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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 37 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester braces for ice, worries about "complacency of everyone" (1:37). Article
+6:00: Declared Winter Parking Ban for Worcester will go into effect at 9 p.m.
+6:00: Deadly December shooting on Highland Street was road rage incident, prosecutor says
+6:00: Man found dead with Worcester mother and child died by suicide, officials say
+6:00: Worcester man sentenced to life for second degree murder
+6:00: eMPathia Jazz Duo to perform at Mechanics Hall's Club 321
+6:00: A case of orchid Fever at Tower Hill
+Noon: "Antiques Roadshow" coming to Old Sturbridge Village in June
+Noon: Listen Up: New music from Cliff Notez and Niki Luparelli
+Noon: Last Call: Southbridge author Robert McMaster on "Rose of Glenkerry"
+Noon: Athol Bird & Nature Club shares deep love of nature, wildlife
+Noon: JAZZED UP Duo performs at Vals in Holden on Saturday
-Plea discussed in case of Auburn foster mother charged in death of 2-year-old, court records show
-Lury Pizarro of Worcester, found dead with 3-year-old son, dreamed of becoming a mother
-Longtime retail building in Worcester becoming a restaurant
-Store leaving Downtown Worcester for Canal District
-Worcester icon perseveres through challenging times, prepares to celebrate 100 years in business
-Here's how Worcester's police body camera program will work (1:55). Article
-Worcester officials mum on whether firefighter disciplined for crass social media posts
-Worcester public meeting to review designs for West Boylston Drive parcel
-Students get a free Coney Island Hot Dog with a libary book
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief -- attendance policy, extending lunch times, students with disabilities, access to menstrual products
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Where is Vicke Lee Lamberton?". Video (18:20). Audio (20:03)
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Sylvie, Scrappy, Scout and more
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (33:42): Monteru French Brandy
>SHOWTIME: February school vacation: Things to do in Central Mass.
-Celtic punk band Flogging Molly to take stage in Worcester
-Guns N' Roses to play Fenway Park
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice with Shaun Connolly
-Winter Walks: A visit to Boynton Park in Paxton
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester nun who escaped communism and came to hold multiple jobs in Worcester
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling pickup will not be delayed this week
-ICYMI: Worcester retailers are closing up shop and reducing operations as 2023's problems mount
-Bar closed by city of Worcester to open in new location Thursday
-After 2 years in the woods, Worcester couple takes tentative step to shelter (3:49). Article
-No charges will be filed against Worcester cheer coaches (:19)
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Wachusett students strive to balance homework workload
-Holden officer promoted to Sergeant
-Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lunenburg man charged in connection with 2013 rape at South Acton train station
-Beal Commons developers propose modifications to plan
-Julia Lagerholm resigns from Millbury School Committee; remainder of term to be filled at April Town Election
-Sterling candidates begin signing up for May 8 election
-Lancaster resident turning fantasy into author’s first book
-Collection drive to help new mothers in Blackstone Valley
-Family reflects on hosting President Carter during 1977 visit to Clinton
>SPORTS: Boston sports radio host suspended for racist remarks
-After school record 20 wins, Worcester State men's basketball team looks to finish historic run
>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: U.S. believes Russia had failed I.C.B.M. test around when President was in Ukraine
-2 Supreme Court cases this week could upend the entire internet
-Want to send messages of support to former President Jimmy Carter and the Carter family? Here's how
-Tragic: Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog
>NEW ENGLAND: Influx of Mass. residents sending N.H. housing market skyward
-Discarded cigarette butt, DNA tests solve Vermont yeacher's 52-year-old murder
>COLLEGES: Tragedy in Turkey sparks collaboration on WPI campus
-Clark community ready for a sweet start on Main Street
>HOMES: Check out 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>BUSINESS: Fallon Health CEO and president to retire
-Worcester tech firm names IBM executive to board chair, amid potential stock combination
>HEALTH: 1 in 3 parents give fever-reducing medicine when it may not be needed, new poll says
-Free COVID vaccinations and boosters on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Paramount raising streaming prices as ad slump slams revenue
>MOVIES: Westborough native beats out Spielberg for major directors award
>CELEBRITY: Richard Gere recovering after being hospitalized with pneumonia on vacation
>FOOD: 145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee infant formula recalled over bacterial risk
>HISTORY: Newspapers were delivered on skis after Shrewsbury snowstorm
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bystanders stop kidnapping attempt in Colorado Walmart
-Meanwhile, in California, 700 pounds of acorns found stuffed by woodpeckers inside walls of home
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+All-Star bartender wanted for Canal District restaurant
-Sunday Brunch Chef at the White Eagle
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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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