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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+10:00: Patriots bringing back QB Cam Newton
+10:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 12
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*10:00: Sen. Warren, Rep. McGovern and Joseph Kennedy III to join nurses on picket line Friday
*Mother, daughter nurses join picketers in St. Vincent strike
*Rosen's Roundtable (28:24): Cheering on the striking nurses
*Mass. Nurses Association (3:32): Pre-Strike Rally and First Day Highlights
-New Downtown Worcester apartment project gets underway
-Italian restaurant planned to replace shuttered Worcester spot
-Worcester man rolled himself in a rug to hide from cops, Mass. State Police say
-Mom facing charges after her child is struck by car at Spencer apartment
-Former Worcester resident ordered to pay quarter-million dollars in restitution for phone scam
-Worcester's Brendan Sargent to appear on 'Jeopardy!'
-Worcester police to run stings to help curb underage drinking
-Signs of spring as city to begin Indian Lake refill next week
-Worcesteria: Everybody polka with the WPD!
-ICYMI: 8-10 years in prison for string of Worcester bank robberies
-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): Shrewsbury Selectmen continue to deliberate Prop. 2 1/2 override
-VIDEO: Meet Evan Brassard, Grafton’s new town administrator
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (40:47): It's Family Week!
-Holy Cross Football: 5 Things to Watch
-Artist Spotlight: The Distorted Worlds of John Wesley Small
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Health: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (30:11): Lucilia Ramos, Director, Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol Program
-TV/Streaming: Uh oh! Netflix password sharing crackdown underway with new test and warning
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. high schooler collecting sporting equipment for kids in need
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, Airbnb guest discovers creepy hidden room behind air vent
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+10:00: Massachusetts saw a 10% decrease in new cases last week as the number of fully vaccinated people passes 800,000
+10:00: Here’s why experts say the U.S. may be fooled by improving numbers and what that means for the summer
-Here's the ‘little bird’ who tipped off officials that Bob Cousy hadn’t gotten a vaccine
-Worcester Senior Center vaccination site will shut down at the end of the month
-Massachusetts vaccine preregistration: How to sign up for a vaccine using the state’s new tool
-President will direct states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1
-Baker admin: Teachers union wants to take vaccines away from ‘sickest, oldest and most vulnerable’
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,589 new cases, 42 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 1.7 percent
-All 40,000 first-dose vaccine appointments at mass sites booked for next week
-Medical breakthrough could help 'long haulers'
-Will the coronavirus ever go away?
-Tragic: Hospital worker in Texas lost son, daughter, husband weeks after she got vaccine
-1 in 5 Americans lost loved one to COVID-19: poll
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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