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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 (1:07). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Death of bakery worker Joanna Brown remains under investigation in Worcester
-After arrest in '09 murder, Worcester police confront lengthy list of unsolved cases
-Witness recalls Gardner slay suspect saying, "Don’t ask things you don’t need to know"
-Developer plans restaurant, 44 apartments in historic Downtown Worcester building
-Legendary rock bank coming to DCU Center
-Worcester City Council candidate calls for a recount
-Worcester council newcomers will reshape agenda on housing, police oversight
-WPI to lead $5.2 million state-funded effort to build Central Mass. BioHub
-Worcester assistant clerk magistrate Padraic Rafferty nominated for top Uxbridge clerk job
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Run4Veterans 5K Road Race in Worcester (:54)
-T&G This Week: Why our past is still a part of our present and future
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Review of Worcester municipal election
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (8:34): Birch Tree Bread expands hours and offerings
-ICYMI: Worcester among best places to retire in Mass., U.S. News ranking says
-Voter turnout in Worcester election tops 22% for first time in over a decade
-WPI resident advisors are on strike: Here's why
-Holy Cross professor teams up with 3 students to cut down on litter in Worcester neighborhood
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: David Lookwhy
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: How late bus cuts affect after-school activities
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): I.C.E agents take mother into custody during hostile arrest in Fitchburg (2:07). Article
-Webster man arrested after joint investigation leads to cocaine seizure at apartment
-eBikes now banned from Shrewsbury school campuses
-Shrewsbury Town Meeting to decide on 2-year mixed-use moratorium along Route 20 and Route 9
-Grafton budget workshop predicts difficult decisions for fiscal 2027
-Grafton awarded $100,000 for Fisherville Mill Feasibility Study
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Film "Shattered Ice" explores grief, reckoning left in suicide's wake
-Salisbury Singers beginning 52nd season with a choral concert "Songs of Solstice" November 16th
-Holy Cross composer Matthew Jaskot's new work marks loss and healing
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 599 (28:33): Teri Frykenberg
-Outdoor Cats Podcast (1:18:52): That is my file (featuring Heather Prunier, Tom Marino)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who lost his fight with A.L.S.
>SPORTS: Making the case for Patriots valuing draft picks over trade acquisitions
-Former Patriot Antonio Brown facing attempted murder charges in Miami shooting
-Bruins beat Senators, 3-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball to battle No. BYU, Utah
-Holy Cross announces coaching change in field hockey program
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to host Niagara
-Holy Cross women's hockey to face Merrimack this weekend
-Predicting the winner of every Week 10 High School football game in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Dashcam video shows moment UPS plane crashed in Kentucky (1:01)
-Jury awards $10 million to Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student
-Tragic: Cleaning woman fatally shot after arriving at the wrong house
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 firefighters hospitalized after Keene house fire rescue (1:33)
-Channel 7 anchor Kim Khazei announces departure after 25 years
>COLLEGES: WPI celebrates Native and Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
-Journalist Jonathan Martin discusses the state of American politics at Worcester State
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 3 music-themed U.S. road trips that hit all the right notes
>BUSINESS: A.I. wreaks havoc on jobs with 2-decade high 150,000 cut in October: report
-LPL Financial Research: From micro to macro — A busy week of market-moving data
-Financial freedom: Make these money moves after paying off debt (1:51)
>HOMES: Median age of first-time U.S. home buyer hits shocking new high
>SHOPPING: Shop Target's Black Friday sale, holiday deals and discounts
>HEALTH: Doctor on F.D.A.'s radio-frequency micro-needling warning (3:20)
-Study links long-term melatonin use to higher risk of heart failure and death
>FOOD: Fears of Thanksgiving turkey shortages grow amid avian flu
>TV/STREAMING: "CBS Saturday Morning" to get radical revamp -- Michelle Miller, Dana Jacobson are out
>MOVIES: Miss Piggy movie in the works with Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence producing
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel leading celebs in addressing food insecurity
-Helen Mirren to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award
>HISTORY: The oldest restaurant in Mass. is over 300 years old. Here's how to eat there
>ANIMALS: 16-year-old dog abandoned at shelter gallops like puppy again (4:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins $154,168 after using same lottery numbers for 6 years
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, watch deputies free large bruin from "bear-icade" inside vehicle
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