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 (1:12). High of 34 today in Worcester
-November climate summary for Worcester
-Fall climate summary for Worcester
>25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORCESTER COLD STORAGE FIRE
+5:00: Radio Worcester (10:28): Lt. Don Courtney reflects on the Worcester 6, legacy of the Cold Storage fire
+5:00: 100FM The Pike (9:14): Firefighter John Franco talks about 25th anniversary of Cold Storage fire
-25 years since 6 firefighters died battling Worcester fire (1:19) (pictured). Article
-6 Worcester firefighters killed warehouse fire honored in exhibit 25 years later (:20). Article
-Boston Globe: "I wish they could be here now": Worcester remembers 6 firefighters killed 25 years ago
-Firehouse Magazine: Let the sacrifice of 6 firefighters not be in vain
-Traffic advisory for Tuesday's memorial ceremony
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Patients scramble as UMass Memorial hospitals split from Tufts insurance
+Noon: Nick Noble's annual live holiday show for WICN is "controlled chaos"
+Noon: Listen Up: Weapon E.S.P. cuts deep with new album, "Kensei"
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Santa didn't deliver columnist's wish list last year
-Worcester families in the cold after pick-up truck crash brings down wires, prompts road closures
-Worcester man charged with motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed pedestrian
-Police arrest man on consecutive days for gun, car break-in
-Worcester officers arrest man on several gun charges
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as federal judge
-WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-After developer abandons plans for apartments, UMass Memorial buys Shrewsbury Street parcel for $2.65 million
-2 Burger King, Popeye's franchise owners cited for labor violations
-Worcester Tech vet program gets $3 million donation to expand vocational program
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief for November
-Worcester taproom’s sudden closure sparks flood of support
-Earlier: Beloved Worcester brewery closing December 29th
-Small business profile: TidePool BookShop
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:50): Worcester’s dual classification debate
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant hosting Brunch with Santa on Sunday
-ICYMI: Worcester's Permanent Winter Parking Ban in effect
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Everything you need to know about the Festival of Lights Friday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mt. Pleasant and Quinapoxet streets closed Tuesday for line painting
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Feeling better through fitness
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): "A Victorian Christmas" in Shrewsbury
-Annual Living Nativity returns to Rutland
-Nashoba outlines plan for digital learning
-Berlin calling residents to town meeting December 9th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Tuesday's Judy Collins concert at The Hanover rescheduled
-AC/DC bringing concert tour to Gillette Stadium
-Interview with Boston filmmaker Julia Tutko-Balena
-Resale ticket sites cause headaches for buyers (3:39)
>OPINION: Worcesteria: The new Cove commemorates Rolling Stones show
-Katy MacQueen: Tips to help the mental load of the magic makers
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 97 (26:32): How N.G.O.s Work
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:57): Nayari Veras
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "notable, classical music tenor" whose day job was in I.T.
>SPORTS: Hunter Henry's blunder proves costly in Pats loss
-Randy Moss asks for prayers while revealing he is "battling something internally"
-Celtics beat Miami, 108-89
-Bravehearts launch "Bravehearts Unlimited" Kids' Season Pass
-Holy Cross women'a basketball to face No. 2 UConn on Tuesday
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 8
>CARS: Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota among 276,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Man hides treasure chests worth over $2 million across U.S.
-Scientist says humans will go backward in time within 5 years
-Tragic: 56 people killed in stampede at a soccer match, authorities say
>NEW ENGLAND: Rabid raccoon prompts urgent health warning in Mass. (2:21)
-How Mass. investigates police use of deadly force (4:36)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Higgins Micro-Farm: Micro-failure or budding success?
-WPI Professor Robert Hyers is named a Fellow of T.M.S.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 architectural marvels that light up during the holidays
>BUSINESS: Long-time manager of Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center retires
-5 Things I know about ... Protecting your business’ water supply
>HOMES: Homes at or under $800,000 in Worcester County, November 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: Why coffee is actually good for you (:36)
-Why are my fingers and toes always so cold? (1:06)
>FOOD: How many calories in the average Thanksgiving dinner?
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "Squid Game" on Netflix (1:47)
>MOVIES: Movies being released this holiday season
>CELEBRITY: Wendy Williams is “permanently incapacitated” from dementia, according to legal filing
>HISTORY: Worcester Common, circa 1925
>ANIMALS: Dog found paralyzed in field reunites with rescuer year later (1:51)
>GOOD NEWS: 90-year-old graduates from college 50 years after finishing (2:24)
-Meanwhile, pickleball player viciously kicks opponent in the face in wild video
Latest obituaries | | Monday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Bartender at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Full-time barista at Worcester bakery
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After arrest in '09 murder, Worcester police confront lengthy list of unsolved cases
+6:00: Developer plans restaurant, 44 apartments in historic Downtown Worcester building
+Noon: Worcester City Council candidate calls for a recount
+Noon: Worcester council newcomers will reshape agenda on housing, police oversight
+Noon: Holy Cross composer Matthew Jaskot's new work marks loss and healing
+Noon: Film "Shattered Ice" explores grief, reckoning left in suicide's wake
+Noon: Predicting the winner of every Week 10 High School football game in Central Mass.
