Highlights in The 016 Thursday, March 24th

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  In The News

  -Latest weather: Heavy rain impacts morning commute, high of 40 today in Worcester

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: "One Night of Queen," Straight No Chaser and more ...

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 24th

  +Noon: OSHA fines Sterling company $370,000

  +Noon: Holy Cross again a top producer of Fulbright Scholars

  +Noon: Real estate roundup for the Worcester area

  +Noon: Rabies clinic in Holden on April 9th

  +Noon: Business is Blooming: Ulysses Youngblood's vision for Worcester's first Black-owned dispensary

  -Worcester judge removed from state payroll after collecting more than $350,000 in salary while under investigation

  -Man arrested after string of Worcester smash-and-grab burglaries in Canal District 

  -Firm fined $17,355 over asbestos at Kelley Square Flea Market

  -Billionaire Amazon philanthropist gives $3.5 million to local Habitat for Humanity

  -Worcester buys 132 acres in Rutland, Holden to protect watershed

  -PETA cage free egg factories campaign puts ads on WRTA buses

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday 

  -Listen Up: Southbridge rapper Weapon E.S.P. takes cinematic turn with "Tarantino Rodriguez"

  -3 Donna's take the stage in "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical"

  -Bad Advice: Unparalleled cowardice

  -Worcester councilors laud city for upcoming Recreation Worcester offerings

  -City educators rave about this new virtual learning tool

  -Worcesteria: "They were human beings. You have to respect that" — A remembrance of Peter Stefan

  -From 2013: "Rosen's Roundtable" No. 147 (27:21): Peter Stefan with behind-the-scenes stories of the controversy in tending to the body of a Boston Marathon Bomber

  -Radio Worcester (18:13): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his upcoming departure

  -Bill Shaner: Worcester is left without its self-anointed king

  -ICYMI: Worcester City Manger Ed Augustus to step down May 31st

  -Viewpoint: NAACP calls for answers in CDO’s departure

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  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Firefighters extinguish car fire on Main Street in Shrewsbury

  -Shrewsbury police to ramp up crosswalk enforcement following complaints

  -Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Shrewsbury Unified Basketball (:45)

  -Local businesses partner to give wife of late Holden veteran gets new roof

  -Kids can get free bike helmets, see vehicles, at Grafton Police event

  -3-month gas-line project starts in Millbury, delays likely

  -Beer, live music and BBQ find Common Ground in North Brookfield

  -Fitchburg woman sentenced for drug trafficking 

  -Sports: Celtics beat Utah, 125-97

  -Holy Cross football players shine on pro day

  -Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (49:10): AD Kit Hughes

  -Bravehearts bringing back Bark in the Park on July 13th

  -Time running out to have photo of yourself, family, and/or pets to be featured on a 90-foot mural at Bravehearts game

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

  -Railers lose in Reading, 3-2 

  -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: U.S. finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

  -Madeleine Albright, first female U.S. secretary of state, dies

  -New England: Pamela Smart denied chance at freedom decades after killing

  -Woman's body found in refrigerator in Rhode Island; boyfriend charged

  -$500 bonus payments on way to 500,000 low-income workers in Mass.

  -Business: WBJ panel: Worcester's growth leads to opportunities, challenges

  -Food: FDA details problems at plant behind recalled baby formula 

  -Shopping: Shop the HP Days Sale for up to 70% off bestselling laptops 

  -Colleges: Anna Maria College launching varsity esports program

  -UMass Medical School technology could lead to new muscular dystrophy therapeutics

  -TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in April 

  -Movies: Sturbridge actor may have struck Oscar gold again 

  -Celebrity: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish to sing nominated songs at Oscars 

  -Health: UMass Medical School partnering with Moderna to research disease transmission in children

  -Animals: Dog who'd almost given up wags his tail like a puppy now (3:08) 

  -History: Marker for suffrage movement leader being installed in Worcester

  -Homes: 2 Worcester new open houses worth checking out

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 101-year-old man presented with high school diploma 

  -Meanwhile, in Italy, British woman eats 19 chicken nuggets in 1 minute for Guinness record 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -2,732 new breakthrough cases in Mass.

  -Free testing and vaccination/boosters 10-3 today at Worcester Public Library

  -Students can enter to win a college scholarship at Worcester school vaccine clinics this week

  -ICYMI: UMass Medical School virologist predicts that in 2 or 3 weeks, “everything in the Northeast is going to be BA.2” subvariant

  -UMass Medical School professor: Why pregnant people should get vaccinated

  -Mass. reports 1,074 new cases

  -Moderna says its vaccine is safe for kids under 6