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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 54 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Drone video above Sunday's Worcester County St Patrick's Parade (2:36)
+Noon: The Dish: New Oxfords Casual Dining owners make restaurant their own
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Cocaine Bear," "Unwelcome" and more
+Noon: Chineke! Orchestra opens new doors on first North American tour
-Suspicious man tried to get children at school bus stop into his car in Shrewsbury, police say
-Former Worcester meteorologist dies in Florida prison
-Another round of Canal District bars and restaurants spring up after fall closures
-107 Tap bar to open in Worcester’s Canal District next week
-Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making St. Patrick's Day plans
-Worcester's Irish explore a complex heritage
-Looking back at the love of an Irish mother
-Since February, Jennifer Courville has operated an Irish wool clothing shop in Worcester
-For St. Patrick's Day, Neil Macnamara and 2 Neal McNamaras meet
-Worcester School Committee pushes forward "no homework days" policy to subcommittee
-Related: Worcester parents push for new homework policy that gives "study break" days
-Free W.R.T.A. rides more economical than collecting fares: Report
-Worcester committee pushes for lower income threshold in affordable housing rule
-Worcester Fire Chief Martin Dyer officially sworn in at promotion ceremony
-UMass Medical School students provide nutrition outreach at group homes in Worcester
-Q.C.C. opens Athletic Center for public gym memberships
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (32:38): Plowing, Business Improvement District
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- William Garlick and John V.J. Joyce Went Missing in Maine. Video (20:38). Audio (22:20)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Rock 'n' Roll Rumble returns
-Nine Things To Do: Varsity Vocals, Pamela Hines, 'Au revoir les
-Manny Jae Media's "Inner Views" (18:25): Julie Bowditch, CASA Project Worcester County's Executive Director, part 1
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a woman who taught ballroom dancing in Worcester’s “Night Life” program for 42 years
-Reminder: Trash and recycling collection in Worcester, Holden and Shrewsbury delayed a day this week
-ICYMI: "A chaotic mess at any turn": Why Worcester City Council meetings can be a spectacle
-Rescue crews save teens lost in remote area behind Wachusett Mountain (1:30)
-Medical experts in Worcester look back at 3 years of COVID in the city
-Boston Globe: Worcester school officials ask state to investigate newly approved charter school
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden restaurant teams up with Seven Saws to can its signature drink
-White Oak land gets conservation restriction
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton homeowners detail moment when S.U.V. hits home (1:39)
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves site plan for proposed Subaru dealership
-Shrewsbury event company consolidates and expands at new location
-Millbury public hearing to be held on temporary multifamily moratorium
-Millbury publication to relaunch
-Sutton resident to have role in Dean College Theatre production of "Pippin"
-Murder in Grafton Center, Part 5
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Jets, 3-0
-Undefeated Worcester native Fran Collins fights for middleweight M.M.A. title at Foxwoods
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (36:58): Maureen Magarity and Cara McCormack
-Holy Cross hockey is playing in A.H.A. final for first time in 17 years, with N.C.A.A. berth on line
-Holy Cross, former hoops coach trade accusations in court
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: A 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed is headed for Florida, threatening tourism across the Caribbean
-Tragic: Woman fatally knifed screaming son, 4, as grandma watched: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: State Rep. questions math behind free community college plan
-Arrest made after police find, safely detonate live pipe bombs found under porch in N.H.
>FOOD: Pesticides in produce -- 2023's list of most and least contaminated foods
>COLLEGES: 7-week courses at Q.C.C. begin March 20th
-WPI establishes combined program in learning sciences & technologies
-Anna Maria students answering the call for help through 911 dispatch training
>HEALTH: Coffee could slash obesity, Type 2 diabetes risks: study
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 1:30-3:30 at Worcester Islamic Center
>BUSINESS: The Menkiti Group names new president
-Why female small business owners showed better work-life balance: poll
>TV/STREAMING: ABC sets date for Ryan Seacrest’s "Live with Kelly and Ryan" exit
>MOVIES: Quentin Tarantino’s last film might be "The Movie Critic"
>CELEBRITY: Ben Affleck on J.Lo's Grammys tiff -- "You better f - -king not leave"
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County March 5th to 12th
>HISTORY: Armory, former Women's Club (now Tuckerman Hall) and former North Hall (now condos)
>ANIMALS: Indoor cat obsessed with snow begs mom to go outside (3:10)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman, 103, still hits gym regularly
-Meanwhile, in Florida, large 200-year-old clam caught and released
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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