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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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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