Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW (5:30): No bail for woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend
+NEW (5:30): Worcester man gets life in prison for murdering woman in 2015
+NEW (5:30): Downtown restaurant now open for lunch weekdays
+NEW (5:30): Chamber provides COVID-19 [coronavirus] information and resources for businesses
+NEW (5:30): It's Fri-YAY! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW (5:30): Worcester Spring Home Show this weekend. See list of exhibitors and get free tickets
+NEW (5:30): 10 Great Events We're Looking Forward to in March in Worcester
+UPDATED (5:30): WATCH Douglas K9 Officer Finn Featured on 'Good Morning America'
+NEW (8:00): Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 6
+NEW (8:00): Leadership Worcester Now Recruiting Class of 2021
+NEW (8:00): Worcester Culture Watch podcast (42:43) — Electoral Politics and How Bernie Throws Best Parties
+NEW (8:00): Troopers Escort Woman Off Jet At Logan After Fight (1:04)
-Worcester company fined $400K for ripping off workers
-Merged Catholic High School to be at Holy Name, will be named Saint Paul Diocesan Jr.-Sr. High
-Fentanyl, heroin dealer gets 5 years; will be deported after prison term
-Closed nearly 3 years, Great Wall reopens in downtown Worcester
-Apartments for rent in Worcester: What will $1,600 get you?
-ICYMI: Park Ave. bar about to get 3rd owner in 9 months
-School bathroom practice questioned at Worcester school board meeting
-'Call to action' to battle poverty at Worcester forum
-Shrewsbury Fire, Hazmat Crews Battle Fire at Supercon On Route 9
-Here's How to Get a Dairy Queen Blizzard for Just 80 Cents
-Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta, at Holy Cross chamber breakfast, cites aging and automation challenges
-Voice of Business podcast (42:49): MI-Box of Greater Worcester, Worcester Women's Leadership Conference
-This Week in Holy Cross Athletics presented by JMB Financial Advisors
-Gambler threatened Edelman, Gronk
-Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones return to Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
-Today's Deal: Here's how to get your free Dunkin’ donut today
-Uh oh! Mass. has one of the biggest drinking problems in America
-Revolutionary War re-enactor shows up drunk at Mass. school (:52)
-North Carolina woman spends 100th birthday in jail
-Trailer drops for season 3 of Netflix series 'Ozark' (2:23)
-Today's Heroes (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): S.C. college students raising $75,000 for Wendy’s employee who lost home in fire
-Latest obituaries | | -Yesterday's highlights | | -Latest weather
Top Posts
-64 people who work in Auburn will be laid off at the end of March
-Iconic Boston-area eatery eyes Worcester for expansion
-Worcester area plummets in job market rankings
-Worcester accountant sentenced for tax fraud
-State accepting proposals for new Worcester RMV location
-Road rage leads to fight with baseball bats in Worcester
-Worcester robbers were feeding their drug habits
-Webster man indicted in Sept. shooting death at Auburn warehouse
-Motor vehicle stop in Oxford leads to 3 arrests
-Buyer Beware: This Worcester 'deal' will cost you
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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