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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Worcesteria: Clock ticking fast for Bridge fundraising efforts
+6:00: Worcester to install multi-space parking meters
+6:00: Dunkin’ launching free doughnut Wednesdays
+6:00: Jolie Creo named Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Unity Radio's 'Epicenter 508'
+Noon: Wayne Beckford, Kassandra Caceres identified as Rutland hikers who died at Acadia National Park
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 22
-15-year-old shot in Worcester
-Man killed in single-car crash on Interstate 290 in Worcester
-Worcester wooing new Breeze Airways founder to regional airport
-Nurses continue to strike at St. Vincent hospital in Worcester
-Brush fire in Webster burns 8 1/2 acres
-After devastating fire 18 months ago, storefront K&N Plumbing 'gets back up' in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (30:56): 'Jeopardy!' winner Brendan Sargent of Worcester
-Etel Haxhiaj seeking open District 5 council seat
-ICYMI: 2-alarm fire strikes Worcester retirement community
-WCCA-TV's 'This is Worcester' (28:16): Bobby Rydell, legendary singer and teen idol
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury takes stock of its historic homes and properties
-Rutland man and woman die in apparent 100-foot fall at national park
-Firefighters save house as fire destroys West Boylston barn
-Sterling Street Market returning; outdoor dining at The Brick coming back; food truck OK'd
-New England: 2 found dead in Jeep submerged in North River, Mass.
-Songs to Get You Through the Week: Murder Hornets sting with pair of tunes
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Homes: 5 new Worcester properties for sale
-Health: Stop believing these 6 sleep myths
-TV/Streaming: New ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host Dr. Oz ready to take over
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Foster child in Colorado gets his fairytale ending when teacher adopts him (2:55)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., goats threaten to overrun town during lockdown
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: How Worcester’s COVID enforcement team is ensuring businesses follow state, CDC guidelines
+Noon: 850,000 more Massachusetts residents now eligible for vaccine
+Noon: Third wave hits Europe; lockdowns imposed
-Love on the front lines: Couple meets while working at Worcester's DCU Center field hospital (2:16). Article
-Worcester State to resume in-person classes in fall; fees frozen for 2021-22
-Who is eligible for vaccine in Massachusetts next?
-ICYMI: What’s open, what’s closed when Massachusetts begins reopening Phase 4 Monday
-Mass. officials announce 1,678 new cases, 33 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2 percent
-AstraZeneca vaccine found to be 79% effective in U.S. trial, ‘no increased risk’ of blood clots
-Sign of the time: Singles are asking people on dates in the vaccine line
-Tragic: Couple from Florida married for nearly 67 years die 15 minutes apart from COVID-19
-Is vaccine dosing based on weight? (2:59)
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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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