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In The News
+7:00: Police seek assistance to locate missing 16-year-old in Worcester
+7:00: Ricky Duran to perform at Hanover Theatre on September 18
+7:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Ernie
+1:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out for the latest specials before making plans!
+12:30: Man arrested after child reported missing in Worcester found safe in Connecticut
+12:30: St. Vincent nurses to rally ahead of possible strike on Monday
+12:30: 46th anniversary of tragedy in Shrewsbury
+12:30: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 5
-Worcester educators rally at City Hall, calling on district to negotiate contract and vaccinate staff
-Celebrity chef's new restaurant comes to the area
-Brown Rice Thai Cuisine owner opening second West Boylston site
-Another donut chicken sandwich lands Thursday in Worcester
-Worcester is the city with the most young apartment dwellers in Massachusetts
-Worcester library director, like others in area, keeping Dr. Seuss on the shelves amid controversy
-Neat story: QCC has become a legacy for the Ralph family
-Ray Mariano: Help wanted. Candidates for Worcester City Council
-Worcester school officials review details for upcoming reopening, set sights on 2021-22
-Artist Spotlight: Jessie Gutierrez
-508, A Show About Worcester #372 (24:16): Post-COVID Imagination Deficit
-ICYMI: 2 popular Worcester restaurants announce reopening dates
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods, Part 4 (17:18): June Street and adjacent streets
-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): Millbury Fire Dept. responds to van fire on Pike overpass
-Millbury woman involved in plumbing business pot case avoids jail
-Volunteers share love – and lasagna – with Shrewsbury firefighters
-Old Sturbridge Village receives $5 million gift ahead of 75th anniversary
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Bravehearts go local, add 7 area players to summer roster
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Food: Chef Joey – always in style! For St. Paddy’s Day: Roasted Cabbage
-Homes: 5 open houses in Worcester
-Animals: Popular flea, tick collar has been connected to nearly 1,700 pet deaths
-Health: More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, U.S. study finds
-Shopping: These air fryers will make cooking super easy, and they’re all on sale now
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): World War II veteran in Pennsylvania gets honorary high school diploma
-Meanwhile, Florida Man bounces naked on trampoline before trying to break into neighbor’s home, police say
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Fauci: U.S. shouldn’t loosen restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000
+7:00: Can I see friends without a mask if we’re vaccinated?
+12:30: Nearly 26,000 Worcester residents receive first vaccine dose
+12:30: Worcester medical director isn't convinced now is the time to ease restrictions
-Weekly Worcester cases drop for 7th time in 9 weeks as about 15% of the city’s residents has received at least 1 dose of vaccine
-UMass Memorial CEO optimistic that end of pandemic is in sight
-NDA teachers hopeful to get vaccine more sooner than later
-Massachusetts still trailing more than a dozen U.S. states in vaccine doses administered to residents 65 and older
-12,000 new vaccination appointments in Mass. quickly fill due to high demand, limited supply
-ICYMI: Hospital at DCU Center to close as admissions decline
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,410 new cases, 42 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.8 percent
-More than 1.8 million doses of vaccine have been given in state, roughly 300,000 this week
-California vaccination site gives thousands wrong vaccine dosage
-No COVID Baby Boom: Massachusetts saw nearly 10% decline in December births, data shows
-12 million adults could lose stimulus checks under new cap
-Stimulus check latest: When could you see another economic relief payment?
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In The News
>WEATHER: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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