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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 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Local ice cream shops open for the season
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Monkey Man," "Arthur the King" and more
-New restaurant planned at former Zorba's Taverna on Stafford Street
-Passenger numbers continue to soar at Worcester Regional Airport after record 2023 year
-M.B.T.A. announces return of morning Worcester-to-Boston express train
-Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
-Worcester rentals: Forbes ranks market third-worst in U.S. Here's why
-"Goodbye Doherty!" Doherty Memorial High School Reunion (1:29)
-Clark University expands its scholarship zone by 31 streets in Main South
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-City launches Diverse Business Certification grant program
-Crews in Worcester County to look for invasive elm zigzag sawfly
-Former Christmas Tree Shops may become trampoline park
-Turtleboy's relationship to Karen Read case may be left out of trial
-The Faces of Worcester: Lorna R. Ellis, Seamstress and clothing store business owner
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
>DINING OUT: Why Eggholic in Shrewsbury is like no Indian restaurant around
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton cannabis delivery firm expands services
-Gov. Healey discusses Mass. Leads Act at Westborough clean energy company
-Drug Take Back Day Saturday in Leicester
-"H" intersection in Boylston to allow limited traffic
-Anthony Cipro leaving Houghton School
-33rd Grafton Gazebo Road Race is May 11th
-Annual Sutton town-wide yard sale June 15th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Midnight Motion rocks Redemption Rock taproom on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
-Worcester County Wonders: Time is on their side at the Willard House & Clock Museum
-The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
-W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 83 (28:18): Immigration & Higher Education
-Unity Radio (58:25): TheWoo508
>SPORTS: Patriots take quarterback Drake Maye with No. 3 pick
-Will Drake Maye start right away? Patriots coach responds (1:28)
-Experts analyze Patriots’ Drake Maye pick
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 6-4
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: William Kelleher
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
>NATIONAL: Baltimore accuses ship's manager of negligence in bridge collapse
-10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting sleeping man, authorities say
-Tragic: Mom's haunting last words before she died from mushroom sushi roll
>NEW ENGLAND: Questions remain ahead of opening statements in Karen Read murder trial (2:32)
-Man dead after shooting at police, barricading inside home in North Andover
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Clark students awarded $10,000 to document, "uplift voices" of those impacted by climate change
-WPI receives slice of $2.8 million women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 easy hikes with incredible views in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Husband and wife to develop A.I. math tutor with WPI, $4 million in funding
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Electric Hydrogen's "gigafactory" ribbon cutting ceremony in Devens
>SHOPPING: When is Wayfair's 2024 Way Day sale? Shop early deals now
>HOMES: Prices up, sales down in early spring house market in Mass.
>HEALTH: C.D.C. launches tool to monitor heat risk (1:04)
-Seeing a female physician could lead to a longer life, new study shows
>FOOD: Which foods have the most plastics? The answer may surprise you
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Glen Powell film for Netflix, "Hit Man" (2:34)
>MOVIES: Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon returns to "Footloose" high school to mark film's 40th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Tiny Chihuahua scares giant great Dane (3:01)
>HISTORY: Old Union Depot in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Salem fitness trainer helps children with disabilities build strength, confidence
-Meanwhile, in Australia, watch fare-dodging horse wait on platform at train station
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