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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:00: Man riding stolen dirt bike on Worcester streets arrested
+5:00: Pepe’s Italian Restaurant in Worcester is moving to Shrewsbury Street, expanding kitchen
+5:00: In stop at picket line, Mass. AG Maura Healey pledges backing of St. Vincent nurses
+5:00: SeltzerTime Podcast #111 (1:15:46): A coffee shop worth dying for
+5:00: John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
+5:00: Travel the northeast on Amtrak for just $19 this summer
+5:00: Robert Rossetti writing comedy screenplays with Worcester in view
+8:30: Attorney General Maura Healey to visit striking St. Vincent Hospital nurses
+8:30: GoFundMe started to help Worcester Police Officer diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 24
+8:30: Radio Worcester (10:01): City Manager Ed Augustus on Standing with the Asian-American community, SROs out of WPS & modernizing
-Spencer police officer charged, suspended after domestic incident following heated talk over stimulus check, records say
-School bus collides with tractor trailer in Shrewsbury, driver, 7 children hurt (2:09)
-Related: Family had to deal with similar call two years ago
-Washington Square building on site of new Worcester hotel demolished
-Family searching for answers after couple dies hiking in Acadia National Park (2:00). Article
-St. Vincent management compares resolution with UFCW with MNA negotiations
-Worcester police tightened call-in protocols after alleged sickout
-Worcester officer appealed suspension over slapping incident
-Worcester schools post improved dropout, graduation rates
-Janice Harvey: Worcester, your best life is within reach
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (28:21): Scott Casper, President, American Antiquarian Society
-Dunkin’ launching free doughnut Wednesdays
-Check out Glue Man Records, a DIY record label here in Worcester
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights to Florida could return to Worcester Regional Airport by end of summer, city officials say
-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): Rabies Clinic April 10 in Holden
-Owner of Auburn senior living facility sued in California for allegedly manipulating Medicare ratings system
-Health Connector announces expanded subsidies, enrollment
-Holy Cross, Fordham reschedule football matchup for March 27
-Wachusett, Kettle Brook golf courses to open for season on Friday
-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: Video tour of 3-bedroom, 2-bath home for sale in Holden (1:45)
-Celebrity: Veteran actor George Segal dies at 87
-Food: Smoker-style barbecue pork ribs from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Animals: Worcester pets newly up for adoption
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO Max in April
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. auto body shop fixes up van, gives it to family of five
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, man in stolen Frito-Lay truck leads officers on wild chase
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: How to get vaccinated at CVS, Walgreens in Massachusetts
+8:30: More than 3 million vaccine doses administered in Massachusetts
-More than 70% of Worcester parents in survey say they want 5-day per week in-person learning
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-ICYMI: Love on the front lines: Couple meets while working at Worcester's DCU Center field hospital (2:16). Article
-Mass. officials announce 1,476 new cases, 20 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2 percent
-More than 3 million vaccine doses administered in Massachusetts
-Nearly half of health care workers remain unvaccinated, survey finds
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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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