Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, March 9th

• Posted by 016 Administrator March 9, 2022 - Filed in News - 2,041 views

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

  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Expect 2-3" of snow today in Worcester, tapering off this evening

  +6:00: Strong wind takes down sign of Worcester restaurant

  +6:00: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits

  +6:00: Spencer Rep. Peter Durant files amendment to suspend state gas tax

  +6:00: Local couple transforms lives of first-generation students with new scholarship endowment at Worcester State

  +6:00: Izo Enoma set for halftime show at Worcester Pirates home opener

  +Noon: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty announces run for state senate

  +Noon: Radio Worcester (14:55): Joe Petty talks about his run for State Senate

  +Noon: Green Hill Golf Course opens for the season on March 11th

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 9th

  +Noon: Last Call with Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zarraga, co-founders of Flare

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Ronnie Earl and more ...

  +Noon: Fiddler's Green an oasis of Irish heritage, culture

  +Noon: ArtsWorcester announces 18th Annual College Show winners

  +Noon: "Batwoman’s" Nicole Kang set for Northeast Comic Con in Boxborough

  -Worcester police looking for 2 missing teens

  -Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000

  -Worcester, Springfield singled out in federal audit of Hurricane Maria money

  -Area nurse pleads guilty to morphine tampering

  -Gourmet juice shop opening in Worcester's Union Station

  -Millbury Street bar sold to longtime employee and his wife, set to close in April

  -Indian Lake refill begins this week

  -Students learn STEM through app building to Minecraft at Code Wiz  

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday

  -WCCA-TV's "Coffee with Konnie" No. 535 (29:49): Bill Gagnon

  -Bill Shaner: Worcester's really, really bad at public records

  -Radio Worcester (10:37): State Rep. David LeBoeuf on re-election, 17th Worcester District and legislation

  -Rosalie Tirella: Praying for Peter Stefan’s speedy recovery

  -Bad Advice: Dog owner not cleaning up after his pet

  -On being Irish in America: "We built the canals and bridges"

  -Listen Up: Five contemporary Irish pop acts worth knowing

  -Don Landgren: Gas prices on the rise 

  -Tribute to man who practiced law in Worcester for 65 years

  -ICYMI: Worcester man found dead in Paxton may have been murdered, DA says

  -NAACP slams city administration over recent high-profile departure

  -Lucky's Cafe will move downtown, reopen

  -Worcester restaurateur buys $1.8 million building near Polar Park 5 months after last sale

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-car crash on Southbridge Street near Wendy’s in Auburn

  -Crumbl Cookies coming to Millbury in April

  -Grafton Farmers Market will pop up at library

  -Great Stories comics and hobby store expands in Whitinsville

  -Shrewsbury residents call on selectmen to "stop the Beal deal" (updated)

  -Shrewsbury bridge lights blue in honor of Trooper Tamar Bucci 

  -Sports: Jolie Creo named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

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

  -Bruins to honor Tuukka Rask with ceremonial puck drop on March 31 

  -Pirates re-sign WR Dontez Byrd 

  -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: Here's what a U.S. ban on Russian oil accomplishes?

  -Russian ship told to "f--k yourself" destroyed in battle: report 

  -New England: 1,200 officers pay tribute to fallen Trooper Tamar Bucci (2:02)

  -Sec. of State Galvin calls for "scrutiny" of potential gouging

  -Mass. college student studying in Netherlands fatally stabbed by stalker, family says (2:00)

  -Tragic: 4-year-old girl killed in Mass. fire was at day care when blaze started

  -Business: Central Mass. business confidence rose in February, remains above state average

  -Why a new index shows local employers as overly optimistic

  -WBJ's Movers & Shakers for March 7th

  -Colleges: Assumption president announces retirement

  -Clark grad is a key policy voice as state cannabis commissioner

  -Homes: Worcester real estate roundup

  -Shopping: Apple unveils new budget iPhone that will be faster and more expensive

  -Your toilet paper roll is slimming down

  -TV/Streaming: Netflix makes "Ukraine's Fight for Freedom" (2015) available for free (1:37:49)

  -Movies: ABC threatened to cancel the Oscars, leading to category elimination: Report 

  -Celebrity: Britney Spears vows to get "justice" for those who "harmed" her 

  -Health: B.U. study says that optimism may make you less stressed (:55) 

  -History: "Water Street: World Within a World," a 1983-1984 exhibit at Worcester Historical Museum (15:43)

  -Animals: Latest pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritan saves California woman from burning car 

  -He was "Russian home." Meanwhile, Florida man blames speeding violation on Ukraine-Russia conflict 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: How to get free antiviral medicine if you test positive

  +Noon: Doctor explains how White House's test-to-treat program works

  -More than 900 Mass. residents participating in study on long-term impacts

  -Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library 

  -Radio Worcester (14:51): CM Ed Augustus on COVID & masks, departure of CDO Stephanie Williams, cadet program & tercentennial

  -ICYMI: Worcester Board of Health drops school mask mandate effective immediately

  -Mass. officials report 607 new cases, 61 deaths over 3-day period

  -Study links even mild COVID to changes in the brain

  -Top doctors talk long COVID, brain damage after infection

  -How to order your free tests by mail as new round available