Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW (3:30): Merged Catholic High School to be at Holy Name, will be named Saint Paul Diocesan Jr.-Sr. High
+NEW (3:15): Closed nearly 3 years, Great Wall reopens in downtown Worcester
+NEW (3:15): Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta, at Holy Cross chamber breakfast, cites aging and automation challenges
+NEW (3:15): Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones return to the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
+NEW (3:15): Douglas K9 Officer to be Featured on 'Good Morning America'
+NEW (3:15): Uh oh! Massachusetts has one of the biggest drinking problems in America
+NEW (3:15): Trailer drops for season 3 of Netflix series 'Ozark' (2:23)
+NEW (10:30): It's Thirsty Thursday! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW (10:30): Here's How to Get a Dairy Queen Blizzard for Just 80 Cents
+NEW (10:30): Gambler threatened Edelman, Gronk
+UPDATED (10:30): Shrewsbury Fire And Hazmat Crews Battle Fire at Supercon On Route 9 This Morning
+NEW: Motor vehicle stop in Oxford leads to 3 arrests
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Thursday, March 5
-Latest weather: Sunny, mild, high of 49
-Webster man indicted in Sept. shooting death at Auburn warehouse
-18-year-old Worcester man facing firearm charges
-Park Ave. bar about to get 3rd owner in 9 months
-Worcester area plummets in job market rankings
-508, a show about Worcester, Episode 362 (28:44): COVID Fever
-Southbridge man charged with home invasion
-State details coronavirus plans (1:46). Coronavirus latest in Health
-Does Your Name Start with a 'W'? Get a free 'Snozzberry' pie this week at Table Talk
-Two judges added to Worcester's 'New Voices' competition
-Manis nets 2,000th point in Holy Cross victory over Loyola
-Telegram & Gazette Hometeam podcast (30:48) -- Pros, cons of new state high school tournament
-Today's Deal: Get up to $200 when you buy an LG Wall Oven and Cooktop at Better Electric
-'Everybody stay calm!': You can get paid $1,000 to watch 15 hours of 'The Office'
-WATCH: Freeloading sea lion steals lunch, hitches ride on speedboat
-Alex Trebek talks battling 'great pain' after defying 1-year cancer prognosis
-Today's Hero (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Vermont basketball player scores his first points after car accident put him in coma
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Top Posts
-64 people who work in Auburn will be laid off at the end of March
-Iconic Boston-area eatery eyes Worcester for expansion
-Worcester man picked up, raped intoxicated woman near Faneuil Hall, prosecutors say
-Road rage leads to fight with baseball bats in Worcester
-Buyer Beware: This Worcester 'deal' will cost you
-Worcester accountant sentenced for tax fraud
-3-alarm fire ravages Sturbridge school
-Worcester woman, 70, accused of breaking into dying brother's safe; money and gun reported missing
-State accepting proposals for new Worcester RMV location
-Charlton man claims $1M lottery prize on birthday
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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