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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:45: Radio Worcester (12:57): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his recommendations to combat structural racism
+5:45: Janice Harvey: Worcester teachers share opinions on police in schools
+5:45: Locally filmed 'The Investigators' promises dysfunctional fun
+5:45: John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods, Part 4 (17:18): June Street and adjacent streets
+5:45: Table Talk Pies to celebrate Pi Day with virtual baking class
+5:45: ArtsWorcester College Show looks different amid pandemic
+5:45: Shrewsbury High student's cause ignites unintended controversy
+7:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 2
+7:45: 50 mph wind pulls down large tree onto Westborough house (:56)
+7:45: Spencer opens shelter at middle school
-St. Vincent Hospital makes offer to nurses ahead of planned strike, nurses to counter
-Nurses describe St. Vincent strike survey as a 'ploy'
-Construction on Washington Square hotel in Worcester slated to start in next year
-Worcester police signed deal to use controversial crime forecast tool in December
-Community remembers lives lost in Jaques Ave. fire
-Worcester man rides lucky numbers to $1 million Powerball win
-Worcester man arrested after nearly striking Natick officer, police say
-‘He messed with the wrong girl’: Young girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted shows strength during attacker's sentencing
-Neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester - March 2021
-2 men face new charges in workers comp scheme
-ICYMI: Lincoln Plaza's newest store opens Friday
-Worcester House district shifted from mostly white to majority-minority
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury activists demonstrate for climate awareness
-Grafton’s newest theater is the high school football field
-Silver Lake in Grafton may reopen this summer — without lifeguards and with limits
-Proposed Clinton cannabis operation buys 2 more Weetabix sites
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Junior Johnnna Shamley of the women's volleyball team named Crusader of the Week
-WPI, Clark, Becker athletes on track for spring sports
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-Ohio mom arrested for driving over 6-year-old son, dumping body in river
-Homes: Video tour of 9,000+ square foot house for sale in Paxton (:50)
-Tribute to Worcester phys ed teacher of 37 years who recently passed away
-TV/Streaming: Save 50% off a year of Paramount+ if you subscribe now
-Movies: 11 must-see movies being released in March
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WRTA employee, Pittsfield native finds biological family
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, burglar caught because of 'cheeto dust' in her teeth
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:45: President Biden: U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May by end of May
+5:45: U.S. needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing up, expert says
+5:45: More teachers plan to quit as COVID stress overwhelms educators
+9:15: Positive test ends Holy Cross men's basketball season
-Radio Worcester (9:36): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccine, virus and variants
-Worcesteria: How the new COVID performance restrictions are like 'Footloose'
-Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda answers parent questions before students start hybrid learning
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: No reopening in sight for Showcase Cinemas in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,248 new cases, 26 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 1.8 percent
-Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipment likely coming to Massachusetts next week, Gov. Baker says (1:42)
-Domestic violence incidents rose during lockdowns, analysis finds
-Tragic: 11-year-old Missouri girl discovers parents dead in bed. They had recently been diagnosed with COVID-19
-You can calculate exactly how many lives you'll save by wearing a mask
-At the office: 4 work from home hacks that are still vital a year later
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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