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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 (:50). High of 44 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: From "lost and broken" to Woman of Consequence — LIFT VP among 2 honored by city
+6:00: UMass Medical School to lay off 26 at Boston-based vaccine manufacturing division
+6:00: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks coming to the DCU Center
+Noon: Police chase ends near Sterling day care after N.H. armed robbery
+Noon: 2 trucks crash on Mass Pike in Oxford, causing traffic delays
+Noon: "Wonderful" memories linger 55 years after Hendrix played at Clark
+Noon: Nine Things To Do: St. Patrick's Parade, Tequila Bonfire, "Bagrock"
-4-year-old girl, man hospitalized after crash in Worcester, police say (pictured)
-Man sentenced in 2015 shooting of 15-year-old at Worcester motel
-Worcester vaccinations still flat with COVID in "rearview mirror"
-Earlier: Worcester nursing home dealing with COVID outbreak
-Worcester leaders evaluating ways to spend remaining A.R.P.A. funds
-Abby's House in Worcester preparing for significant renovations to shelter
-Worcester program helps expose young girls to careers in S.T.E.M. and leadership roles
-Worcester schools now accepting applications for fall Head Start program
-Travel on Amtrak's auto train to Orlando for $29
-Retired Worcester educator dies after emergency on vacation in Mexico
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "What Happened to Marion Kerswell?". Video (15:29). Audio (17:15)
>FOOD: Made to order ice cream shop opens in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Locksmith dog greets customers, guards Worcester shop
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Home Show returns this weekend to the DCU Center (:30)
-Higgins Armory collection to reopen in former Worcester Art Museum library
-International Women's Day, women shaping Worcester's history, future
-Worcester Emerald Club wants to treat you to dinner
-JAZZED UP Trio to play sold out Orchids After Dark on Friday in Boylston
-Inner Views podcast (17:42): Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rachel Monárrez, part 3
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester detective who helped solve infamous murder of 2-year-old girl
-ICYMI: 5 names to be added to Worcester monument honoring civilians who have died in fires
-New restaurant pitched for former Sake Bomb spot in Worcester
-Vote for the best pizza in Worcester
-New Spectrum scam targets Worcester area customers: D.A.
-Drone video update of construction at new Doherty High (1:48)
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Holden still holding out on mandate for housing near transit
-Paw enforcement -- Holden P.D. recruits new 4-legged officer
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland P.D. seeks public's help in attempted break-in
-Oxford man sentenced for stealing identity to obtain tax refund, driver's license
-Bigfoot expert to present at Oak Middle School
-Local member of Tedy’s Team hosting trivia fundraiser
-West Boylston author focuses on "Magical Realism"
-West Boylston students of the month for December, January and February
-Shrewsbury bridge purple to celebrate International Women’s Day
-Shrewsbury Town Meeting Member candidates needed
-Man arrested at Southbridge bar after report of gun
-NEW! Murder in Grafton Center, Part 4
>SPORTS: Celtics power past Blazers, 115-93
-South High's undefeated run ends as Colonels upended by Foxborough in state tournament
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (23:09): Title IX reflection with Cassandra Clark
-Mass. Pirates games to be broadcast on WCRN
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-U.S. investigates Tesla for steering wheels that can fall off
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 3 Los Angeles police officers shot
-4 killed when small planes collide in Florida
>NEW ENGLAND: Instagram influencer who stole Mass. resident's identity pleads guilty to $1 million COVID relief fraud
>COLLEGES: Mental health first aid expands Anna Maria’s commitment to behavioral health and public safety
-UMass Medical School program for students interested in mental health
>HEALTH: Long COVID associated with increased risk of death, study says
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 10-noon at Grafton Senior Center
>SHOPPING: Thrift Store Threads -- Performer finds designer delights with sparkle
>BUSINESS: Rideshare workers rally at Statehouse for rights, want say in job parameters
-Worcester Business Connect No. 40 (21:05): Kearney Speech Therapy
>HOMES: Learn to plant and harvest fresh vegetables in early spring
>TV/STREAMING: Roku vs. Fire TV stick review -- How the streaming sticks compare
>MOVIES: Where to watch the Oscars Best Picture nominations (and what order to watch them)
>CELEBRITY: Madonna confirms romance with new boyfriend Josh Popper
>HISTORY: Union Station’s Past and Present
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 6-year-old calls 911 for mom found unresponsive
-Meanwhile, weird TikTok trend of people eating oranges in the shower explained
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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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