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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Worcester City Councilor asks colleagues to join her in support of striking St. Vincent nurses
+6:00: Worcester nursing home staff recognized with pizza party
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village learns a few new tricks
+6:00: Ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Wachusett Wine & Spirits has you covered
+1:00: Tonight! Worcester native Brendan Sargent will appear on 'Jeopardy' at 7:30
+12:30: 17-year-old Nisha Mekedulu was found dead inside a Worcester apartment; her family wants to know what happened
+12:30: Green Hill Golf Course opens for season on Wednesday
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 16
+12:30: Radio Worcester (11:11): Worcester Emerging with Peter Stanton and Russel Pergament
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*Bitter nursing strike in Worcester enters 2nd week (1:37)
*St. Vincent patient safety questioned; hospital defends quality, staffing
*Nurses deny St. V's claims that union is ‘bullying’ members who cross picket lines
*ICYMI: Hospital enacting security measures during strike
-Closed a full year, Worcester restaurant announces reopening
-Retired Worcester Public Schools teacher charged with child sex abuse
-Alleged gang member arraigned in deadly Worcester basketball court shooting
-School resource officers not returning to Worcester school buildings
-Worcester police investigating home invasion, shooting
-Worcester to install up to 10 digital kiosks throughout the city
-WPI no longer considering SAT or ACT Test scores for admission
-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): Driver injured when vehicle slams into pole in Holden
-Tractor trailer rollover on Pike exit in Millbury
-Katie Quinn named Crusader of the Week
-Join the 2021 Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Bracket Challenge
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (29:34): Fritz Hyppolite, Worcester Majors, American Basketball Association
-WBJ announces the Hall of Fame Class of 2021
-Thousands of Mass. workers at some of the world's biggest companies still qualify for food assistance
-Worcesteria: Watching 'New Voices' winners leap to 'American Idol,' 'The Voice'
-Mechanics Hall marks 164 years in concert by organist Leonardo Ciampa
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-TV/Streaming: Chip and Joanna Gaines' Discovery+ Magnolia Network shows, ranked
-Movies: 2021 Oscar nominees
-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
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (11:27): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks vaccinations, economic & business outlook and more
+6:00: First case of Brazil variant detected in Massachusetts
+6:00: Psychologist says virtual learning has left many kids anixous, overwhelmed
+12:30: Holy Cross football team's home opener postponed because of COVID
+12:30: Pre-registered Mass. residents to start getting notified about available vaccine appointments
+12:30: How long does it last? Understanding COVID immunity (2:08)
-Despite rocky rollout, Massachusetts is nationwide leader in vaccine administration (2:01). Article
-Worcester students start returning to classrooms
-CDC reviewing 6-foot distancing rule for schools after study suggests 3 feet is safe
-Radio Worcester (10:12): Dr. Michael Hirsh on the state of the vaccination effort in Worcester & Central Mass.
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: A look back on a year of the pandemic in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,004 new cases, 28 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.7 percent
-Gov. Baker’s COVID approval rating slips, report shows
-U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine
-Don't freak out about 'weird' vaccine side effects. It may actually be a good sign
-At the office: 5 Things I know about ... Not being a cat on Zoom
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, vaccinated seniors take turns bashing COVID-19 piñata
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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