In and around The 016 - Tuesday, March 21st

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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 (:34). High of 62 in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Worcester Walmart to seek alcohol license from city

  +6:00: Funeral for Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto, dead at 42, to be held Friday

  +6:00: Bruce Springsteen's healthy energy returns to TD Garden in Boston

  +6:00: Worcester County Food Truck Showdown May 6th in Spencer
  
  

  +1:00: Charlton Middle School teacher placed on leave following rape, assault charges
  
  

  +Noon:  New owners of The White Room make it their own

  +Noon: WCCA-TV's Picks of the Week
  
  

  -67-year-old skier from Shrewsbury dies after crashing into tree at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton (2:47). Article

  -Woman beats elderly man in Canal District, steals car with dog inside

  -Quest to find Worcester's Best Pizza down to Final 4

  -$50,000 lottery tickets sold in Worcester and Rutland will expire soon

  -Regional banks with Worcester locations among group asking F.D.I.C. to insure all deposits

  -Mike Benedetti: City Council Preview, March 21st

  -Radio Worcester (17:38): City Councilor Khrystian King on inclusionary zoning

  -Worcester's spring street sweeping set to begin

  -Grubhub overcharged restaurants during the pandemic, judge rules

  -Small businesses run by people of color struggle to find financing as V.C.s' priorities have shifted away from providing multicultural opportunities

  -Worcester Special Education Parents Advisory Council's Transition Fair on Tuesday

  -Manny Jae Media's Inner Views: (18:12): Julie Bowditch, Executive Director, CASA Project, Part 2

  -NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "48 Hours After Baby Marlon Went Missing". Video (23:58). Audio (25:39)
   

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

  -Jazzed Up Duo performs at Val's this Saturday

  -Unleash your inner hero at Kennedy Community Health's costume party

  -Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice

  -What's Up Worcester "A Word from Echo" (34:59): Green Island Neighborhood Center

  >OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester woman who passed at age 104

  -ICYMI: W.P.D. looking for missing 16-year-old girl

  -North High becomes first Worcester public school to win a Division 1 state boys’ basketball title

  -Worcester man arrested in R.I. for allegedly causing wrong-way crash

  -Increase in women in construction celebrated

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Radio Worcester (10:38): Selectman Anthony Renzoni on zoning law

  -Band of Wachusett students wins best live performance

  -A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Quabbin High student spreads awareness of drug overdose and addiction

  -Mass Pike, Route 146 closures coming up

  -West Boylston police log March 13th to 19th

  -Characters hang their coats at Rutland library

  -18th defendant pleads guilty in Fitchburg drug case

  -Grafton police log

  -Murder in Grafton Center, Part 5
   

  >SPORTS: Devin McCourty details how Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe debate split Patriots locker room

  -Patriots running back Damien Harris signs with Bills

  -See the social media reaction to the North High state champions

  -Assumption women falls to second ranked Minnesota Duluth in Elite 8

  -Sean Scanlon named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

  -Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, NHL week 23
   

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

  -2024 Ford Mustang, Subaru Outback lead this week's new car news

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

  >NATIONAL: Levels of carcinogenic chemical near Ohio derailment site far above safe limit

  -American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed

  -Tragic: Avalanche sweeps snowboarder over volcano cliff to his death

  >NEW ENGLAND: Lane closures on Sagamore Bridge will slow traffic through Memorial Day weekend

  -Mass. Gov. Maura Healey named USA Today Women of the Year
  
  

  >FOOD: Frozen strawberries recalled after hepatitis A infections

  >COLLEGES: Anna Maria nursing students score above the national average on NCLEX

  -Clark prof: Syria's earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse

  >HEALTH: How just 39 minutes of sleep can make or break your child's health, happiness and school day

  -Free COVID vaccinations on Tuesday: 9-noon, 1-4 at AIDS Project Worcester, 6-8 at St. Anne's Free Medical Program

  >BUSINESS: Amazon to lay off 9,000 -- weeks after firing 18,000

  -W.B.J.'s Movers and Shakers

  >SHOPPING: Pulse Magazine's Style Savvy
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Julianne Hough to host "Dancing With the Stars" following Tyra Banks’ exit

  >MOVIES: "John Wick: Chapter 4" stars honor late co-star Lance Reddick during premiere

  >CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis' family sings "Happy Birthday" to actor on 68th birthday

  >HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 12th to 19th

  >HISTORY: Former Lincoln Park boat landing at Lake Quinsigamond

  >ANIMALS: Golden Retriever can't stop playing hide, seek with parents (3:08)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bruins' Angilly sings for cancer patients

  -Meanwhile, Harvard astronomer says extra-terrestrial probes may have already been sent to Earth, gone undetected

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  +Multiple positions at Worcester restaurant

  +Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts

  +Adjunct Faculty - Surgical Technology, Quinsigamond C.C.

  +Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Holden

  +Multiple positions, Shrewsbury Street restaurant

  +Multiple positions, Law Department, City of Worcester

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