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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 67 forecast for Thursday
+6:15: How Union Station got its shine back
+6:15: Worcester is booming with housing but why aren't condos downtown?
+6:15: 2 arrested for prescription drugs in Worcester
+6:15: Worcester City Council votes to support use of crime forecasting tech
+6:15: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:14): Return to School and ShotSpotter Connect
+6:15: Radio Worcester (8:50): Retiring School Committee Member John Monfredo on not running for re-election
+6:15: Complete Easter Meal Packages are available at Peppercorn's
+6:15: Charter/Spectrum ups company’s minimum wage to $18 an hour
+6:15: Tribute to area man killed in hit and run
+6:15: Southbridge man faces federal charges for drug distribution
+12:30: Person injured in Northborough armed home invasion
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 10
+12:30: Holy Cross announces broadcast schedule through March 26
-Strike at Saint Vincent Hospital
*-No end in sight for nurses strike (1:54)
*-Second union at hospital unhappy with contract
*-Nurses strike Day 2 as hospital continues treatments
-In Grafton, it was a perfect day for a car wash — and then this happened
-Worcester Vice Squad officers bust 2 for cocaine trafficking
-UPDATED: 13-year-old found safe. Earlier: WPD asks for help finding 13-year-old
-Instagram account targets Worcester police administration with allegations of mismanagement
-Man arrested at June 1 Main South protest in Worcester pursuing criminal charges against police
-Can't make it to the community fridge? You can now donate from home
-Lawsuit aims to stop Doherty High project, return site to parkland
-Petition accuses Becker College of withholding financial information
-SeltzerTime Podcast #109 (1:13:57): Support Community that Supports You
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (29:21): Wil Bullock, Jubilee Christian Church
-ICYMI: Suspected snowblower thief tried disarming Worcester cop during altercation, police say
-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): Holden's summer recreation program guide is out
-Officer Good Boy: K9 tracks down suspect who allegedly shattered display case at Sturbridge Walmart, stole $1K in jewelry
-18-year-old Ryleigh Modig of Spencer gets spot on 'The Voice'
-TV/Streaming: 'Coming 2 America' draws in the most viewers of any weekend in the pandemic
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Food: Here’s how you can win free Dunkin’ iced coffee for a year
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Texas grocery store's apparent act of kindness sets off a chain reaction in the wake of deadly storm
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 15th century Chinese bowl bought for $35 at yard sale
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: UMass Medical School infectious disease expert Robert Finberg: reinfections rare, but caution still urged
+12:30: Preregistration for mass vaccination sites set to launch on Friday
+12:30: 4 days to be teachers-only at Massachusetts mass vaccination sites
+12:30: Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, reports say
-One year ago today, Gov. Baker declared a state of emergency
-Assumption students lament new restrictions, cancelled spring break
-Officials in Worcester confident the city’s economy won’t ‘miss a beat’
-Radio Worcester (10:55): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus on vaccines, ShotSpotter and more
-Board releases timeline on when different grades can expect to be back in classroom full-time
-Worcester Public Schools to seek waiver to delay full-time return for elementary school students
-At Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School, pooled testing offers peace of mind
-Did Dr. Anthony Fauci help NBA legend and fellow HC grad Bob Cousy get a vaccine?
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Massachusetts extending free testing until June 30; See where you can get tested
-ICYMI: 3 corners of COVID care in Worcester making positive progress
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,006 new cases, 20 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.7 percent
-Tragic: COVID-19 has claimed 15 people in this Wisconsin woman's life
-Will you get the third stimulus check? Here's how to know
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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