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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Soaking rain Wednesday night into Thursday
+5:30: Cooking oil spill makes mess of Webster Square area
+5:30: The Bridge supporters change focus to city officials
+5:30: Radio Worcester (16:04): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Becker, The Bridge, and WFD racial intelligence training
+5:30: U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation
+5:30: Ryleigh Modig of Spencer wins 'battle' on 'The Voice' after praise from Nick Jonas and John Legend
+5:30: Brimfield antique shows and flea markets will open in May, with limited participation
+11:45: Worcester man charged with setting car ablaze, interfering with firefighters
+11:45: Here's the most popular Easter treat in Massachusetts
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 30
-'Very painful decision': Becker College permanently closing (:25)
-The school's announcement | | Parents, alumni react
-Assumption, Clark, Quinsigamond CC, WPI react to Becker announcement
-Worcester police find guns, meth in Main Street taco shop
-President Biden honors Worcester soldier killed in Vietnam (2:05). Article
-Area police departments help find missing hikers in Oxford
-Portable cameras aiding in St. Vincent's strike security
-Nurses union says St. Vincent is spending $30,000 a day on police details
-Worcester Public Schools, Durham adjusting to bus driver shortage
-Union Hill School Principal releases music video to welcome back students (2:38)
-Worcester to sign 5-year lease at St. Stephen's for Dual Language School
-Worcesteria: The situation changing at The Bridge
-WATCH: Weekend aerial views of Worcester's Polar Park
-ICYMI: Worcester sold the most winning lottery tickets worth $100,000 or more in 2020
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-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): Construction firm pays $3 million for Sutton expansion site
-Grafton seniors can receive new File of Life Cards Wednesday
-Union: State approves UMass Medical School for bargaining
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tragic: Toddler dies after being struck by falling tree in Townsend
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Animals: Un-bearably cute video shows momma bear struggling to get 4 cubs across street
-Homes: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in the Caribbean, Mafia fugitive busted after he's seen in cooking videos: report
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Radio Worcester (13:09): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about the 'little surge' we are seeing here in Massachusetts
-Homebound vaccination program begins: Here’s how it works, who is eligible
-ICYMI: WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" #15 (27:25): Vacuna para el COVID-19
-Mass. officials announce 1,464 new cases, 15 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 2.4 percent
-President announces 90% of adults will be vaccine-eligible in three weeks
-Ban on renter evictions during pandemic is extended
-Moderna, Pfizer vaccines 90% effective in real world study (:34)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS drivers in Texas throw a birthday parade for co-worker recovering from COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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