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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 (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
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