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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 74 today!
+4:00: Car slams into Worcester cruiser on Burns Bridge, backing up traffic into Shrewsbury
+4:00: Truck gets wedged under bridge on Sunderland Road in Worcester
+4:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+4:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Maggie
+4:00: Artist Spotlight: Where do we go from here?
+4:00: Jessica Walter, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer’ star, dies at 80
+11:45: Auburn ink spill spans nearly a quarter mile (:19)
+11:45: Man receives prestigious honor for saving woman from car submerged in Grafton river
+11:45: Street sweeping starts in Worcester on Monday
+7:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 25
-Nightmare Worcester intersection one of state's worst for delays
-2 guns found, 2 in custody, after van crash on Belmont Street in Worcester
-Man riding stolen dirt bike on Worcester streets arrested
-Worcester man gets 2 to 3 years after trying to Tase Southbridge officer with own weapon
-Pepe’s Italian Restaurant in Worcester is moving to Shrewsbury Street, expanding kitchen
-Community rallies around Worcester Police Officer diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
-Police union upset after DA drops charges against BLM protesters
-Councilors want makeover for Belmont Street bridge
-Nurses on picket line, inside St. Vincent address patient concerns during strike
-In stop at picket line, Mass. AG Maura Healey pledges backing of St. V's nurses
-Healey visits Worcester’s Main South to understand struggles of neighborhood businesses
-Worcester to open yard waste sites on Saturday, April 3
-Boys & Girls Club, 2Gether We Eat team up for hydroponic farm
-SeltzerTime Podcast #111 (1:15:46): A coffee shop worth dying for
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-New release date for Ryan Reynolds movie filmed in Worcester
-Robert Rossetti writing comedy screenplays with Worcester in view
-Last Call with Allison Hale, Founder of Ladies Night Out Worcester
-Travel the northeast on Amtrak for just $19 this summer
-Radio Worcester (10:01): City Manager Ed Augustus on Standing with the Asian-American community, SROs out of WPS & modernizing
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police log March 11-17
-Grafton School Committee fights against MCAS this spring
-Spencer police officer charged, suspended after domestic incident following heated talk over stimulus check, records say
-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)
-Food: The Grape-Nuts shortage is over
-Tribute to former Worcester Public Schools teacher of 30 years who recently passed away
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in April (9:01)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): School district in Virginia returns woman’s wallet almost 70 years after she lost it in her high school gym
-Meanwhile, in Nevada, groom drops ring into Lake Tahoe during wedding ceremony
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes temporarily because of positive test
-Worcester's request to delay full-time in-person learning for K-8 students until May approved by state
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:49): Return to school, vaccination effort & modernization
-ICYMI: More than 70% of Worcester parents in survey say they want 5-day per week in-person learning
-How to get vaccinated at CVS, Walgreens in Massachusetts
-WPI plans to return to in-person learning in fall
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Mass. officials announce 1,865 new cases, 54 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2 percent
-More than 3 million vaccine doses administered in Massachusetts
-Brighter outlook for U.S. as vaccinations rise and deaths fall ...
-... but variant cases re-infecting people previously diagnosed
-Lockdowns spurred nearly 2 pounds of monthly weight gain
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New movies on streaming: "Tuner," "Power Ballad" and more
+1:00: See Studio Theater Worcester's "Superhero" this weekend
-Child hospitalized after falling out of second-story window in Worcester (:14). Article
-Worcester couple’s sex trafficking conviction in doubt after judge’s gift to victim revealed
-Worcester considers eliminating parking minimums to make way for more housing
-Missing pet tortoise returns to Worcester home after 3-day A.W.O.L.
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-Authorities identify Conn. man as wrong-way driver killed on Route 146 in Millbury
-Unpaid stipends, missing state scholarships: Questions mount as Anna Maria College closes
-Worcester School Committee approves $623.8 million budget, hears concerns over classroom technology
-Worcester chosen for bike program geared to riders 50 and over
-New Miss Mass. is a Westborough cop — hear from her, on the job (3:22)
-Public reading of Frederick Douglas' "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July" Friday on Worcester Common
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-2 Worcester nonprofits awarded Sincere Foundation grants
>DINING OUT: The 30 best ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked
-This Mass. restaurant is up in a treehouse (1:00)
-ICYMI: Deadly wrong-way crash on I-290 (2:12). Article
-Authorities identify woman who crashed into, opened fire at Sturbridge hotel
-Man pleads guilty to helping stage robbery of Worcester liquor store
-$1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
-Worcester police seize untraceable gun in Canal District
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Participate in Vision Zero Survey
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mourning Michael Earl, The Clam Box "family" to return to work
-Earlier: Heartbreaking loss: Mom remembers son killed in scooter crash (2:28)
-Gardner man arrested for O.U.I. after police say he fled rotary crash, left girlfriend in car
-Community Advocate Athlete of the Week: Havish Thotakura, Shrewsbury track
-Update from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-For $1, Spencer is getting its own ambulance service
-Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library invites all ages to "Plant a Seed, Read!" this summer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) at Friday and Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Blues with JC Smith, Colonail Charlton, Out to Lunch ...
-"The soldier behind the smile" — Harvey Ball's WWII memoir published
-The Silverbacks are set to perform at the Marine Corps League in Worcester
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr.'s 72nd year saw a new grandchild, boiler
-What's Up Worcester Crossroad Conversations (1:25:15): Elija Nassar, Gold Rose Art Gallery
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former owner of the Spanish Grill
>SPORTS: U.S. falls to Turkey on stoppage-time goal to close out World Cup group stage
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 10 through 6
-Dianna Russini bragged about using NFL coach to get out of ticket
-Timberwolves "explored Jaylen Brown trades," preferred LaMelo Ball: Report
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-3
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football home game times
-Bravehearts beat Westfield, 4-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 3-2
>CARS: 20,000 Toyota, Lexus, Subaru vehicles recalled. See affected vehicles
>NATIONAL: Ghislaine Maxwell files appeal, citing Epstein files release
-At least 17 people injured after driver plows into Mexican soccer fans celebrating World Cup win
-Tragic: Parenting influencer's daughter drowns in swimming pool
>NEW ENGLAND: Man arrested after alleged upskirt recording at Xfinity Center concert
-Supreme Court ruling could impact 45,000 Haitians in Massachusetts (2:53)
-Sail Boston releases full list of ship berthing locations
>COLLEGES: 2 WPI faculty named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellows
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Our trip to Legoland New York
-Some hotels are charging guests for smoking — even if they didn’t
>BUSINESS: Mass. pauses tax incentives for data center developers
-LPL Financial Research: Kevin Warsh could shake up the Fed
-4 startups receive $1 million investment through new Worcester accelerator
>SHOPPING: How scammers are using fake shopping websites to trick you (2:13)
>HOMES: 3 common laundry habits that may be wearing out your clothes
>HEALTH: Experts warn against misuse of weight-loss drugs (2:57)
>FOOD: Comfort food is out, premium meals are in while having a rough week: Survey
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Will Ferrell Netflix show, "Hawk" (2:28)
>MOVIES: "Blair Witch" movie reboot lands release date
>CELEBRITY: Mickey Rourke shows off missing teeth after being evicted from L.A. home
-Lionel Richie, 77, falls ill onstage in Minnesota, abruptly ends opening night concert
>ANIMALS: 3 of the cutest — but deadliest — animals on Earth (4:04)
>HISTORY: Black patriots finally get their place in history (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS: Doctor goes above and beyond for her cancer patient, ending with a big surprise (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, chicken becomes temporary police recruit after road rescue
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