Highlights in The 016 Thursday, March 17th

• Posted by 016 Administrator March 18, 2022 - Filed in News - 693 views

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

  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Clouds give way to light rain this afternoon, high of 59 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Accuser explains sexual allegations against St. John's Food for Poor director

  +6:00: Worcester approves site plan for 210-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street

  +6:00: 32-year-old Whitinsville man arrested for drug distribution

  +6:00: Local theaters screen Ukrainian film to support war relief effort

  +6:00: Country star Chris Janson will be "All In" at The Palladium on March 26th

  +Noon: Planet Fitness renovates Webster Square location

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 17th

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Brit Floyd, Inmo Yang and more ...

  +Noon: 5 open houses planned in Worcester

  +Noon: Furniture and household goods drive Saturday at Wachusett Recycling Center

  -87-year-old Worcester man missing

  -Worcester JetBlue passengers left stranded on tarmac after workers leave

  -ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to NYC For $34 with JetBlue

  -K-9s from across New England test their skills at Worcester Airport

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

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

  -$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester

  -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

  -26-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl trafficking

  -Ethics complaint filed after Worcester police sergeant named as fundraiser 

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday 

  -Last Call with Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter

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

  -Bill Shaner: The Worcester administration's chief diversity officer problem came to a head Tuesday night 

  -Earlier: Worcester plans "unvarnished" review over hiring diversity chief

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

  -Burncoat Dance team tops jazz category in N.E. championship

  -First Person: Driving slow by the home we sold in the fall

  -Bad Advice: Celebrate "parade activities" all year long 

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

  -ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street loft development reemerges after 2 years 

  -Iconic Worcester music store to close

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton to get new firetruck with ARPA funds

  -Former correction officer arraigned in Clinton over inmate relationship

  -Millbury library, residents rally with donations after library books "stolen"

  -Realty group to hold ribbon cutting at new Auburn location

  -Shrewsbury resident continues battle with leukemia

  -Grafton may have a Fourth of July parade this year

  -Sutton 4th fundraiser seeks canine candidates to run for "mayor"

  -Millbury Women's Club plans "Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer" fundraiser

  -Fitchburg father in Ukraine trying to rescue daughter, grandson (2:13) 

  -Earrings for Ukraine: Fitchburg woodworker uses skills to fundraise 

  -Sports: Enter March Madness contest to win Bravehearts season tickets

  -Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week

  -Millbury girls' basketball team makes state final

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

  -Celtics beat Warriors, 110-88

  -Wild beat Bruins, 4-2

  -Railers win in Trois-Rivières, 4-3

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

  -Ukraine's President Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for support, no-fly zone (2:45)

  -President calls Putin "a war criminal"

  -New England: Mass. schools sitting on $2 billion in unspent federal aid 

  -Here's what permanent Daylight Saving Time would mean for New England

  -Business: SALMON expanding into home health care

  -Small businesses to receive extra deferment of COVID loans

  -Revised data reveals higher unemployment rates in 2021, as Mass. unemployment rises to 4.8%

  -Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come 

  -Colleges: UMass Medical School looks to fill about 600 jobs through March 30th Career Fair

  -Clark student one of only of two in Mass. trained for cannabis-enhanced yoga 

  -TV/Streaming: Netflix to test charging users a fee for sharing their passwords

  -Netflix makes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s show, "Servant of the People," available in U.S.

  -Food: Massive recall issued for gummies sold at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, CVS, other major retailers 

  -Health: Climate change is already making allergy season nastier

  -Homes: Worcester real estate roundup

  -History: Road to Bancroft Tower in Worcester in 1910 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young students offer pep talks on free hotline (2:19) 

  -Meanwhile, Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand making gummies in the shape of bitten ears 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  -Worcester County reported 483 additional cases this week

  -Top docs talk Deltacron, 4th vaccine dose

  -Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester

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

  -Scientists explore potential links between COVID and diabetes

  -Patients with cancer are at higher risk for developing breakthrough infections & severe outcomes, study claims