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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 (:36). High of 54 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester guidance counselor arrested on school grounds Monday
+7:00: Worcester cop Colby Turner, accused of stealing detail, overtime pay, pleads not guilty
+7:00: Worcesteria: Library talks TikTok, mystery in stone, and a concert by vets, for vets
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Local pianist Mackenzie Melemed back for concert by way of Finland
+Noon: Carrying On: Alan James' leatherwork helps author to heal
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre" and more
-Worcester Sgt. Derrick Leto mourned; funeral Mass, military burial planned Friday
-Worcester bar issued second suspension in 2 months
-First look inside at new Worcester bakery opening Saturday
-Worcester woman mourns dog killed by German Shepherd owned by police officer neighbor (1:09)
-Worcester to pilot new crisis response model in June
-Worcester’s Pleasant Street businesses can get up to $20,000 to improve storefronts
-Part of a Worcester street is about to be renamed for a 15th-century hero. Here's why
-Tenure ends for Worcester school safety chief Pezzella, but not service to community
-2 Worcester men arrested for guns during fight
-Women's History Month: Meet women shaping Worcester' future
-Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (20:34): Julie Bowditch, Executive Director, CASA Project, Part 3
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Did Sue Paye Run Away?". Video (14:51). Audio (16:37)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things To Do: Bathsheba Spooner, Stone County Band, Mahler's 5th
-Worcester names Cultural Development Officer
-Worcester Magazine readers share pics for National Puppy Day
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 162 (29:50): Paul Levenson, Executive Director, Mass. Symphony Orchestra
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 163 (28:10): Worcester Public School Superintendant Rachel Monárrez
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Worcester School Committee member Molly McCullough on homework in the public schools
-Radio Worcester (12:10): City Manager Eric Batista talks police & social workers, inclusionary coning and City Council chaos
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to man who owned local pizza place and was a cook at the Pickel Barrel
-ICYMI: Rolling rally in Worcester will celebrate North High basketball champs
-Residents allowed back into Worcester high rise the city says is unsafe (1:37)
-Video of 2021 Worcester officer-involved shooting released
-Career criminal in Worcester caught with 14 guns, meth, police say
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Wachusett Teacher Spotlight -- Benjamin Concannon-Smith
-Holden Select Board mulls, finds fault with state MBTA zoning mandate
-Radio Worcester (10:38): Selectman Anthony Renzoni on zoning law
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Freight train derails in Ayer (2:35)
-Related: Raw video from helicopter above crash (9:31)
-Crews search reservoir in Leominster where canoe found capsized
-Feds seize up to 50 kilos of cocaine at Sturbridge truck stop
-Sterling ballot has 3 contests races after papers filed
-Full ballot set up for Lancaster’s May 8th election
-Driver crashes into Upton river after suffering medical episode: Police
>SPORTS: Bruins top Montreal for fifth win in row
-Football stars from Holy Cross, other schools show their finest at Pro Day
-Larry Lucchino reflects on 1967 trip to Sweet 16 with Princeton (3:26)
-Bravehearts hiring for operations crew
-Boston sports radio personality suspended for racist on-air comment
-Devin McCourty explains why Malcolm Butler’s benching didn’t destroy the Patriots
-Railers lose to Adirondack, 3-1
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-G.M. to stop making Chevy Camaro car after sales slump
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Here’s why retirement age matters for Social Security and Medicare
-Denver high school shooting suspect dead, coroner confirms
-Tragic: Boy killed while playing basketball at his house in tragic accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Newborn boy abandoned outside Mass. home; police searching for mother
-Former Mass. police detective convicted of killing wife
>FOOD: Wendy’s is selling a former McDonald’s fan-favorite item
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. offers free dental care for seniors and veterans
-U.S. Senator Peter Welch to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
-UMass Medical School-Lahey regional medical school campus approved
>HEALTH: 2 additional deaths linked to bacteria in recalled eye drops, C.D.C. says
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 9-noon at Worcester Senior Center
>BUSINESS: U.S. weekly jobless claims edge lower to 192,000
-Central Mass. business confidence jumps to highest point since August
-W.B.J. Advice: Silicon Valley Bank closure impact on lease security
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 12th to 19th
>TV/STREAMING: Anderson Cooper to host new Sunday night show on C.N.N.
>MOVIES: Jordan Peele's next movie is set to release Christmas 2024
>CELEBRITY: Aaron Sorkin reveals he had stroke in November
>HISTORY: Former Putnam & Thurston's on Mechanic Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: "Ugly" Florida dog adopted after heartbreaking viral post
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man brings Jeopardy! fun to seniors across Massachusetts (2:28)
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, Amazon driver delivers package during police standoff, hands to S.W.A.T. member
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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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