Highlights in The 016 Thursday, April 1

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Clearing up but turning colder today

  +5:00: Worcester man gets 21-24 years for kidnapping, rape at Shrewsbury motel

  +5:00: St. Vincent Hospital nurse: A year of heartbreak, exhaustion, broken promises - and hope

  +5:00: Beirut Bite owner sees risk paying off

  +5:00: U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to deliver Holy Cross commencement address

  +5:00: Pirates land former Pittsburgh Steelers star

  +5:00: Artist Spotlight: Bushido Bright

  +Noon: Worcester extends outdoor dining program to 2022

  +Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List

  +Noon: Holy Cross Athletics 'Sader Stories (36:39): Fall sport midseason check-in

  +Noon: SeltzerTime Podcast #112 (1:10:53): The janitor with stamina

  +Noon: 5 must-see movies being released in April
  

  +9:30: Red Sox opener postponed until tomorrow

  +9:30: Remembering the April Fool's Blizzard of 1997

  +9:30: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - April

  +9:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – April 1

  +9:30: Holden street sweeping schedule announced

  +9:30: RMV: Vehicle inspections still not available in Massachusetts

  -8 months in prison for Worcester auto body shop owner sentenced for tax fraud

  -Man arraigned for August murder in Worcester

  -Worcester police investigate Shrewsbury St. hit and run

  -Worcester sports bar seeks approval for liquor license

  -Fallon Health dropping out of commercial insurance market

  -3 weeks into Saint Vincent strike, nurses crossing picket line inch up

  -What you need to know about the nurses strike in Worcester

  -UMass Medical School research flat at $280 million while system's spending rises

  -Report: Younger, white students more likely to opt for in-person learning in Worcester

  -Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (16:59): The Bridge, Becker College & Worcester Red Sox

  -Worcester committee hears district sex ed plan

  -EcoTarium outdoor exhibits reopen April 23

  -Last Call with Andrea Cameron, Forest Grove teacher and community gardener

  -WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (31:21): Linda Cavaioli, YWCA; Charles Luster, 2GetherWeEat

  -Former Boys Club at Lincoln Square on verge of redevelopment announcement

  -IYCMI: Former Worcester developer gets 37 months in prison in $2.3 million fraud case

  -John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square 

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested in a stolen vehicle by Shrewsbury Police

  -Shrewsbury Board green lights $9.5 million Prop. 2½ operational override

  -Webster man wins $200,000 a year for life

  -Arrest warrants issued for 2 men after train strikes stroller in Spencer 

  -Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case

  -Holy Cross' Saturday football home game canceled vs. Bucknell 

  -Will MLB bounce back in 2021? Holy Cross sports economics professor says this is a ‘critical’ moment

  -WATCH: WooSox personnel pulls tarp off field at Polar Park

  -Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales 

  -Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)

  -Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)

  -Food: 3 smoker-style recipes for Beer Can Chicken, from Wachusett Wine & Spirits

  -Movies: Central Mass International Jewish Film Festival finds a partner, goes online

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): For 7th birthday, former foster child in Mass. collects clothes, toys for other foster kids

  -Meanwhile, in Florida, crews rescue naked woman stuck for ‘significant time’ in storm drain 

  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +5:00: WCCA-TV PSA (5:46): Dr. Joseph Sabato, UMass Memorial, COVID vaccines explained

  +5:00: Massachusetts one of the least safe states during COVID-19

  -Baker: Mass. receiving more than 100,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week

  -Race to vaccinate picks up speed In Mass. (2:19)

  -Animals: WARL works to keep pets with their families during COVID

  -ICYMI: Worcester Tech students aim to stop misinformation about vaccine

  -Mass. officials announce 2,252 new cases, 36 deaths, 7-day positivity rate drops to 2.5 percent 

  -Pfizer says vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12 to 15

  -Mistake at Baltimore plant ruined 15 million vaccine doses

  -Attorney General warns of increasing vaccine scams

  -A dangerous variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear U.S. could be next

  -CDC report says COVID-19 third leading cause of death in 2020

  -'I took Tylenol; is my vaccine still effective?' (2:29)

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