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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
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: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
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