Experience the pulse of Worcester at your fingertips! Explore The016.com, the premier destination for the freshest and most extensive news coverage in town. Sign up today and stay ahead of the curve! Register now!
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester nursing home cited for understaffing, overmedication, neglect (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Disturbing conditions at a Worcester nursing home prompt questions of state oversight
+6:00: Oxford man get 5 to 7 years in prison for gun possession
+6:00: Winter Festival, black history exhibit, yacht rock: 5 fun things
+6:00: Last Call: Soben Ung, newspaper editor and publisher
+Noon: Report: Worcester median rent rose 7.6% in 2023
+Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos will rock the red February 2nd to fight heart disease
-Another Canal District business announces closing, third to close this month
-Saint Vincent nurses claim retaliation for safety complaints
-Worcester business loses tobacco license after repeat violations
-Amazon says it plans to open Worcester warehouse by end of year
-Unsolved: Worcester podcast returns for its seventh and final season
-Related: Unsolved: Worcester - Season 7 Trailer (1:50)
-City to hold public hearings on lowering speed limit to 25
-Worcester residents' debris issue raises question about city's 311 app
-Radio Worcester (12:02): Vice Chair King responds to racist remarks at City Council meeting
-Radio Worcester (17:12): Rob Antonelli Jr. and Worcester’s Urban Forest Plan
-Worcester Public Schools Gathering for Excellence (1:48:10)
>DINING OUT: The Cellar Bar & Grille a hidden gem in Northborough
-ICYMI: Man shot Monday morning in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester's unsolved chronicles: 2 men vanish in 1982
-3 from out of state arrested for coordinated shoplifting
-2 arrested in Worcester for stolen vehicle
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Arthur "AJ" Dionne pinned at Eagle Scout Court of Honor
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Police responded to 13 crashes during storm
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley teen missing, police say
-2 hospitalized after head-on crash in Rutland
-"Road is all ice" police warn after multi-car crash on Route 146 in Sutton
-Hearing set for pair in Auburn sex party human trafficking case
-Spencer business owners upset over stalled A.R.P.A.-funded grants from town
-Shrewsbury library director: Difference after policy implemented
-Silt runoff from Douglas solar project continues to concern abutters, Conservation Commission
-Millbury bylaw review may not be ready for spring town meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Community Art Pop-Up Sunday at The Village
-Listen Up: Worcester-connected musicians trade tunes in "song swap"
-Bill Shaner in Columbia Journalism Review: Why communities need columnists (by a columnist)
-Janice Harvey: The good, the bad, and the puzzling
-Gardening Central Mass.: Winter pruning helps keep plants healthy
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 143 (29:22): Optometry
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 22 (28:52): Colleges and student mental health
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester business owner Tom Oliveri
>SPORTS: North basketball team dedicates season to Carl-Hens Beliard (1:51)
-Celtics beat Indiana, 129-124
-Jayson Tatum passes LeBron James in jersey sales
-Former Celtics Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges
-Where could Bill Belichick coach in 2025? 7 teams worth watching
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Wachusett girls' basketball nets win No. 300 for Jim Oxford
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota warns drivers of 50,000 vehicles to stop driving immediately and get cars repaired
>NATIONAL: 2024 tax refunds could be larger than last year
-Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury concludes Roundup weed killer caused cancer
-Tragic: Boy killed by friend in hunting accident
>NEW ENGLAND: State troopers among 6 arrested in bribery investigation
-Man sentenced to 40 years to life for shooting bishop, assaulting bride and groom at wedding
-Education board ignores meeting law, hosts politicized panel
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria scholarship recipients recognized
-Assumption welcomes new watering hole, gathering place
-New WPI lab dissects impact of social media (4:37)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cape Codder hotel will reopen as Margaritaville resort (:57)
>BUSINESS: UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs
-Job openings rise to 9 million in December as layoffs increased
>HOMES: Millennials and Gen Z aren't leaving home - here's why that's a good thing
>HEALTH: Worcester hospitals offer the latest treatment for B.P.H.
-About 20% of former Ozempic and Wegovy users regain weight: new study
>SHOPPING: Dollar General selling fruits, veggies at 5,000 stores
>FOOD: KFC introduces smashed potato bowls
>TV/STREAMING: "Sex And The City" becomes latest HBO show to head to Netflix
>MOVIES: New Star Trek movie in the works at Paramount set before 2009 film
>CELEBRITY: Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91
>ANIMALS: Kitten who couldn't even stand decides he wants to walk (3:07)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 31st (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man who nearly died of heart attack reunites with rescuers (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., potty-mouthed parrots teaching other birds to swear as zoo hatches plan to stop it
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
+Experienced bartenders, Worcester restaurant
-Cooks and waitresses, Worcester bistro
-Multiple openings, Holden D.P.W.
-Firefighter/Paramedic, Holden Fire Department
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
Latest obituaries | | Saturday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Staff Associate, Urban Action Institute, Worcester State
-Controller, Worcester State
-Multiple positions, Holden DPW
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
Quick Links: Personalize your news | | Browse members | | Advertise | | Blogs | | Invite friends | | Videos
Animals | | Boston Sports | | Business | | Cars | | Celebrity | | Colleges | | Commute & Travel | | Crime | | Faith | | Food | | Good News | | Health | | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather