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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
By Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 58 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police investigating possible sex crime involving charter school cheerleading program
+6:00: No signs of braking before car hit Worcester condo on Halcyon Drive, police say
+6:00: Housing Authority raises money for displaced Elm Park Tower residents
+6:00: Radio Worcester (11:34): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on sex ed, swatting & safety and new fire chief
+Noon: Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade sets date
+Noon: Listen Up: My Silent Bravery offers earnest, gentle, "Where Do We Go?"
+Noon: Last Call: Dancer captivates an audience onstage at the 2022 Pride Worcester festival on street dancing and the Worcester scene
+Noon: Zombies "out on a limb" for charity fundraiser
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio: Smooth and Cool at Chashu Thursday night
-Driver in critical condition after car slams into Worcester condo (2:37). Article
-Grand jury indicts 2 people in fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
-Lofts, retail planned for Worcester Table Talk Pies building
-Martin Dyer named Worcester Fire Department Chief
-More Worcester families are saying no to district's sex ed curriculum. What to know
-State won’t confirm if it's investigating misconduct at Worcester charter school
-Earlier: Worcester cheerleading coaches placed on leave pending misconduct investigation (2:22). Article
-Green Hill Park an oasis of trails, trees, water and memorials to service
-Radio Worcester (34:52): Boston has formed a reparations task force. Should Worcester look at doing the same?
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: Worcester rocks Valentine's Day
-Junk King Worcester offers special "Dump Truck" for removing ex’s stuff on Valentine’s Day
-Former WoMag editor Walter Crockett honored at Worcester Music Awards
-Janinah Burnett brings magical music making to opera at Mechanics Hall
-Radio Worcester (25:04): Joy Guru Humanitarian Services presents “Classical Melody of India"
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 160 (28:23): Dianne Langford James
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to woman who worked at St. V's for 42 years
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant owner feels "violated" after man steals tip jar (2:17). Article
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes for good
-Worcester man charged in killing of Andrew Barley turns himself in to police
-A month on, the investigation for Brookfield's Brittany Tee continues
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
-Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton school lockdown lifted after all-clear given
-Shrewsbury police rescue man trapped in mud at Flint Pond
-Tree cutting for spring road work in Rutland
>SPORTS: Bucks edge Celtics, 131-125, in OT
-Bruins beat Dallas, 3-2
-Holy Cross to hold 50th anniversary of Title IX celebration on Saturday
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
-United flight takes scary plunge toward ocean after takeoff, coming within 800 feet of sea level
>COLLEGES: Daughter of Malcolm X to speak at Quinsigamond C.C.
-Anna Maria is scheduling Mental Health First Aid trainings for public safety personnel
>FOOD: Crust Bakeshop's Anti-Valentine's Day cookies back for eighth year
>NEW ENGLAND: "Millionaires Tax" loophole could cost Mass. $200 million-$600 million, study shows
-Thousands in Mass. facing end to elevated food benefits
>BUSINESS: Inflation surged 6.4% in January, higher than expected
-How come I got vacation time denied when we have an unlimited time off policy?
>SHOPPING: Hobby Lobby heading to Patriot Place
>HEALTH: Scientists "switch off" autism using $3 epilepsy drug: study
-$75 gift cards offered at local COVID vaccination clinics
-Free COVID vaccinations and boosters on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County February 5th to 12th
>TV/STREAMING: Milo Ventimiglia's charming con man drives new ABC caper dramedy
>MOVIES: "Titanic" led the box office 25 years after first release
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Springsteen is coming to Gillette Stadium on his 2023 tour
>HISTORY: Salem Square in Worcester around 1895
>ANIMALS: Guy wins cat's love by treating her like a dog (3:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple who met at Shirley senior living community get married on Valentine's Day (2:08)
-Meanwhile, India tried to rebrand Valentine’s Day as "Cow Hug Day." Here’s how it backfired
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-Full-time bilingual clinician at Community Health Link
-Full/part time waitstaff at busy Worcester, Holden restaurants
-Full- or part-time servers at Canal District restaurant
-Full-time Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Call Takers, Millbury P.D.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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