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

In The News
-Latest weather: Subzero wind chills early Tuesday morning
+6:00: ‘He messed with the wrong girl’: Young girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted shows strength during attacker's sentencing
+6:00: Funerals this week for 3 victims of three-decker blaze in Worcester
+6:00: Neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester - March 2021
+6:00: Worcester man rides lucky numbers to $1 million Powerball win
+6:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 1
+6:00: 2 men face new charges in workers comp scheme
+6:00: Junior Johnnna Shamley of the women's volleyball team named Crusader of the Week
+6:00: 11 must-see movies being released in March
-Lincoln Plaza's newest store opens Friday
-Man shot on Piedmont Street in Worcester. Paul Shea video (1:31)
-ICYMI: 'They didn't think twice': Hero cops carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
-Groups call for more conversation on proposed reforms in Worcester
-Rosen's Roundtable #430 & #431: Racism in Worcester
-Business tie-in sought for Women's History Month in Worcester
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Route 140 at Route 70 intersection closed 6 a.m-8 p.m. today
-Westborough men spend 24 hours outdoors to raise awareness for homeless in Massachusetts
-Sturbridge celebrates milestone birthdays of town's oldest residents
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross men's basketball team to host first postseason game since 2015
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Louie Gonz takes aim with nuanced, chilling 'Killer'
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Tribute to recently passed community activist from Worcester who advocated for better, equal education for Latino students
-TV/Streaming: Paramount Plus' pricing, release schedule and more
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Last night's Golden Globe winners. Total Golden Globes coverage in Celebrity
-At the office: Millennials, Gen Z are job-hopping, but contrary to popular belief, maybe not enough
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Rescue dog that nobody wanted saves life of new owner (2:29)
-Meanwhile, FBI confirms report of ‘long, cylindrical’ UFO ‘moving really fast’ over New Mexico
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (9:36): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccine, virus and variants
+6:00: Free testing this week in Worcester
+6:00: Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipment likely coming to Massachusetts next week, Gov. Baker says (1:42)
+6:00: Domestic violence incidents rose during lockdowns, analysis finds
+6:00: At the office: 4 work from home hacks that are still vital a year later
-No reopening in sight for Showcase Cinemas in Worcester
-State moving to next step of reopening plan today
-Doctors explain why younger adults may have harsher side effects from second shot
-Officials: First Johnson & Johnson vaccines shipped Sunday night
-ICYMI: DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity this week
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,428 new cases, 52 deaths, 7-day positivity rate falls to 1.7 percent
-Vaccine for elementary school children likely coming in early 2022, Dr. Fauci says
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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