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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:30: Worcester oil company to pay $450,000 fine in fraudulent heating oil switch
+5:30: Mass. Nurses Association: Tenet rejects nurses' comprehensive proposal
+5:30: Becker College has a long history, tied to mergers
+5:30: Clark grad and former N.Y. Times columnist has new book, 'Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal'
+5:30: 6 Holy Cross football players named preseason All Patriot League
+1:30: Holden offering Citizens Police Academy
+1:30: Millbury woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+1:30: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (20:26): Police in schools, structural racism & teacher vaccinations
+1:30: In initial vote, Worcester councilors narrowly back removal of school officers
+1:30: SeltzerTime Podcast #108 (1:00:59): Building a Brand from Nothing
+1:30: Old Sturbridge Village gets $5 million gift
+1:30: Lindsey Bartlett of Worcester Inked magazine Cover Girl semifinalist
+9:30: Sue Coghlin Mailman announces candidacy for Worcester School Committee
+9:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 3
-Becker College's financial woes could make it the next school to close
-Man gets 12 years for using Millbury business as front for marijuana grow operation
-Columbia Journalism Review on Worcester's lingering legal case vs. arrested photojournalist
-Table Talk Pies to celebrate Pi Day with virtual baking class
-'The Mayor of Jaques Ave.' rooted in faith, family, friends and community, laid to rest fire death
-Radio Worcester (12:57): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his recommendations to combat structural racism
-Janice Harvey: Worcester teachers share opinions on police in schools
-Movies: Locally filmed 'The Investigators' promises dysfunctional fun
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods, Part 4 (17:18): June Street and adjacent streets
-ICYMI: St. Vincent Hospital makes offer to nurses ahead of planned strike, nurses to counter
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Work on new Holden DPW site continues
-Grafton Select Board uncomfortable over opening Silver Lake Beach without lifeguards
-Westborough homeowner relieved no one was hurt when winds blows tree onto house (2:22)
-Shrewsbury High student's cause ignites unintended controversy
-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 women's basketball excited for Patriot League Tournament
-ArtsWorcester College Show looks different amid pandemic
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-UMass Medical School physicians in training unionize
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Ernie
-Tragic: SUV carrying 25 in wreck in California, 13 dead (1:13)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Toddler in New York recovers after spending life hospitalized with rare condition
-Meanwhile, in Britain, National Lottery using beer to find winner of unclaimed jackpot
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Experts are warning of a potential surge while several governors are loosening restrictions
+5:30: Teens' mental health took a hit during pandemic: study
+1:30: Teachers, school staff can sign up for vaccinations starting March 11 (2:50)
+1:30: Gov. Baker: ‘No plans’ to lift mask mandate in Massachusetts
+9:30: Worcester awaits word on when region will receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
+9:30: CVS now lists teachers as eligible for vaccine appointments in Massachusetts
-President Biden: U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May
-U.S. needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing up, expert says
-WooSox debut season delayed as MLB pushes back Triple-A start date
-Sports teams in Worcester look ahead to playing in front of fans
-Worcester's mobile vaccination unit visits Elm Park Towers
-How does the one-shot vaccine compare to the others? Holy Cross Biology Professor explains
-Biden wants all teachers to get first vaccine shot by end of March
-More teachers plan to quit as COVID stress overwhelms educators
-Positive test ends Holy Cross men's basketball season
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 980 new cases, 37 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.8 percent
-U.S. nursing homes see 82% decline in cases after vaccines began
-New poll shows 50% drop in fear of dying from COVID-19
-Once vaccinated, is it OK to take a vacation?
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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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