Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, March 16th

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

  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Cloudy, high of 58 today in Worcester

  +6:00: After Worcester 5-year-old's wheelchair stroller is stolen, donations pour in for replacement

  +6:00: Earrings for Ukraine: Fitchburg woodworker uses skills to fundraise

  +6:00: Climate change is already making allergy season nastier

  +Noon: Worcester food pantry operator suspended over accusations of sexual coercion

  -Earlier: Well-known Worcester program manager placed on leave pending investigation of claims of illegal activity

  +Noon: 26-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl trafficking

  +Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (14:23): Chief Diversity Officer and St. Patrick's Parade

  +Noon: Ukraine's Pres. Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for support, no-fly zone (18:24)

  +Noon: 23 dogs surrendered from Worcester County home to be available for adoption in coming days

  +Noon: 9 killed, including 6 students, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams

  +9:30: Worcester JetBlue passengers left stranded on tarmac after workers leave

  +9:30: ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to NYC For $34 with JetBlue

  +9:30: Family that survived Soviet oppression escapes Ukraine, now in Worcester (2:22)

  +9:30: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester

  +9:30: Clark student one of only of two in Mass. trained for cannabis-enhanced yoga

  +9:30: Submit your March Madness bracket for free for a chance to win season tickets, 5-game plans, and all-you-can-eat flex tickets from Worcester Bravehearts

  +9:30: Last Call with Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter

  +9:30: First Person: Driving slow by the home we sold in the fall

  +9:30: Bad Advice: Celebrate "parade activities" all year long

  -Shrewsbury Street loft development reemerges after 2 years 

  -Iconic Worcester music store to close

  -Worcester plans "unvarnished" review over hiring diversity chief

  -Earlier: City administration's diversity problem worsens as advisory committee suspends work out of frustration

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 16th

  -St. John's Billy Riley being investigated for illegal activity

  -72-year-old Barre man who killed his landlord sentenced to prison

  -29-year-old Fitchburg woman sentenced in drug distribution case

  -Screen Time: Despite Rhimes and Barrowman, locally shot "Gilded Lilys" never appeared

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 16th

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday

  -Animals: Local bears are waking, but it doesn't have to be a confrontation 

  -Homes: Worcester real estate roundup

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 469 (28:01): Mask Mandates/Rent Control

  -"508, A show about Worcester" No. 376 (37:24): Endemic Life

  -Radio Worcester (20:27): City Manager Ed Augustus talks St. Patrick's Parade, COVID, last chance agreements, CDO departure

  -Worcesteria: Saying goodbye to Nick's, my favorite bar

  -Janice Harvey: Nick's becoming Steel & Wire, was once Stoney O’Brien’s 

  -Tribute to man who spent nearly 50 years at Worcester law firm 

  -ICYMI: Is this the end for the Denholm Building?

  -Eatery to open second Worcester location

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Trucking company fined $9,325 over Oxford spill 

  -Shrewsbury manufacturer sells $9.25 million HQ and retail plaza

  -Millbury students heading to Belize, not eastern Europe, this spring

  -Massive retail center in Sturbridge drops $12 million in value in recent sale

  -Webster Fire Department rescues "Einstein" on Webster Lake

  -Grafton rep. supports continued outdoor dining, COVID-related spending plan

  -Rutland debates gravel road improvements 

  -Sports: Wachusett girls fall in state semifinals

  -Enter March Madness contest to win Bravehearts season tickets

  -Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week

  -NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Red Sox broadcast crew rounds out with Tony Massarotti, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis and Will Middlebrooks

  -Bruins beat Blackhawks, 2-1 

  -Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)

  -Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston

  -National/International: Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

  -Suspect arrested in connection with shootings of 5 homeless men in New York City and D.C.

  -New England: Drug cartels targeting children in N.H., officials say

  -Mental health care is the focus of Gov. Baker’s bill

  -Business: Women's national business council honors local group

  -Cannabis Confidential: Cannabis Primary shows pot not a primary

  -Colleges: Quinsig to offer free clinical medical assistant training

  -TV/Streaming: Netflix to create 5 new Dr. Seuss animated shows 

  -Food: Starbucks wants to phase out iconic disposable cups with washing stations 

  -Health: "Elite sleepers" could hold the key to beating dementia 

  -History: American Steel & Wire Co., South Works in Worcester 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet, 99, becomes author after buying his first computer 

  -Meanwhile, in Minnesota, watch deer block mail carrier: "Do you live here?" 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +Noon: Top docs talk Deltacron, 4th vaccine dose

  -What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.

  -Free walkup vaccinations/boosters 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library 

  -Princeton rescinds vax mandate for town employees

  -ICYMI: Radio Worcester (9:31): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on the St. Patrick's Parade and COVID

  -Mass. officials report 502 new cases, 16 additional deaths

  -COVID, flu may spike amid spring break partying across U.S.

  -In China, 37 million people are in COVID lockdown. Here's what we know