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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Freezing temps today before midweek warmup
+7:00: Bitter nursing strike in Worcester enters 2nd week (1:37)
+7:00: Nurses deny St. V's claims that union is ‘bullying’ members who cross picket lines
+7:00: Worcester to install up to 10 digital kiosks throughout the city
+7:00: Driver injured when vehicle slams into pole in Holden
+7:00: WPI no longer considering SAT or ACT Test scores for admission
+7:00: Katie Quinn named Crusader of the Week
+7:00: Join the 2021 Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Bracket Challenge
+7:00: WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (29:34): Fritz Hyppolite, Worcester Majors, American Basketball Association
+7:00: WBJ announces the Hall of Fame Class of 2021
+Noon: UPDATED: Worcester police investigating home invasion, shooting overnight
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 15
+Noon: 2021 Oscars nominees
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*Tensions high as nurses crossing picket line concerned about 'bullying' by striking workers, supporters
*Hospital enacting security measures during strike
*ICYMI: Support workers join rally behind St. Vincent Hospital nurses
-2-alarm fire on Hamilton St. in Worcester Sunday morning displaces 9 residents
-Video of Hamilton Street fire (:19)
-Worcester restaurant voted state's Favorite Irish Pub/Restaurant
-Coney Island raising money for employee who lost home in fire
-Dive team removes submerged vehicle after driver follows GPS into Charlton lake (:16). Article
-Community group releases survey on Indian Lake property development
-Worcester Planning Board preps for long-term citywide plan
-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): West Boylston firefighter deploys with National Guard
-Vehicle crash into Shrewsbury home causes gas leak
-Shrewsbury Historical Society virtual presentation 'Remember the Cocoanut Grove Fire' on March 24
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury cafe has new owner
-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)
-TV/Streaming: HBO Max expects as many as 150 million subscribers by 2025
-Homes: 5 newest homes to hit the market in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman meets rescuers 35 years after being saved at sea
-Meanwhile, in Australia, man runs marathon in under 17 hours pulling a 1.6-ton truck
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Radio Worcester (10:12): Dr. Michael Hirsh on the state of the vaccination effort in Worcester & Central Mass.
+7:00: Gov. Baker’s COVID approval rating slips, report shows
+Noon: Worcester students start returning to classrooms
+Noon: Free testing this week in Worcester
+Noon: U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine
-Hospital at DCU Center preparing to close Monday (1:38)
-A look back on a year of the pandemic in Worcester
-T&G highlights personal stories of the pandemic
-ICYMI: Area restaurants adapt to survive pandemic year
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-UMass Medical School Voices of UMass Med (25:08): Coping with COVID fatigue
-Mass. officials announce 1,508 new cases, 30 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.7 percent
-Long-haulers struggle as scientists race to solve mystery
-Dr. Fauci says guidelines ‘will be much more liberal’ by July 4 if U.S. cases drop
-U.S. hits world record in daily vaccinations
-At the office: How a year of working on Zoom has affected your brain
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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