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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Heavy rainfall, localized flooding possible today
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+6:00: "Beyond a transaction": How UMass Medical School in Worcester courted the Morningside Foundation, leading to a $175 million gift
+6:00: Five Things to Do: Annie Brobst plays CountryFest, and more ...
+6:00: Replay of Mass. Pirates' semifinal victory over Frisco (2:00:57)
+1:00: House Speaker visits Worcester with Rep. Jim McGovern (1:38)
-Tree worker killed when bucket hits live wires in Northborough (1:23)
-Planning Board OK's 7-story Kelley Square apartment tower
-How Worcester is preparing for an expected arrival of Afghan refugees
-Trailer released for Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence movie partly filmed in Worcester
-Table Hoppin': Ziggy Bombs a pop-up fan favorite
-Belmont Street strip mall with 7-Eleven sold for $3.9 million
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 9th
-Officials investigating cause of fire at Shrewsbury Montessori School
-Webster police arrest 2 juveniles for armed robbery
-Worcester police arrest West Boylston man with stolen car, gun and drugs
-Marine Corps League hosts memorial service for fallen soldiers
-Edith Morgan: A Clean Worcester
-ICYMI: Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents in Worcester, Wakefield
-Worcester County Memorial Park looking to reunite veteran with hat
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (13:46): COVID, WPS leadership change, UMass Medical
-Early voting today in District 5 at Stearns Tavern, Mill Street
-Worcester City Council District 5 candidate forum planned for 6:30 tonight
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (28:48): Meet Shanel Soucy, candidate for School Committee
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Local artist paints a "Diversity in STEM"-themed mural at WPI
-Pride Worcester Week kicks off with raising of Pride flag at City Hall
-Gloria Hall named 39th ArtsWorcester Award winner
-Last Call with Vaughn Slowaski, owner and founder of Scoop Drip
-Reminder: Trash collection delayed a day because of Labor Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton Little League coach honored by Red Sox Foundation
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Leicester
-Choose Love to partner with West Boylston Middle/High School
-Princeton celebrates Chandler Bullock Memorial tennis tournament
-Title game send-off for Mass. Pirates at 11 a.m. this morning
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 4-3
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-St. John's football looking to play fast and physical this season
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: UMass partners to launch Medicare health plan for Worcester County
-Colleges: Holy Cross professor selected as 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Fellow
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Morgan
-TV/Streaming: "Dancing With the Stars" introduces full season 30 cast
-History: Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Celebrity: "The Flash" actor Logan Williams cause of death finally confirmed
-Homes: 5 Worcester open houses to stop by
-Shopping: Rebates up to $1,500 on select KitchenAid® packages at Sclamo's
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Widow of 9/11 hero meets woman her husband rescued after 20 years
-Meanwhile, naked Florida woman, 28, drives golf cart through scene of armed standoff, cops say
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Classified (Help Wanted)
-Boutwell Packaging, Fitchburg, Multiple positions
-Creedon and Company, Worcester, Multiple positions
-R.Fresolo Plumbing & Heating, Worcester, Plumber
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:00: Majority of vaccinated Americans willing to get booster shot: poll
-What is protocol when students test positive at Massachusetts schools?
-Gov. Baker not considering remote option amid school outbreak
-Schools will be required to resume case reporting, officials say
-Worcester County cases increased by 1,520 this week
-UMass Medical doctor stresses importance of vaccine for pregnant women
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (5:27): Hank Stolz tells the story of his experience testing positive over the weekend
-23,858 breakthrough cases reported in Mass., just 0.53% of vaccinated people
-Mass. officials report 1,362 new cases, 15 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-Surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloom
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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