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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Worcester hits record high of 70
+6:30: Mom facing charges after her child is struck by car at Spencer apartment
+6:30: Worcesteria: Everybody polka with the WPD!
+6:30: Artist Spotlight: The Distorted Worlds of John Wesley Small
+4:15: Worcester man rolled himself in a rug to hide from cops, Mass. State Police say
+4:15: Former Worcester resident ordered to pay quarter-million dollars in restitution for phone scam
+4:15: Signs of spring as city to begin Indian Lake refill next week
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+Noon: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (40:47): It's Family Week!
+8:00: Mother, daughter nurses join picketers in St. Vincent strike
+8:00: Mass. Nurses Association (3:32): Pre-Strike Rally and First Day Highlights
+8:00: Worcester's Brendan Sargent to appear on 'Jeopardy!'
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 11
-2-year-old in Spencer expected to recover after being struck by car possibly driven by mother
-8-10 years in prison for string of Worcester bank robberies
-2 arrested for prescription drugs in Worcester
-Rollover crash in Sterling sends person to hospital with serious injuries
-Memorial installed in Worcester to remember life of Gabriella Lowell
-How Union Station got its shine back
-Worcester is booming with housing but why aren't condos downtown?
-Worcester City Council votes to support use of crime forecasting tech
-Bill Shaner: The cops get what they want
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:14): Return to School and ShotSpotter Connect
-Radio Worcester (8:50): Retiring School Committee Member John Monfredo on not running for re-election
-Complete Easter Meal Packages are available at Peppercorn's
-ICYMI: In Grafton, it was a perfect day for a car wash — and then this happened
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person injured in Northborough armed home invasion
-Southbridge man faces federal charges for drug distribution
-Truck gets stuck under bridge in Westborough
-Holy Cross announces broadcast schedule through March 26
-QCC receives millions to help drive student success
-Charter/Spectrum ups company’s minimum wage to $18 an hour
-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce newspaper winter edition
-Shaw's 'Pygmalion' becomes an online production by West Boylston theater
-WCCA-TV's next TV production class starts on Saturday, March 20
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tribute to 34-year-old area man killed in hit and run
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town in Pennsylvania surprises its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Here's the ‘little bird’ who tipped off officials that Bob Cousy hadn’t gotten a vaccine
+6:30: Worcester Senior Center vaccination site will shut down at the end of the month
+6:30: President will direct states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1
+6:30: Medical breakthrough could help 'long haulers'
+4:15: Will the coronavirus ever go away?
+Noon: All 40,000 first-dose vaccine appointments at mass sites booked for next week
-‘The day the world stopped’: The 413 Worcester residents who died of COVID remembered on state of emergency anniversary
-DCU Center down to 5 patients
-UMass Medical School infectious disease expert Robert Finberg: reinfections rare, but caution still urged
-Preregistration for mass vaccination sites set to launch on Friday
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Here’s how many doses of vaccine will be available this week in Mass.
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,413 new cases, 53 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 1.8 percent
-4 days to be teachers-only at Massachusetts mass vaccination sites
-When does full-time in-person learning for Massachusetts students start? Here’s the state’s timeline
-Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, reports say
-Tragic: Man in Ohio died from after trying to get vaccine twice, wife says
-A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package
-Meanwhile, during quarantine, this husband built a full-on video rental store in his basement
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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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