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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 (:32). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-Worcester woman arrested after multi-agency investigation
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit targets repeat offenders, strengthens penalties
-Central Mass. unemployment rates drop in March
-First Worcester Miyawaki forest planting targets library lot
-Sturbridge's Robin Lataille still hoping for second kidney transplant after being taken off the list
-Radio Worcester (16:55): Mayor Petty discusses Worcester Public Schools, M.B.T.A. boost and Heart to Hub express
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-ICYMI: Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge company settles wage violations for $190,000
-Sutton Historical Society to host presentation on metal detecting
-Community Harvest Project Plantapalooza begins May 2nd
-Houghton hosts Community Reading Day
-Nashoba opens some slots for School Choice
-Will Harper harvests F.F.A. Agribusiness award
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
-TODAY! "Beyond the Frames: A Musical Celebration" set for Mechanics Hall
-Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
-Gardening Central Mass.: Spring ephemerals a great start to the season
-Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
-Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 32 (28:51): Sidnee Cox, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area lawyer
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Toronto, 4-2
-Celtics lose to Miami, 111-101
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 8-0
-Bill Belichick joining ESPN's "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli"
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (31:03): Get to know field hockey coach Lindsay Jackson
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
-The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2023-2024 season (Part 1)
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Hyundai recalls Genesis vehicles for crash risk
>NATIONAL: Fluoride being removed from water systems in more U.S. communities
-Universal Studios tram accident injures 15
-Tragic: Tourist plunges to her death into active volcano while posing for photo
>NEW ENGLAND: Final jury seated in Karen Read murder trial (2:01)
-State revenues are up from last year, but budget concerns linger
>COLLEGES: WPI shows introverts how to succeed in college, work
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Deadline for Mass. students to get college aid moved amid F.A.F.S.A. problems
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The calmest cities in the world
>BUSINESS: The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Mass. surpasses $6 billion in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
>HOMES: Climbing prices, declining sales of Central Mass. homes largely continue in March
>HEALTH: Does working out before bed affect sleep? Experts explain
-3.6 million Medicare enrollees may now be eligible for Wegovy coverage
>FOOD: Public health alert for ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" follow-up will star Domhnall Gleeson and "White Lotus" star Sabrina Impacciatore: Report
>MOVIES: Toy Story 5, next Star Wars movie set release dates
>CELEBRITY: Morgan Wallen breaks silence on Nashville arrest: "I'm not proud of my behavior"
>ANIMALS: Heartbroken dog reunited with her puppies after fiend abandons mom, sells babies in parking lot
>HISTORY: Former Post Office in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Drummer celebrates 100th birthday playing with his band (:47)
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, reported armed man at train station was "Star Wars" stormtrooper
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