Highlights in The 016 Thursday, March 3rd

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:

  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Quiet and dry, high of 33 today in Worcester

  +6:00: 43-year-old man found dead outside Worcester elementary school

  +6:00: Taste of Ukraine being served up at a Worcester bakery

  +6:00: Former Spencer man caught with near-kilo of cocaine outside storage facility sentenced

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (14:11): Robyn Kennedy on her run for State Senate

  +6:00: 5 new Worcester homes for sale

  +6:00: Poetry Town: "Elm Park in Winter"

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 3rd

  +Noon: Burns Bridge will light up in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine

  +Noon: Return to "Nightmare Alley" — The tumultuous life of Worcester starlet Helen Walker

  +Noon: Holy Cross announces $11 million gift

  +Noon: HC professor: Invasion has Kremlin battling for hearts and minds at home

  -Special needs teen accused of attacking staffer at Worcester school facing charges

  -Official discusses next steps after massive Lake Quinsigamond sewage spill

  -Amazon store in Millbury, opened in December, to close

  -Peabody home decor company expands into Worcester

  -Worcester businesses gearing up for St. Patrick's parade

  -Family of missing Worcester teen continues search

  -Former Worcester firehouse is for sale 

  -Councilor Bergman proposes 24/7 pothole hotline for Worcester residents

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 468 (27:50): Dismantling Structural Racism

  -Kennedy jumps into Worcester senate race — officially 

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday

  -Last Call with Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, founder of JNP Coffee

  -Copywrite rings in 20th anniversary of debut album at Electric Haze

  -Five Things to Do: Don White, Zero 9:36 and more ...

  -Business of Art Cohort helps artists learn to both create and profit

  -Listen Up: Hellitosis offers wild, surprising new album

  -First Person: Body art runs in the family

  -Bishop McManus' Lenten message 

  -Tribute to legendary local high school basketball coach 

  -ICYMI: Some Worcester liquor stores ditching Russian vodka

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Delay at Holden traffic light may not be fixed until spring

  -2nd Millbury firefighter facing child sexual assault charges

  -Dozens of cars from Auburn join convoy to protest vax requirements

  -New Grafton Flea Market owner "nervous, but excited"

  -Northborough moving company expands into Auburn with $2.8 million purchase

  -Oxford granted $2.8 million for industrial park infrastructure, 320 housing units

  -Millbury residents appeal to selectmen for help with backyard flooding

  -Paxton voters to set ballot March 7 

  -Sports: Patriots star says Chris Lindstrom role model for brother Alec

  -Holy Cross women's basketball team clinches Patriot League regular season title

  -Related: Holy Cross highlights (2:30)

  -Worcester Bravehearts to bring back Worcester Tornadoes for one night

  -NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Indoor golf simulator and bar to open at Worcester’s Trolley Yard

  -Railers lose to Reading, 3-2, in shootout 

  -NEW: Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)

  -Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston

  -National/International: Russia batters Ukraine; both sides say ready for more talks

  -Alabama man first convicted of seditious conspiracy

  -Tragic: 12-year-old girl shot in Chicago while celebrating birthday, cops say

  -New England: Plane makes emergency landing on I-91 in Greenfield (:22)

  -Poultry owners warned dangerous avian flu found in Massachusetts’s wild birds

  -Couple facing animal cruelty charges after 15 cats abandoned in cold during January blizzard

  -Business: UMass to rezone Beaumont to address hospital bed shortage

  -Spectrum Health Systems names 4 to C-suite in sweeping executive promotions 

  -Colleges: WPI researcher receives $441,228 grant

  -TV/Streaming: "Wheel of Fortune" fans call latest blunder “the dumbest 2 minutes” in show’s history

  -Animals: Duck flaps his wings when he sees his 153-pound best friend (3:08) 

  -Food: More Similac baby formula recalled as CDC investigation expands 

  -Health: The secret to stopping Alzheimer's is in your gut, scientists say

  -Shopping: Fitbit recalls 1.7 million smartwatches after reports of burns from batteries

  -History: Historical local photos connecting families to their past 

  -Homes: In California, abandoned home with no bedrooms sells for $2 million 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. trooper reunited with man he rescued from burning home 

  -Meanwhile, in Australia, live cow washes up on beach after being carried away by flood 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -Here are the current mask policies at Worcester area colleges

  -Free testing and vaccinations/boosters available 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester

  -ICYMI: UMass Medical School finds that at-home antigen tests detect Omicron and Delta similarly 

  -Mass. reports 907 new cases, 35 additional deaths

  -"It’s looking better": Experts say COVID transitioning to endemic