In and around The 016 - Friday, March 17th

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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

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >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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