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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Chilly and dry, high of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: New Spectrum scam targets Worcester area customers: D.A.
+Noon: Drone video update of construction at new Doherty High (1:48)
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools C.P.P.A.C. meeting Tuesday night
+Noon: Worcester Business Connect No. 40 (21:05): Kearney Speech Therapy
+Noon: Thrift Store Threads: Performer finds designer delights with sparkle
-Elevated levels of forever chemicals in Lake Quinsigamond prompts fish warning
-Worcester store seeks to identity thief who made off with "the most stolen goods ever"
-Assumption donates more than $30,000 given by priest named in sexual abuse report to survivors
-Worcester mum on who would post bond to appeal $8 million judgment against police officers
-Gov. Healey calls for housing production during visit to Worcester affordable development
-A new charter school raises questions about the state approval process (9:55)
-With 4 weeks left, new Worcester homeless shelter reports success
-Leominster man tried to stab attendant, open plane door on flight from L.A. to Boston, feds say (3:03)
-Lake View Park master plan public meeting next Monday
-Here is the cheapest gas to start this week in Worcester
-Downtown Worcester restaurant to remain closed through March
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Where did Waldemar Feliciano Go?" Unsolved: Worcester. Video (13:58). Audio (15:39)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester inaugurates new Poet Laureate on Tuesday
-JAZZED UP Trio to play sold out Orchids After Dark on Friday in Boylston
-"Photograph 51" gives neglected scientist Rosalind Franklin exposure
-Samantha Mathis, "The Nanny" Cast members set for Northeast ComicCon
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Jennifer Hernandez – GEM Marketing Solutions
-NEW! Inner Views podcast (17:42): Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rachel Monárrez, part 3
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to woman who lost her battle with addiction
-ICYMI: Queer women’s bar in Worcester to open Friday
-Elvis Costello and The Imposters deliver on-target show in triumphant return to Worcester
-Worcester police investigating 3 ShotSpotter activations
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Wachusett area goings on
-"Family business" the foundation to acceptance at Naval Academy for Gibbons
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 45-year-old man indicted for Fitchburg bank robbery
-Shrewsbury Planning Board desires to see a decrease in Beal Commons units
-Boylston police launching "check in" service for senior residents
-Lancaster hosts legislative library gathering
-A community favorite returns with the 10th annual Art Palette Contest
-Celebrate Irish culture with Roger Tincknell’s “From Ireland to America” family concert
-Murder in Grafton Center, Part 3
>SPORTS: Cavs rally to beat Celtics, 118-114, in overtime
-Raiders interested in Mac Jones, Jimmy Garoppolo after Derek Carr split
-Holy Cross women’s basketball earns commanding win over American. Highlights (3:20). Interviews (3:50)
-Assumption women's basketball team to host NCAA Regional Tournament (4:35)
-Holy Cross offensive coordinator takes a coaching job with New York Giants
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, NHL week 21
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Video shows 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico after shootout
>NEW ENGLAND: Investigators identify woman known as "Granby Girl" found dead in 1978
-2 United planes make contact at Logan Airport
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:56) -- Classrooms in crisis
-Quinsigamond C.C. offering free Fab Lab training on Tuesday
>FOOD: Worcester bishop gives dispensation for meat on St. Patrick's Day
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Tuesday: 1-4 at AIDS Project Worcester, 6-8 at St. Anne's Free Medical Program
-Radio Worcester (11:13): Dr. Hirsh looks back on COVID after 3 years as we transition from pandemic to endemic
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. names the 2023 Business Leaders of the Year
-Verizon is raising prices on older cell phone plans
>HOMES: January new home sales jump to 10-month high as prices fall
>TV/STREAMING: Arnold Schwarzenegger starring in Netflix show, "FUBAR" (:24)
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix in March
>CELEBRITY: Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special
>HISTORY: Union Station’s Past and Present
>ANIMALS: Stray cat chooses new mom, copies everything brother does (3:21)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Jay-Z, Rihanna surprise "amazing" seniors who recreated Super Bowl Halftime Show
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, woman kicked in the head by moose while walking dog (:31)
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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
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>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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