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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Dry with highs in the low 70s today in Worcester
+1:00: Denis Leary on 9/11 20 years later, the blast radius & "Rescue Me"
+1:00: Never Forget: Best 9/11 documentaries on Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime
+1:00: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Pride Worcester 2021 is back and better than ever
+1:00: 5 questions for Sean Rose, Worcester City Council District 1 incumbent
-The nation remembers 9/11: Complete coverage
-3 teens arrested after fight, assault on Burncoat Middle School principal
-Police training video for state filmed in Worcester's Johnson Tunnel
-Traffic advisory for funeral of Officer Ignacio “Iggy” Garcia
-Traffic advisories in Worcester for Pride Block Party, Canal Diggers 5K Road Race
-Gas station eyed for vacant lot in Worcester's Green Island
-Man found dead after fire tears through Northborough home with no smoke detectors (2:01)
-D.A. releases name of the worker electrocuted in Northborough
-Auto fire on Route 131 in Dudley
-10 years later, New England Patriots cheerleader from Worcester now Dr. Muñoz, a pediatric dentist
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
-Worcester Chamber Music Society performs “American Voices” concert
-Homes: Loft in historic Worcester schoolhouse asks $199,900
-ICYMI: Worcester man admits preparing Molotov cocktail from rooftop near police at George Floyd protest
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Worcester’s District 5 candidate forum
-Rosen's Roundtable #452 (21:11): Bye Bye, Binienda
-Ray Mariano: School Committee decision to become its own bus company is misguided
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police welcome academy graduate
-St. Joseph’s Parish yard sale on Saturday
-Fuller Automotive Group announces “The Pit Stop” for express auto services
-Small Stones Festival’s online art auction starts Monday
-Driver dies after crash leaves cab of tractor-trailer dangling from overpass on I-495
-Mass. Pirates seek first title
-Friday night high school football
-WooSox winning streak snapped at 8
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Record job openings and many unemployed
-Health: Red Cross blood drives coming up in Worcester area
-National: N.C. man shot after he rushes judge who handed guilty verdict
-New England: Hockey player injured in tournament hopes to walk again
-Colleges: Chancellor Collins outlines vision for new era at UMass Medical School
-WPI appoints director of interactive media and game development
-Animals: Goose walks on her dog brother's head to wake him up (3:08)
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: 10 new movies we can't wait to see this fall
-History: First Church of Christ Scientist in Worcester
-Celebrity: Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant, expecting first baby with Cooke Maroney
-Food: Mass. farmers excited for apple picking season
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 12-year-old ballplayer dedicates season to heart transplant recipient
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., scuba divers say "I do" in underwater wedding with sharks
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Updated numbers for every Worcester County community
-New, possibly vaccine resistant Mu variant likely in Mass.
-Vaccine mandate spawns new fear: finding and keeping workers
-Mass. doc on pandemic fatigue, vaccine exemptions and flu shots (3:40)
-ICYMI: U.S. employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be vaccinated or test weekly
-CDC study finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19
-"Believe the science": Unvaccinated father asks family to get vaccinated before death from COVID-19
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 local teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
-Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Festival
-100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
-Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine in sting
-Worcester Public Schools News (23:21): Doherty Edition
>FAITH: Local woman professes perpetual vows at Dominican monastery
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police introduces SafeCam Program
-Gardner officials push landfill expansion as area residents raise concerns
-Find your spot at The Yoga Nook
-Police chief says suspect indicted in Orange fraud case
-Millbury teen wins Elks Annual Hoop Shoot Contest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
-"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
-WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
-TODAY! Black History Month movie: “10,000 Black Men Named George”
-19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Why we highlight women's progress
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:13): Episode 5, What to do after snow storms
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple eateries and became a blackjack dealer at Foxwoods after retiring
>SPORTS: Major League Baseball games will soon be off ESPN in media bombshell
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Holy Cross announces updates to football staff
-Holy Cross goaltender Thomas Gale named semifinalist for Mike Richter Award
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-Railers lose in Savannah, 6-4
>CARS: Mass. is "actually a really great state to have car insurance in," expert says (2:03)
>NATIONAL: Professor tracking asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years (2:48). Article
-Ukraine planted explosives in Russian drone pilots' virtual reality goggles
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies by suicide after being bullied over family's immigration status: report
>NEW ENGLAND: JetBlue pilot arrested on sex charge at Logan moments before takeoff (1:59). Article
-Mass. Pike falling concrete: Inside the Prudential Tunnel, reaction (4:48)
-Family fights back against $200,000 in equity theft despite law change (3:58). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI students share global projects at President’s IQP Award final presentations
-Assumption names Jeffrey Gillooly vice president for university advancement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak is introducing futuristic high-speed trains
>BUSINESS: State unveils roadmap to lead global climatetech industry
-W.B.J. editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
>HOMES: Worcester County single-family home median price nears $440,000, as trends continue
>HEALTH: Doctor on the recent high flu activity (2:38)
-"A really bad flu season": Data, doctors report large number of illnesses in Mass. (1:48)
>FOOD: Cozy winter meals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: How Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni has changed Hollywood publicity
>ANIMALS: Dog keeps sneaking over from the neighbor's yard (2:10)
>HISTORY: "Washington Engine Co. No. 1 of Worcester, MA," 1870
>GOOD NEWS: Milford candy shop gives people with disabilities chance to make impact (3:26). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Haven, wayward seal found wandering streets
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