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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+1:00: Bravehearts go local, add 7 area players to summer roster
+1:00: Another donut chicken sandwich lands Thursday in Worcester
+1:00: Millbury Fire Dept. responds to van fire on Pike overpass
+1:00: Neat story: QCC has become a legacy for the Ralph family
+1:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+1:00: Artist Spotlight: Jessie Gutierrez
-2 popular Worcester restaurants announce reopening dates
-Worcester oil company to pay $450,000 fine in fraudulent heating oil switch
-Worcester woman charged for attacking man who backed out of buying sex
-Mass. Nurses Association: Tenet rejects nurses' comprehensive proposal
-St. V's set to pay $5.4 million for replacement nurses in case of strike
-Millbury woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket bought in North Grafton
-If Becker College closes for good, what happens to the students? Options for parents?
-Becker has a long history, tied to mergers
-Earlier: Becker's financial woes could make it the next school to close
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (20:26): Police in schools, structural racism & teacher vaccinations
-In initial vote, Worcester councilors narrowly back removal of school officers
-Worcester police signed controversial contract a month before it went for approval
-Worcester educators union says school committee has walked away from bargaining table, plans to rally over expired contracts
-Sue Coghlin Mailman announces candidacy for Worcester School Committee
-SeltzerTime Podcast #108 (1:00:59): Building a Brand from Nothing
-Lindsey Bartlett of Worcester Inked magazine Cover Girl semifinalist
-ICYMI: Man gets 12 years for using Millbury business as front for marijuana grow operation
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods, Part 4 (17:18): June Street and adjacent streets
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden offering Citizens Police Academy
-Shrewsbury officials set the stage for $9.5 million Prop. 2 1/2 operational override
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Worcester Red Sox release updated schedule, home opener now May 11
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-6 Holy Cross football players named preseason All Patriot League
-Worcesteria: A little unexpected piano music
-Homes: 5 open houses in Worcester
-Tragic: Mother in Texas killed by pack of dogs while walking to corner store, cops say
-TV/Streaming: What time does Paramount+ launch? cost, how to subscribe
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Friends find out they’re biological sisters years after they met working at the same Conn. restaurant
-Meanwhile, in Canada, cops give seal a lift after it's found wandering half a mile from ocean
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: 12,000 new vaccination appointments in Mass. quickly fill due to high demand, limited supply
+1:00: 12 million adults could lose stimulus checks under new cap
-Hospital at DCU Center to close as admissions decline
-Worcester awaits word on when region will receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
-ICYMI: How does the one-shot vaccine compare to the others? Holy Cross Biology Professor explains
-Teachers, school staff can sign up for vaccinations starting March 11 (2:50)
-CVS now lists teachers as eligible for vaccine appointments in Massachusetts
-Essential workers not given vaccine priority asking 'why not us too?'
-Free testing this week 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 1,553 new cases, 66 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.8 percent
-UMass Medical School expanding plasma study
-Gov. Baker: ‘No plans’ to lift mask mandate in Massachusetts
-Experts are warning of a potential surge while several governors are loosening restrictions
-Teens' mental health took a hit during pandemic: study
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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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