Make the016.com a preferred choice with Google by clicking here 
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 (1:14). High of 72 today in Worcester
-Parts of New England could see northern lights this weekend (:37)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old runaway
-Worcester shooting suspect said partner was "first one to die," court docs say
-Earlier: Worcester neighborhood shaken following deadly shooting rampage
-Earlier: Video shows man fire at police on I-190 in Worcester (2:32)
-Driver seriously injured in crash on I-290 in Worcester
-Earlier: I-290 eastbound side closed because of "serious crash," police say
-Worcester breast cancer survivor encourages other young patients to seek support
-TODAY! Worcester Public Library You Belong Here celebration 4 to 9
-Table Hoppin': Worcester Pizza Fest offers a slice of city offerings
-Polar Seltzer releases 5 new flavors for winter
-Local credit union is getting a new name
-Faces of Worcester: Alicia "Lily" Gonzalez, Certified Addiction Registered Nurse
-Spotted lanternfly infestation reported in Millbury
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:24): Claims of inequality in Worcester’s A.R.P.A. fund distribution
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant's new executive chef from Boston departs after less than a month
-ICYMI: Downtown Worcester coffee shop/eatery closes
-Developers behind 105-unit proposal in Worcester request third permit extension, citing costs
-Radio Worcester (30:02): W.B.D.C. explores office-to-housing conversions as a solution to city’s housing shortage
-Judges stretched thin in busy Juvenile Court in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Fall Freshen-Up Day November 2nd
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Holden residents to participate in Jimmy Fund Walk
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Police Department's Route 20 stats for September
-Southbridge family devastated by crash that killed mom Leah Forrester
-Shrewsbury Police Department’s Community Night draws hundreds
-Sterling Fire Department fundraiser is a long tradition
-Orange man breaks into family home, steals Xbox to settle drug debt
-3 citizen's petitions on Millbury fall special town meeting warrant
-Wachusett Reservoir upcoming events
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Worcester brewery's collaboration with strip club draws ire of some
>SHOWTIME: 100FM The Pike (4:11): The Pike Breakdown Lane
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr., a milestone, and miles in Mediterranean
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The role of mentorship in empowering Latina students
-Jennifer Julien-Gaskin: “Immigration” is a dog whistle for oppressed Black and brown people
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 437 (25:38): Tom Ryan & Worcester Economic Club
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (1:03:12)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked as a nurse until the age of 80
>SPORTS: Patriots own reporter says team is "teetering on mutiny"
-Related: Jerod Mayo hasn't heard any "mutiny" talk in locker room (1:17)
-Julian Edelman teases new podcast with Rob Gronkowski
-Celtics top Denver, 107-103, in Abu Dhabi preseason game
-Holy Cross football team to play Colgate
-Max Mosey flourishing for Holy Cross with consecutive 100-yard receiving games
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey rounds out leadership group
-Holy Cross women's hockey takes 5-1 win over St. Anselm in home opener. Highlights (1:33)
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
-27,185 Tesla Cybertrucks recalled for camera issue
>NATIONAL: California parents turn in kids after 14 flash mob robberies
-Radio Worcester (13:14): Rep. Jim McGovern calls for peaceful resolution amid rising tensions in Gaza and Iran
-Tragic: Vicious brown bear mauls father, son and 35 dogs to death
>NEW ENGLAND: What's driving teachers out of the classroom? (3:14)
-U.N.H. investigates reports of druggings, sexual assault
>COLLEGES: Assumption featured in Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges
-In Greece, Clark students explore "relationship between migration, food, and belonging"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Check into these 5 "secret" hotel rooms
>BUSINESS: 4 Central Mass. manufacturers awarded $449,000 from state accelerate program
>SHOPPING: Watch out for the "card declined" scam (1:47)
>HOMES: New home construction has fallen 40% in Greater Worcester since 2008
>HEALTH: How to stay healthy this cold and flu season (2:36)
-Fluoride in drinking water poses risk to merit new E.P.A. action
-Nearly a third of American adults could have low iron (:49)
>FOOD: C.D.C. says Boar's Head listeria outbreak deaths, cases increase
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Deadpool & Wolverine" and more
>CELEBRITY: Daniel Day-Lewis, 67, makes unexpected return to acting 7 years after retiring
>HISTORY: Main Street from Harrington Corner, 1909
>ANIMALS: These cats and their dads are the cutest duos (9:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man's Halloween display cheers up woman on way to cancer treatments (2:30)
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Africa-native python found near reservoir
Latest obituaries | | Friday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>LEGAL NOTICES
-Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
>HELP WANTED
+WPI Job & Networking Fair Monday
+Food runners and bussers at Worcester bar restaurant
+Multiple positions at Holden D.P.W.
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
Latest obituaries | | Wednesday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
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 | | Help Wanted | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather
