Make the016.com a preferred choice with Google by clicking here 
The016.com is your connection to the heartbeat of Worcester!
Stay updated on the latest news, events, and local stories that matter most to you.
Sign up today and become part of the community that keeps Worcester in the know.
Your front-row seat to everything local starts right here.
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 33 today in Worcester
-Latest National Weather Service snowfall forecast: 18 to 24 inches for Worcester
-Winter weather emergency declared in Worcester
-School closings and delays for Monday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Retired Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. D.C.F.
-From Worcester waiting rooms to a nursing career that makes sense
-Worcester Board of Health considering changing tobacco regs. What we know
-Holy Cross student Madeleine Moino wants to be a nurse. So why is she winning international literature awards?
-Worcester artist transforms abandoned Japan house into art residency
-Gunfire strikes Worcester home
-Private Worcester club loses liquor license for multiple violations
-Worcester favorite returns for limited time
-Worcester Branch N.A.A.C.P. calls for support of public servants, transparency and accountability in policing
-Worcester man arrested after police pursuit from Shrewsbury into Worcester
-Worcester Guardian's Week in Worcester: Public health hire, C.E.O. shift, school news
-T&G This Week: Good writing is worth the effort
-FAITH: At Holy Cross, James O'Toole on the rise and fall of confession in America (45:55)
>DINING OUT: Asian and Latin fusion restaurant added to Park Ave. restaurant options
-Table Hoppin': Ciao Bella set to cater dinner fundraiser
-ICYMI: Neighbors near Doherty voice concerns over proposed apartment complex
-Worcester man, former head of Mass. State Police union, resentenced for stealing funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Special Town Meeting documents
-Holden to vote on obeying M.B.T.A. housing law one final time as court case looms
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): How fried fish is uniting the Shrewsbury community
-Webster sewing group creates sleeping bags for homeless
-Princeton man permanently trespassed, charged with third-offense O.U.I. at Leominster Motel 6
-Fitchburg economic development to receive boost from state
-Worcester Walks: Winter's tales await at Oxbow Wildlife Refuge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1363 (30:00): sombr, Little Image, Reduction in Force and more
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Aaron Diehl Trio, "The Ring," Antiquarian Society panel ...
-Black American Women Songwriter's Concert (1:59:49)
-3 Mass. museums, including 1 in Central Mass., ranked among the country's best by USA Today
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:08): Kaz Supernova, filmmaker, "Wortown Rising"
>OPINION: Laurel: Dig we must after another snowstorm
-Worcesteria: Re-imagining Worcester as a game of Dungeons & Dragons
-Rep. James O'Day: Local leaders united amid federal challenges
-Positively Suzanne (1:05:26): David Connell, President & CEO, YMCA of Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:07): Etel Haxhiaj verdict and $35 million Worcester–Holden sewer ruling
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman whose career spanned 40 years in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Could Raiders trade disgruntled Maxx Crosby to Patriots?
-U.S. wins its most gold medals ever at Winter Olympics
-Holy Cross women’s basketball cruises to victory over Bucknell on Senior Day
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls on the road to Sacred Heart
-Holy Cross men’s basketball travels to Bucknell Sunday
-Railers fall to Rapid City, 5-3
>CARS: Nissan recalls vehicles for engine and gear issues
>NATIONAL: Nancy Guthrie search may be scaled back, sheriff says no cuts
-A crisis emerges across the U.S. as "forever chemicals" quietly contaminate drinking water wells
-Tragic: Infant viciously mauled by family bulldog during diaper change in home
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 die in Monson house fire
-Mass. girl, 11, killed in avalanche while on family vacation in Utah
>COLLEGES: Clarkies enjoy a Valentine's Waltz, Brazilian Carnaval
-Q.C.C. program receives $148,993 grant
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating abandoned U.S. tourist attractions
-United Airlines slashing miles rewards for travelers who don't own its credit card
>BUSINESS: Telegram & Gazette transitioning to postal home delivery
-Economist discusses whether consumers should expect money back after tariffs struck down (2:22)
>HOMES: The rise of smart homes — What’s worth the upgrade
>SHOPPING: Bath & Body Works now selling these products on Amazon
>HEALTH: This extreme exercise is prematurely aging people's bodies
>TV/STREAMING: HGTV cancels "Rehab Addict" after Nicole Curtis is caught using racial slur
>MOVIES: "GOAT" and "Wuthering Heights" in close battle for No. 1 at box office
>CELEBRITY: Megan Thee Stallion celebrates 31st birthday with bikinis, bold cutouts, $200,000 Bentley
>ANIMALS: Entangled bird’s friend wouldn’t leave until help arrived (1:38)
>HISTORY: Horror writer H. P. Lovecraft set many of his tales in Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Man's cat sanctuary naps still helping rescue expand years after they first went viral (2:51)
-Meanwhile, in Britain, art student stuffs world's largest sock monkey
Latest obituaries | | Saturday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
Latest obituaries | | Sunday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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 | | Help Wanted | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather
