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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Worcester hits record high of 70
+6:30: Mom facing charges after her child is struck by car at Spencer apartment
+6:30: Worcesteria: Everybody polka with the WPD!
+6:30: Artist Spotlight: The Distorted Worlds of John Wesley Small
+4:15: Worcester man rolled himself in a rug to hide from cops, Mass. State Police say
+4:15: Former Worcester resident ordered to pay quarter-million dollars in restitution for phone scam
+4:15: Signs of spring as city to begin Indian Lake refill next week
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+Noon: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (40:47): It's Family Week!
+8:00: Mother, daughter nurses join picketers in St. Vincent strike
+8:00: Mass. Nurses Association (3:32): Pre-Strike Rally and First Day Highlights
+8:00: Worcester's Brendan Sargent to appear on 'Jeopardy!'
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 11
-2-year-old in Spencer expected to recover after being struck by car possibly driven by mother
-8-10 years in prison for string of Worcester bank robberies
-2 arrested for prescription drugs in Worcester
-Rollover crash in Sterling sends person to hospital with serious injuries
-Memorial installed in Worcester to remember life of Gabriella Lowell
-How Union Station got its shine back
-Worcester is booming with housing but why aren't condos downtown?
-Worcester City Council votes to support use of crime forecasting tech
-Bill Shaner: The cops get what they want
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:14): Return to School and ShotSpotter Connect
-Radio Worcester (8:50): Retiring School Committee Member John Monfredo on not running for re-election
-Complete Easter Meal Packages are available at Peppercorn's
-ICYMI: In Grafton, it was a perfect day for a car wash — and then this happened
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person injured in Northborough armed home invasion
-Southbridge man faces federal charges for drug distribution
-Truck gets stuck under bridge in Westborough
-Holy Cross announces broadcast schedule through March 26
-QCC receives millions to help drive student success
-Charter/Spectrum ups company’s minimum wage to $18 an hour
-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce newspaper winter edition
-Shaw's 'Pygmalion' becomes an online production by West Boylston theater
-WCCA-TV's next TV production class starts on Saturday, March 20
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tribute to 34-year-old area man killed in hit and run
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town in Pennsylvania surprises its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Here's the ‘little bird’ who tipped off officials that Bob Cousy hadn’t gotten a vaccine
+6:30: Worcester Senior Center vaccination site will shut down at the end of the month
+6:30: President will direct states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1
+6:30: Medical breakthrough could help 'long haulers'
+4:15: Will the coronavirus ever go away?
+Noon: All 40,000 first-dose vaccine appointments at mass sites booked for next week
-‘The day the world stopped’: The 413 Worcester residents who died of COVID remembered on state of emergency anniversary
-DCU Center down to 5 patients
-UMass Medical School infectious disease expert Robert Finberg: reinfections rare, but caution still urged
-Preregistration for mass vaccination sites set to launch on Friday
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Here’s how many doses of vaccine will be available this week in Mass.
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,413 new cases, 53 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 1.8 percent
-4 days to be teachers-only at Massachusetts mass vaccination sites
-When does full-time in-person learning for Massachusetts students start? Here’s the state’s timeline
-Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, reports say
-Tragic: Man in Ohio died from after trying to get vaccine twice, wife says
-A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package
-Meanwhile, during quarantine, this husband built a full-on video rental store in his basement
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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