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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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Top Posts
-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: Cooling trend begins. High of 28 today in Worcester
-Cold facts: A chilly January. But nothing like 1970
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (1:48). Article
+6:00: Related: At Spencer shopping plaza, no sign of tense scene of night before
-Earlier: Questions remain after Spencer shooting left suspect dead, officer and 1 other injured (2:20). Article
-Earlier: S.W.A.T. officer shot, suspect killed in shooting in Spencer (1:23). Article
-Related: Gunshots heard in witness video (:12)
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools committee rejects petitions to allow parents to opt children out of data collection
+6:00: An eatery trying to save bees is opening a Worcester store
+Noon: Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
+Noon: Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
+Noon: Love, romance and opera Italian-style coming to Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Last Call: Ed Sweeney, author and folklore researcher
-Worcester nurse injured in Costa Rica returns to U.S., begins recovery
-State: Saint Vincent Hospital failed to properly staff I.C.U. patient
-Area restaurant owner charged in $1 million S.N.A.P. fraud scheme (1:55)
-Worcester nears A.R.P.A. spending deadline
-Worcester Business Journal moves headquarters to Downtown Worcester
-Westminster third-grade reporter asks questions to Patriots before Super Bowl LX (3:32). Article
-2 donors give $13 million to WPI (3:39). Article
-Aislinn Doyle: February 5th School Committee meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Comfort Food (5:21)
-ICYMI: Search warrant on Pleasant Street in Worcester nets guns, drugs
-Inventor with Worcester ties placed on leave after Epstein messages surface, report says
-Snowbanks, no sidewalks make it tough to walk to this Worcester elementary school
-Urgent call for volunteers as St. John’s opening emergency shelter in Worcester
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Jed's restocks rock salt and ice melt
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Special Town Meeting on February 23rd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck overturns on Route 2 in Fitchburg. Video (:24)
-Hundreds sign petition in support of suspended high school hoops player
-At long last, Shrewsbury hits important housing threshold
-Webster man charged with unlicensed gun dealing, including machine gun device
-Oakdale street gets an unofficial name change in support of Patriots
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: Show at Hunchback Gallery feels distinctively Worcester
-Listen Up: Solid metal from War Castle, Smoking Jacket hits the road
-Noah Kahan, New England native, returning to Fenway Park for "The Great Divide" tour
-Pink Talking Phish honors songs of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish
>OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Gifting experiences over things
-Tracey Faraday: Galentine’s Day for moms — Why you need a kid free hang with your mama bestie
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroads Conversations (40:25): Celia Johnston Blue, Mass. Women of Color Coalition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost everything in the tornado of 1953
>SPORTS: Drake Maye set to become second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl
-What players and coaches have to deal with during Super Bowl (5:45)
-How Patriots, Seahawks built Super Bowl-caliber rosters
-Remembering Malcolm Butler's game-winning interception ahead of Super Bowl rematch
-ESPN: Kraft not selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame
-Celtics beat Mavericks, 110-100 (2:04). Article
-Celtics trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls for Nikola Vucevic: Report
-Holy Cross freshman Anna Billa named to Austrian National Team at international tournament
-Holy Cross women's lacrosse season preview
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein bragged about ties to Putin, procured Russian girls
-TMZ receives alleged ransom note in abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, investigation underway
-Tragic: Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. losing residents, 33,000 in 2025
-Mass. open meeting law complaints and violations rose in 2025
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School, Clark, Holy Cross receive Carnegie classifications
-Radio Worcester (13:36): Clark marks 100 years since Dr. Robert Goddard’s first rocket launch
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 jaw-dropping canopy walks around the world
-The rudest things travelers do in the T.S.A. line
>BUSINESS: Devens manufacturer raises $220 million
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Ryan Kittredge breaks down interest rates as the “price of money”
>HOMES: How to prepare your home before another round of snow (2:28)
>SHOPPING: 5 experience-based Valentine’s gifts for spouses
>FOOD: Walmart shopper accuses retailer of running massive price scam
>HEALTH: Dads' parenting has a bigger impact on kids' health than moms'
-Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications (3:35). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 4 of "Bridgerton" on Netflix (2:33)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael" (2:18)
>CELEBRITY: What is Matt Lauer doing now? Inside the disgraced anchor's life in hiding
-Ali Larter’s career from "Varsity Blues" bikini moment to "Landman" star
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten cries for help right outside woman's window (1:43)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Child returns home after 726 days in hospital
-Meanwhile, in Providence, man finds lizard trapped under snow after storm
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