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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: High of 74 today!
+4:00: Car slams into Worcester cruiser on Burns Bridge, backing up traffic into Shrewsbury
+4:00: Truck gets wedged under bridge on Sunderland Road in Worcester
+4:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+4:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Maggie
+4:00: Artist Spotlight: Where do we go from here?
+4:00: Jessica Walter, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer’ star, dies at 80
+11:45: Auburn ink spill spans nearly a quarter mile (:19)
+11:45: Man receives prestigious honor for saving woman from car submerged in Grafton river
+11:45: Street sweeping starts in Worcester on Monday
+7:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 25
-Nightmare Worcester intersection one of state's worst for delays
-2 guns found, 2 in custody, after van crash on Belmont Street in Worcester
-Man riding stolen dirt bike on Worcester streets arrested
-Worcester man gets 2 to 3 years after trying to Tase Southbridge officer with own weapon
-Pepe’s Italian Restaurant in Worcester is moving to Shrewsbury Street, expanding kitchen
-Community rallies around Worcester Police Officer diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
-Police union upset after DA drops charges against BLM protesters
-Councilors want makeover for Belmont Street bridge
-Nurses on picket line, inside St. Vincent address patient concerns during strike
-In stop at picket line, Mass. AG Maura Healey pledges backing of St. V's nurses
-Healey visits Worcester’s Main South to understand struggles of neighborhood businesses
-Worcester to open yard waste sites on Saturday, April 3
-Boys & Girls Club, 2Gether We Eat team up for hydroponic farm
-SeltzerTime Podcast #111 (1:15:46): A coffee shop worth dying for
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-New release date for Ryan Reynolds movie filmed in Worcester
-Robert Rossetti writing comedy screenplays with Worcester in view
-Last Call with Allison Hale, Founder of Ladies Night Out Worcester
-Travel the northeast on Amtrak for just $19 this summer
-Radio Worcester (10:01): City Manager Ed Augustus on Standing with the Asian-American community, SROs out of WPS & modernizing
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police log March 11-17
-Grafton School Committee fights against MCAS this spring
-Spencer police officer charged, suspended after domestic incident following heated talk over stimulus check, records say
-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)
-Food: The Grape-Nuts shortage is over
-Tribute to former Worcester Public Schools teacher of 30 years who recently passed away
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in April (9:01)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): School district in Virginia returns woman’s wallet almost 70 years after she lost it in her high school gym
-Meanwhile, in Nevada, groom drops ring into Lake Tahoe during wedding ceremony
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes temporarily because of positive test
-Worcester's request to delay full-time in-person learning for K-8 students until May approved by state
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:49): Return to school, vaccination effort & modernization
-ICYMI: More than 70% of Worcester parents in survey say they want 5-day per week in-person learning
-How to get vaccinated at CVS, Walgreens in Massachusetts
-WPI plans to return to in-person learning in fall
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Mass. officials announce 1,865 new cases, 54 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2 percent
-More than 3 million vaccine doses administered in Massachusetts
-Brighter outlook for U.S. as vaccinations rise and deaths fall ...
-... but variant cases re-infecting people previously diagnosed
-Lockdowns spurred nearly 2 pounds of monthly weight gain
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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