-Worcester among best places to retire in Mass., U.S. News ranking says
-Voter turnout in Worcester election tops 22% for first time in over a decade
-WPI resident advisors are on strike: Here's why
-Holy Cross professor teams up with 3 students to cut down on litter in Worcester neighborhood
-Worcester gets more than $650,000 for playground renovation, farm conservation project
-Workers at Northborough farm haven’t heard from family since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Vernon Hill Elementary School (:40)
-Councilor King calls for vigilance in protecting children
-Worcester Walks: Taking a hike on city's the East Side along Crow Hill
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Review of Worcester municipal election
>DINING OUT: From feeding celebrities to crime suspects: Worcester restaurant celebrates 15 years
-ICYMI: Investigation continues after missing Worcester woman Joanna Brown found dead (2:21)
-Earlier: Missing woman found dead in S.U.V. on Mount Vernon Street
-Petty reelected mayor; Haxhiaj, Mero-Carlson and Colorio ousted from City Council
-Related: Full coverage of the Worcester election in Politics
-Are more skyscrapers coming to Worcester?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: How late bus cuts affect after-school activities
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Among Friends senior newsletter for November
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): All OK after carbon monoxide scare on Paxton Center School bus
-Millbury special town meeting approves $20 million roof project
-As valuations continue to rise, Shrewsbury's tax rate drops to $11.50
-Shrewsbury Police Department October statistics
-Webster man arrested after striking man in the head during unprovoked bus stop attack
-3-vehicle accident on West Main Street in Spencer
-Clinton police arrest man for refusing to leave his condemned apartment
-Police logs: Shrewsbury and Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Penny Pinchers Brewing takes pride in staying unique
>SHOWTIME: Folk artists Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards set for Club 321 show
-Bad Company's Paul Rodgers drops out of Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1394 (29:29): Mark Churchill, Symphony Pro Musica
>OPINION: John Keough: 10 takeaways from the Worcester municipal election
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (55:02): Election recap
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1393 (22:51): Veterans Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a champion dog breeder
>SPORTS: Can Patriots break "soft schedule" narrative vs. Buccaneers? (7:20)
-Inside Patriots thinking after trade deadline inactivity
-NFL Week 10 schedule, TV and announcers
-Nyeoti Punni’s football path guided by gratitude, faith, determination
-'Sader Stories: Karenna Beckstein, women's soccer
-Celtics beat Wizards, 136-107
-Bravehearts' Helena Stamatakis honored by W.I.S.E. Boston
>NATIONAL: F.A.A. slashing 10% of flights in 40 major cities amid shutdown
-S.N.A.P. recipients will now receive 65% of benefits in November
-Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of sweeping unilateral tariffs
-Tragic: 15-year-old boy guns down classmate after being bumped in school hall: sheriff
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore case: What Robert Devine said in P.O.S.T. Commission hearing
-Can you shoot down a drone hovering over your property in Mass.? What the law says
>COLLEGES: From Mass. to Australia, Clark student wants to protect local species
-New management course at Assumption prepares students for A.I.-infused future
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Short-term rental showdown on Nantucket (3:34)
-North America’s best airports, according to a new study
>BUSINESS: How to save money fast: Start with your monthly bills
-LPL Financial Research: From micro to macro — A busy week of market-moving data
-Roblox, Discord accused of not doing enough to protect children by parents, attorneys general (3:56)
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: In praise of a seasonal favorite, the gourd
>SHOPPING: Oprah's Favorite Things List unveiled, shop our favorite gifts
>HEALTH: The sneaky way your phone is aging you
-Administration nears deal to offer obesity drugs for $149 a month
>FOOD: M.C.I Foods Inc. recalls over 90,000 pounds of breakfast burritos
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu + Live TV streaming deal: Save $75 on 3 months
>MOVIES: Trailer for new George Clooney Netflix movie, "Jay Kelly" (2:56)
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on American Eagle jeans ad
-Jim Curtis reciprocates the Instagram love to girlfriend Jennifer Aniston
>HISTORY: Boston’s North End was once a notorious red-light district known as the "Black Sea"
>ANIMALS: Tom Brady says he cloned his dog. So how does it work? (2:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Bittersweet reunions in Israel and Gaza stir memories of a father's return from war (2:29)
-Meanwhile, Kraft's "bizarre" new Mac & Cheese flavor is inspired by Thanksgiving
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
