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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 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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