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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 (:31). High of 54 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Drone video above Sunday's Worcester County St Patrick's Parade (2:36)
+Noon: The Dish: New Oxfords Casual Dining owners make restaurant their own
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Cocaine Bear," "Unwelcome" and more
+Noon: Chineke! Orchestra opens new doors on first North American tour
-Suspicious man tried to get children at school bus stop into his car in Shrewsbury, police say
-Former Worcester meteorologist dies in Florida prison
-Another round of Canal District bars and restaurants spring up after fall closures
-107 Tap bar to open in Worcester’s Canal District next week
-Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making St. Patrick's Day plans
-Worcester's Irish explore a complex heritage
-Looking back at the love of an Irish mother
-Since February, Jennifer Courville has operated an Irish wool clothing shop in Worcester
-For St. Patrick's Day, Neil Macnamara and 2 Neal McNamaras meet
-Worcester School Committee pushes forward "no homework days" policy to subcommittee
-Related: Worcester parents push for new homework policy that gives "study break" days
-Free W.R.T.A. rides more economical than collecting fares: Report
-Worcester committee pushes for lower income threshold in affordable housing rule
-Worcester Fire Chief Martin Dyer officially sworn in at promotion ceremony
-UMass Medical School students provide nutrition outreach at group homes in Worcester
-Q.C.C. opens Athletic Center for public gym memberships
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (32:38): Plowing, Business Improvement District
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- William Garlick and John V.J. Joyce Went Missing in Maine. Video (20:38). Audio (22:20)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Rock 'n' Roll Rumble returns
-Nine Things To Do: Varsity Vocals, Pamela Hines, 'Au revoir les
-Manny Jae Media's "Inner Views" (18:25): Julie Bowditch, CASA Project Worcester County's Executive Director, part 1
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a woman who taught ballroom dancing in Worcester’s “Night Life” program for 42 years
-Reminder: Trash and recycling collection in Worcester, Holden and Shrewsbury delayed a day this week
-ICYMI: "A chaotic mess at any turn": Why Worcester City Council meetings can be a spectacle
-Rescue crews save teens lost in remote area behind Wachusett Mountain (1:30)
-Medical experts in Worcester look back at 3 years of COVID in the city
-Boston Globe: Worcester school officials ask state to investigate newly approved charter school
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden restaurant teams up with Seven Saws to can its signature drink
-White Oak land gets conservation restriction
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton homeowners detail moment when S.U.V. hits home (1:39)
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves site plan for proposed Subaru dealership
-Shrewsbury event company consolidates and expands at new location
-Millbury public hearing to be held on temporary multifamily moratorium
-Millbury publication to relaunch
-Sutton resident to have role in Dean College Theatre production of "Pippin"
-Murder in Grafton Center, Part 5
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Jets, 3-0
-Undefeated Worcester native Fran Collins fights for middleweight M.M.A. title at Foxwoods
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (36:58): Maureen Magarity and Cara McCormack
-Holy Cross hockey is playing in A.H.A. final for first time in 17 years, with N.C.A.A. berth on line
-Holy Cross, former hoops coach trade accusations in court
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: A 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed is headed for Florida, threatening tourism across the Caribbean
-Tragic: Woman fatally knifed screaming son, 4, as grandma watched: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: State Rep. questions math behind free community college plan
-Arrest made after police find, safely detonate live pipe bombs found under porch in N.H.
>FOOD: Pesticides in produce -- 2023's list of most and least contaminated foods
>COLLEGES: 7-week courses at Q.C.C. begin March 20th
-WPI establishes combined program in learning sciences & technologies
-Anna Maria students answering the call for help through 911 dispatch training
>HEALTH: Coffee could slash obesity, Type 2 diabetes risks: study
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 1:30-3:30 at Worcester Islamic Center
>BUSINESS: The Menkiti Group names new president
-Why female small business owners showed better work-life balance: poll
>TV/STREAMING: ABC sets date for Ryan Seacrest’s "Live with Kelly and Ryan" exit
>MOVIES: Quentin Tarantino’s last film might be "The Movie Critic"
>CELEBRITY: Ben Affleck on J.Lo's Grammys tiff -- "You better f - -king not leave"
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County March 5th to 12th
>HISTORY: Armory, former Women's Club (now Tuckerman Hall) and former North Hall (now condos)
>ANIMALS: Indoor cat obsessed with snow begs mom to go outside (3:10)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman, 103, still hits gym regularly
-Meanwhile, in Florida, large 200-year-old clam caught and released
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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