In and around The 016 - Friday, March 10th

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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 (:53). High of 50 today 

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding mission girl

  +Noon: Blue envelopes are bad news for hundreds of thousands on MassHealth

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Worcester St. Patrick's Day Parade: Your complete guide

  +Noon: Worcester native Raymond Latino recalls work on "Boston Strangler" film

  +Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on demand: "Missing," "80 For Brady," and more
  
  

  -Car shot up on I-290 in Worcester, police looking for Cadillac

  -Phantom Gourmet visits legendary Worcester restaurant (5:01)

  -UMass Medical School to lay off 26 at Boston-based vaccine manufacturing division

  -From "lost and broken" to Woman of Consequence — L.I.F.T. V.P. among 2 honored by city

  -See the 49 jobs now open at the city of Worcester

  -Worcester election is underway — months before key election dates

  -Radio Worcester (5:42): Mayor Joe Petty on Inclusionary Zoning

  -Worcester Public Schools Superintendent's March letter to families

  -Inner Views podcast (17:42): Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rachel Monárrez, part 3

  -Police chase ends near Sterling day care after N.H. armed robbery

  -2 trucks crash on Mass Pike in Oxford, causing traffic delays

  -NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Where did Patricia Santos go?". Video (17:32). Audio (19:15)
   

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday

  >SHOWTIME: Worcester Home Show returns this weekend to the DCU Center (:30)

  -Nine Things To Do: St. Patrick's Parade, Tequila Bonfire, "Bagrock"

  -Hot Wheels Monster Trucks coming to the DCU Center

  -JAZZED UP Trio to play sold out Orchids After Dark on Friday in Boylston

  -WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 545 (28:33): Lauren Gaffney

  >HISTORY: "Wonderful" memories linger 55 years after Hendrix played at Clark 

  >OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime professor at Worcester State 

  -ICYMI: Retired Worcester educator dies after emergency on vacation in Mexico

  -4-year-old girl, man hospitalized after crash in Worcester, police say 

  -Man sentenced in 2015 shooting of 15-year-old at Worcester motel 

  -Worcester vaccinations still flat with COVID in "rearview mirror"

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Award honors Holden native’s aviation career

  -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): Shrewsbury sixth-graders’ recipe featured at Shrewsbury Pizzaria

  -Shrewsbury P.D. welcomes new officer

  -Auburn man sentence to federal prison for child pornography

  -Leominster man accused of rampage on flight allegedly said he was "taking over this plane"

  -Channel 5 Wake-Up Call from Marion E. Zeh School in Northborough (:52)

  -Fitchburg woman sentenced for stealing cash from the mail

  -Sterling community garden taking reservations

  -NEW! Murder in Grafton Center, Part 4
   

  >SPORTS: Oilers snap Bruins streak

  -Patriots not expected to target Lamar Jackson in free agency

  -Mobile sports betting launches on Friday

  -Related: Many strings attached to online betting’s "free money" deals

  -Power-Cassidy, Foreman carry Holy Cross women's basketball team to conference title game. Highlights (2:12). Coach's interview (1:17)

  -Assumption women's basketball team to host NCAA Regional Tournament (4:35)

  -Public showing of doc on North High's quest for a state basketball championship set for Saturday
   

  >CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)

  -RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)

  >NATIONAL: Apology letter found after U.S. citizens killed in Mexico

  -Third person dies after crowd crush at Rochester music venue

  -Tragic: At least 6 killed, 7 injured in Hamburg, Germany church shooting 

  >NEW ENGLAND: M.B.T.A. announces new speed restrictions on Red, Orange, Blue and Green Lines

  -State bill aims to slow P.F.A.S. damage

  >HOMES: $2.2 million Shrewsbury home among these 10 most expensive sales in Worcester County last week
  
  

  >COLLEGES: Mental health first aid expands Anna Maria’s commitment to behavioral health and public safety

  -UMass Medical School program gives students and alumni from Worcester-area colleges clinical research experience

  >HEALTH: Mass. doctor on possibility of new tuberculosis vaccine 

  -Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 4-7 at Shrewsbury Fire Department

  >SHOPPING: Thrift Store Threads -- Performer finds designer delights with sparkle

  >BUSINESS: The number of available jobs in the U.S. shrank in January

  -G.M. offers buyouts to most U.S. salaried workers to trim costs

  -Worcester Business Connect No. 40 (21:05): Kearney Speech Therapy
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Pennywise is back! "It" prequel series ordered at HBO Max 

  >MOVIES: "Avatar 2" gets a Video on Demand release date 

  >CELEBRITY: Robert Blake, "Baretta" actor acquitted in wife's murder, dies at 89

  -Chaim Topol, "Fiddler on the Roof" actor, dies at 87

  >FOOD: Bri's Sweet Treats confectionery opens in market 

  >ANIMALS: Locksmith dog greets customers, guards Worcester shop

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Small business owner uses yard signs to pay off elementary school's lunch debt 

  -Meanwhile, in Maine, vegan caught in state's crackdown on naughty vanity license plates 

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