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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 (:20). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Accused Shrewsbury shooter saw machete assault charges dropped last month
-Related: Fundraiser, vigil for slain Shrewsbury man to be held October 11th
-Worcester legislators accuse state of wrongdoing regarding $30 million+ Holden sewer lawsuit
-New Worcester Superintendent Brian Allen talks 1 on 1 about leading the district where he grew up
-Worcester board to review proposal for 10 housing units on Heywood Street
-Radio Worcester (11:51): WooSox president addresses homelessness near Polar Park
-Benefit Bake fundraiser at American Flatbread in Worcester on September 2nd
-How Journalism Works series kicks off September 6th at Worcester Public Library
-Smiles Four Balloons: A family’s passion turned profession
-The Worcester Guardian's Week in Review
-Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.1 billion after no winning tickets Saturday
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Jermoh Kamara on health, schools, community
-The016.com announces political ad packages
-WCCA-TV's Primary Candidate Forum (41:14)
>DINING OUT: Ladd’s Restaurant & Lounge in Rutland celebrates 25 years
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Shrewsbury shooting victim ID'd as Kevin Doherty, 56; suspect arraigned
-Related: New details revealed in deadly shooting of Shrewsbury dad (3:03)
-Related: Machete attack victim says suspect should have been in jail (2:46). Article
-Earlier: Shrewsbury father shot to death after walking 6-year-old child to school (2:58). Article
-Firefighters battle blaze at scrap metal site in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Scenes from Holden Days
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden recreation fields formally opened
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Traffic stop in Auburn leads to pond rescue, gun bust
-Millbury declines to say if it fired firefighter jailed for child rape
-New signage at Shrewsbury soccer fields? It’s this Boy Scout’s service project
-More than 40 people become U.S. citizens in Tower Hill ceremony
-Oxford man charged with O.U.I. after allegedly driving 51 in 35 zone with 2 loaded guns in truck
-Some food choices at Olde Home Day
-Rutland hires help in administrator search
-Sutton High School student among recipients of local bank scholarships
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Pinecroft Dairy 5 p.m. Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Chainsmokers at Breakaway Festival, KC and the Sunshine Band and more ...
-Nine Inch Nails hits home hard with fans at TD Garden
-Lady Gaga at MTV Video Music Awards: Here's everything to know
-Ariana Falk new executive director as Worcester Chamber Music Society enters 20th season
>OPINION: Laurel: Backyard physics at play in Worcester
-Shaun Connolly: Back to school tips & tricks
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who was a truck driver for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Elijah Ponder might be best-kept secret of Patriots’ rookie class
-Patriots better than past years, but depth issues remain (10:15)
-Holy Cross football edged by Northern Illinois, 19-17
-Christian Ross remains model of consistency, compassion and hard work for Holy Cross football
-Boston College routs Fordham, 66-10
-Red Sox lose to Pirates, 10-3
-WooSox lose to Durham, 7-2
-Shrewsbury's Altomare, Westborough's Pano enjoy playing with LPGA in Norton
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 355,000 trucks over instrument panel issue
>NATIONAL: Social Security whistleblower resigns
-ChatGPT gave instructions on how to bomb arenas, make anthrax and illegal drugs, alarmed researchers reveal
-Bones found during manhunt for fugitive dad over murders of his 3 daughters
>TRAGIC: Pregnant teen shot in head during road rage
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read speaks out, hints at possible lawsuit in interview (1:50)
-Business owner says mom in N.H. murder-suicide stole over $600,000 from company (1:59)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Elyse Semerdjian receives prestigious book award
-What Mass. schools are saying about immigration enforcement as students return (2:49). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Planning a foliage tour? Reader's Digest says Berkshire town is stunning
>BUSINESS: Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again
-C.C.C. reaches $43,000 settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1 million spent on legal and employment issues
>SHOPPING: Back to school shopping deals at Goodwill, secondhand shops
>HOMES: HGTV named the best garden in Mass. It's not the one you're thinking of
>HEALTH: TikTok's viral "6-6-6" walking routine burns fat without grueling workouts
-Medicare program to use A.I. for pre-approval of medical procedures
>FOOD: Elizabeth Chirico: Best coffee spots with kids in tow
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 13 of "The Great British Baking Show" (1:50)
>MOVIES: Drive-in movie theaters saw a surge during the pandemic. Are they sticking around?
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Costner "casually" seeing billionaire’s ex-wife after divorce
-Charlize Theron, 49, raves about having sex with 26-year-old
>ANIMALS: "Very aggressive" shelter dog turns into the sweetest girl (2:05)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Sever Street School, 9 Sever St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy opens a "compliment stand" to boost people's self esteem (2:20)
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, watch man take 96 wet sponge hits to the face in a minute
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