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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
-Latest obituaries | | -Yesterday's highlights
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 (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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