Highlights in The 016 Tuesday, March 15th

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  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Turning cloudy, high of 58 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Screen Time: Despite Rhimes and Barrowman, locally shot "Gilded Lilys" never appeared

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (20:27): City Manager Ed Augustus talks St. Patrick's Parade, COVID, last chance agreements, CDO departure

  +6:00: Worcesteria: Saying goodbye to Nick's, my favorite bar

  +6:00: Janice Harvey: Nick's becoming Steel & Wire, was once Stoney O’Brien’s

  +6:00: Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 15th

  +Noon: Local bears are waking, but it doesn't have to be a confrontation

  +Noon: Quinsig to offer free clinical medical assistant training

  -Odds are against any more meaningful snowstorms this season

  -Well-known Worcester program manager placed on leave pending investigation of claims of illegal activity

  -Is this the end for the Denholm Building?

  -City administration's diversity problem worsens as advisory committee suspends work out of frustration

  -Don Landgren: Worcester seeking new chief diversity officer again

  -City Council Preview: The departure of the chief diversity officer, various routine stuff

  -Worcester schools may need to return $1.4 million in federal aid

  -Eatery to open second Worcester location

  -Andy's Attic holding prom dress extravaganza on Thursday

  -Worcester community members come together to replace girl’s stolen stroller

  -Worcester police boost social media efforts for missing kids

  -Fire destroys Grafton barn 

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday

  -Sam James' new single "Going through it" drops Friday

  -Homes: 5 new Worcester houses on the market

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 469 (28:01): Mask Mandates/Rent Control

  -Untangling the politics of hair: WSU professor to give presentation for Historical Museum 

  -Tribute to devout woman who taught catechism classes for 40 years and learned to drive at age 70 

  -ICYMI: Meet Jimmy Cash, the Worcester school custodian who moonlights as a stand-up comedian and TikTok star

  -Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (8:02)

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  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Chamber organizing town-wide cleanup May 7th

  -Auburn Historical Society seeks artifacts from town

  -Shrewsbury vineyard, winery hits market for $2.8 million

  -Shrewsbury green lights McGovern’s permits for Route 9 site

  -Sutton's Joao Santos named director of finance for Sherrill House

  -Holy Cross football staff member to run for state rep in Northborough

  -Sports: Tornadoes Night, Craft Beer Night, "You-Choose" Games among Bravehearts promotions for Twenty-Twenty-You season

  -Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week

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

  -Nick Escoto named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

  -Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 21

  -Railers playoff primer – March 14th

  -Algonquin reaches state Division 2 hockey final

  -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: Woman credits her late husband for saving her from tornado in rural Iowa 

  -Drone shows destruction in Mariupol, where officials say 2,500 Ukrainians have died

  -Tragic: 3-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills mom

  -New England: State refused to investigate unemployment fraud claims from woman

  -UPS misses the boat on booking ferry tickets to Nantucket, businesses concerned

  -Business: How Fed hikes may affect your car loan, credit card rate, mortgage

  -China's new COVID lockdowns are just the latest threat to the global economy

  -Central Mass. nonprofits split $7.4 million for workforce, arts, and community enhancement 

  -Colleges: Quinsigamond student honored as Newman Civic Fellow

  -WPI students build a forest classroom at the Farm Stay Project Center in Paxton

  -TV/Streaming: HBO Max and Discovery Plus to merge into 1 platform

  -Movies: Disney reveals first photo of Tom Hanks as Geppetto in live-action Pinocchio

  -Celebrity: Sandra Bullock reveals why she's taking a break from acting

  -Dolly Parton bows out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations

  -Food: Mass. seafood wholesaler on sharp price increases: "Ridiculous what's happening"

  -Health: 5 reasons you should take a nap 

  -History: The former South High in Worcester 

  -Animals: Little seal’s family waits nearby while someone saves him (3:06)

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. middle schoolers expand social circles during "No One Eats Alone Day" 

  -Meanwhile, in Italy, bear relocated to sanctuary after bakery break-in 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.

  -Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Tuesday in Downtown Worcester

  -Radio Worcester (9:31): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on the St. Patrick's Parade and COVID

  -City Manager Ed Augustus reflects on 2 years of COVID

  -Here's what experts say could lie ahead for the third year of the pandemic

  -ICYMI: A 4th dose of vaccine will be needed, Pfizer’s CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants

  -Deltacron variant confirmed by WHO: Here's what we know

  -WHO on loosening of restrictions: "We can’t will it away"

  -When should my 86-year-old mother get a second booster?