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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Soaking rain Wednesday night into Thursday
+5:30: Cooking oil spill makes mess of Webster Square area
+5:30: The Bridge supporters change focus to city officials
+5:30: Radio Worcester (16:04): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Becker, The Bridge, and WFD racial intelligence training
+5:30: U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation
+5:30: Ryleigh Modig of Spencer wins 'battle' on 'The Voice' after praise from Nick Jonas and John Legend
+5:30: Brimfield antique shows and flea markets will open in May, with limited participation
+11:45: Worcester man charged with setting car ablaze, interfering with firefighters
+11:45: Here's the most popular Easter treat in Massachusetts
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 30
-'Very painful decision': Becker College permanently closing (:25)
-The school's announcement | | Parents, alumni react
-Assumption, Clark, Quinsigamond CC, WPI react to Becker announcement
-Worcester police find guns, meth in Main Street taco shop
-President Biden honors Worcester soldier killed in Vietnam (2:05). Article
-Area police departments help find missing hikers in Oxford
-Portable cameras aiding in St. Vincent's strike security
-Nurses union says St. Vincent is spending $30,000 a day on police details
-Worcester Public Schools, Durham adjusting to bus driver shortage
-Union Hill School Principal releases music video to welcome back students (2:38)
-Worcester to sign 5-year lease at St. Stephen's for Dual Language School
-Worcesteria: The situation changing at The Bridge
-WATCH: Weekend aerial views of Worcester's Polar Park
-ICYMI: Worcester sold the most winning lottery tickets worth $100,000 or more in 2020
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-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): Construction firm pays $3 million for Sutton expansion site
-Grafton seniors can receive new File of Life Cards Wednesday
-Union: State approves UMass Medical School for bargaining
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tragic: Toddler dies after being struck by falling tree in Townsend
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Animals: Un-bearably cute video shows momma bear struggling to get 4 cubs across street
-Homes: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in the Caribbean, Mafia fugitive busted after he's seen in cooking videos: report
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Radio Worcester (13:09): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about the 'little surge' we are seeing here in Massachusetts
-Homebound vaccination program begins: Here’s how it works, who is eligible
-ICYMI: WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" #15 (27:25): Vacuna para el COVID-19
-Mass. officials announce 1,464 new cases, 15 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 2.4 percent
-President announces 90% of adults will be vaccine-eligible in three weeks
-Ban on renter evictions during pandemic is extended
-Moderna, Pfizer vaccines 90% effective in real world study (:34)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS drivers in Texas throw a birthday parade for co-worker recovering from COVID-19
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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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