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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials!
+5:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+5:00: Radio Worcester (10:56): Ricky Duran talks about his new single 'Selfish Love'
+5:00: Ray Mariano: St. Vincent Hospital nurses are on the side of the angels
+5:00: Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
+10:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Feb. 26
+10:00: At the office: 'Zoom fatigue' is a real thing now, according to science
-Man charged with OUI in Shrewsbury hit-and-run, 80-year-old woman seriously injured (1:37)
-Meat market at former Crown Bakery on Gold Star Blvd. to open today
-Glazy Susan and B.T.'s in Worcester team up for decadent chicken sandwich
-Chef joins staff at Abby's House in Worcester
-Worcester ranked among top 100 best cities for outdoor jobs
-Man denied bid to probe claim jacket was damaged at laundromat, not fire that killed Worcester firefighter
-Worcesteria: Moose on the loose!
-ICYMI: Services Monday and Tuesday for 3 who died in Jaques Ave. fire
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 hospitalized after early morning crash in Holden
-West Boylston gym teams with local restaurants for those in need
-Design for Shrewsbury’s safety complex projected to be done by April
-Bravehearts' league expands to Burlington, Vt.
-Holy Cross Playoff Primer (12:19): Women's hockey vs. New Hampshire
-HC football team placing importance on every practice, rep and meeting
-UMass Medical School climbs to record 21st in national funding rankings
-Up to $687 million in unemployment paid to fraudulent claims, state says
-Best Buy just laid off 5,000 workers and will close more stores
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: 3 Worcester open houses to check out
-TV/Streaming: Paramount+ is one week away: Here’s what’s in store
-Shopping: Apple mini stores are coming to some Targets
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester Public Library initiative looks to clear fines
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: CDC head says Massachusetts, other states shouldn’t relax restrictions yet
+5:00: Here’s what’s not reopening in March when Massachusetts begins Phase 4
+5:00: Dr. Fauci says vaccinated people could soon socialize
-Next step of state’s reopening plan starts March 1, last phase scheduled to begin March 22
-Worcester lifts ban on bartop dining at restaurants as cases in city drop for 6th time in last 7 weeks
-'We have been waiting for this': Worcester bar reacts to loosening of restrictions
-Half of Worcester Public Schools students opt in for hybrid learning starting in March
-Worcester schools don't have enough space to social distance
-UMass Memorial mobile vaccination team visits Boys and Girls Club
-Americans support teachers getting vaccine before schools reopen, according to new survey
-At least it's working? Outrageous waits on state vaccine website
-What Mass. can learn from leading vaccination states (3:08)
-New Mass. rules will allow WooSox to have fans at Opening Day
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,928 new cases, 33 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-See how many cases there are in your city or town as of February 25
-Mass. doctor: Type I diabetes 'needs to be on the list' for vaccinations (3:53)
-Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting because of the pandemic
-Dr. Fauci: Whatever vaccine is available, take it
-How long should you wait in between vaccine doses? (3:17)
-5 questions answered about Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
-Meanwhile, in Germany, band turns van into club so fans can rock out one at a time during pandemic
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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