Highlights in The 016 Friday, March 25th

• Posted by 016 Administrator March 25, 2022 - Filed in News - 839 views

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

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Drying out, high of 58 today in Worcester

  +1:00: Worcester firm to pay $6.53 million over MassHealth fraud

  +1:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 25th

  +1:00: See inside this giant 1925 Worcester mansion selling for $474K

  +1:00: WARL Animal Adoption Option: Meet Sugar

  +1:00: Artist Spotlight: Michelle Stevens

  +1:00: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  +1:00: New movies on VOD

  -Worcester police arrest 18-year-old for armed robbery

  -Woman rescued from blaze at multi-family home in Dudley (2:06). Article

  -Worcester hit Polar Park development with noncompliance letter

  -The Worcester Realtor who thinks the city is getting sexy

  -Mass. Independent Film Festival coming to Worcester April 13th-16th

  -Worcester commission upset that the state hasn’t extended temporary outdoor dining, vows not to charge fees like Boston

  -OSHA fines Sterling company $370,000

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

  -Diocese: Catholics can eat meat today. Here's why 

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday 

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

  -Worcester Public Schools is helping eligible families save on internet access

  -Free children's dental clinic tomorrow in Worcester

  -InCity Times: The death of Worcester’s 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

  -ICYMI: 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 

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

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): D.J. Johnson returns to Sterling Police Department after battling leukemia

  -Rabies clinic in Holden on April 9th

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

  -Caucus sets contest for Select Board in Paxton

  -Small businesses in Millbury can soon apply for recovery grants

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): A packed gym cheered on this middle school basketball game between Auburn and Shrewsbury. Here's why (1:52)

  -Auburn High softball team to host clinic

  -Budget, superintendent search to keep Sutton School Committee busy 

  -Sports: Patriots re-sign cornerback Malcolm Butler

  -Holy Cross football announces updates to coaching staff

  -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

  -Bruins beat Tampa Bay, 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: Teen driver of truck seen in video flipping during Texas tornado recounts scary moments

  -Tragic: 7-month-old Georgia girl mauled to death by dog

  -New England: The richest man in Massachusetts dies at 91

  -Business: Clark grad students vote overwhelmingly to join union

  -Weekly jobless claims fall to a nearly 53-year low 

  -Shopping: Yankee Candle scent of the year is an ode to good times ahead 

  -Colleges: WPI and UMass Medical School researchers team up on biomedical projects

  -Holy Cross again a top producer of Fulbright Scholars

  -TV/Streaming: New on Disney+ in April 

  -Celebrity: Amanda Bynes "flooded" with TV offers after conservatorship 

  -Health: Fight Alzheimer’s in your mid-30s by tracking these warning signs 

  -Animals: Rescue kittens love to ride around on dad's shoulders (3:16) 

  -History: Photos show how Russia's invasion of Ukraine compares to World War II 

  -Homes: Real estate roundup for the Worcester area 

  -Meanwhile, in New Zealand, Dug, "the world’s largest potato," revealed to not be a potato

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +1:00: Experts worry about how U.S. will see next surge coming

  -Boston hospital has no COVID patients in ICU for first time in 2 years

  -Free testing and vaccination/boosters noon-8 today at Worcester Senior Center

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

  -Mass. reports 1,086 new cases, positivity rate inching closer to 2%