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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 (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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