WPI names associate dean of The Global School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 former prisons turned into luxury hotels
>BUSINESS: Pharmaceutical lobbyist pressures Mass. lawmakers to pause bill attempting to cap drug prices
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-50% tariffs on steel & aluminum are now in effect (1:37)
>HOMES: Realtors upset with new law meant to help first-time homebuyers (3:45)
>SHOPPING: Dollar General hikes sales forecast as tariff fears send shoppers hunting for deals
>HEALTH: COVID shots for kids remain on C.D.C. vaccine schedule
-Microbiologist reveals if it's better to shower in morning or evening
>FOOD: McDonald's Snack Wraps are officially back — date revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Kenan Thompson cryptically teases "a lot of change" at "SNL" after Season 50
>MOVIES: "Princess Diaries 3" team has been "castle shopping" in Europe
>CELEBRITY: Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen get married in romantic wedding ceremony
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square in 1906
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues baby horse who's never been touched by humans (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Greyhound bus driver awarded for helping passengers stay safe during tornado
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, boy playing with mom's phone orders 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops
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