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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: 2-3 inches of snow expected into Friday morning
+5:00: WPD makes fentanyl bust on Pleasant Street
+4:00: Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Odin
+3:00: Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
+12:15: Pole falls atop school bus in Worcester; no injuries reported
+12:15: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+12:15: Sunday's NEW Family Meal Package at Peppercorn's
+12:15: Newest Calabria owners continue tradition in Millbury
+12:15: SeltzerTime Podcast #110 (1:26:00): Doing it for the people
+10:15: Vehicle goes off the road on Rochdale and Leicester streets in Auburn
+10:15: As Amazon expands Massachusetts footprint, more workers turn to food stamps
+10:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 18
+10:15: 10 tips from TWIW to win your NCAA March Madness pool
-Join the 2021 Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Bracket Challenge
-Strike at Saint Vincent
*Saint Vincent goes on PR push, works to avoid 2nd strike
*City councilors declare solidarity with striking Worcester nurses
*ICYMI: 3 nurses cite patient care in decision to cross picket
-80-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl
-Man indicted for murder at O'Connor's Restaurant
-Worcester celebrates St. Patrick's Day, some look forward to 2022
-Final 'Jeopardy!': After impressive comeback, Worcester man falls just shy of 2nd win
-Worcester hopes cultural base will fuel city
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (25:40): Felicio Lana, Owner, Midtown Mall
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:22): St. Patrick's Day edition: Schools, vaccines and business
-Rosen's Roundtable #433 (28:26): Becker College to shut down?
-An 'indecent' problem: Rep. McGovern proposes fixes for thousands of Mass. workers who rely on food stamps
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester apartment building sells for $2.6 million
-Someone forgot to tell Grafton firefighters about the Fire Chief Search Committee
-Last Call with Yukon Wainczak, video game designer
-ChamberFest Music Camp now accepting applications
-Dick Hoyt, Boston Marathon icon, dead at 80 (2:40)
-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)
-IRS plans to delay this year's tax filing deadline, official says
-Senseless: Houston police shoot 1-year-old child in the head while pursuing robbery suspect
-Food: Dirty Dozen 2021, the foods with the most and least pesticides
-TV/Streaming: New on Hulu in April
-Animals: Adopt a pet from Worcester area shelters: See the latest dogs, cats
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fitchburg community turns out for birthday parade for boy with autism who said he had no friends
-Not his day. Meanwhile, in New York, man arrested 3 times in same day, including twice by same trooper
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:00: Stop & Shop now offering vaccines in Massachusetts
+4:00: St. Vincent Hospital enables limited patient visitation
+4:00: Sen. Harriette Chandler: We need to meet people where they are with vaccines
+3:00: Stadiums and ballparks eligible to open in Massachusetts on March 22
+10:15: QCC plans to return to in-person learning for fall semester
+10:15: Worcester Superior Court closed Thursday for deep cleaning
-When are you eligible for your vaccine?
-State vaccine schedule released, general public starts April 19 (:51)
-Worcester workers react to new vaccine eligibility starting Monday
-What to expect when making your vaccine appointments (1:53)
-Worcester has racial, health gap in vaccine rollout: Task force
-Worcester Medical Director urges residents to stay vigilant
-Dogged determination: Central Mass. veterinarians on the front lines of COVID
-Holy Cross announces fully in-person classes and on-campus activities for the fall
-Day after 1st postponement, another Holy Cross football game delayed
-New healthcare workers authorized to administer vaccines
-Free testing this week 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 1,640 new cases, 44 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-Mass. expected to receive more than 300,000 vaccine doses this week
-Treasury Department says it has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
-At the office: New vaccine timeline could prompt return to office buildings in Mass.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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