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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Testing site at Sullivan Middle School in Worcester is keeping students, staff in class
-WPI lifts most pandemic-related restrictions effective immediately
-Free testing 10-3 today in Worcester. This week's testing schedule, vax/booster schedule
-Health officials monitoring new "stealth Omicron" subvariant
-Q&A: Here's what we know about the new Omicron subvariant
-ICYMI Worcester City Council kills petition to implement "vaccine passport" system
-Mass. officials report nearly 8,000 new cases, 80 additional deaths with 10 percent positivity rate
-As cases and hospitalizations continue to fall in Mass. deaths remain high
-Who will get long COVID? Study may offer clues
-What you should know about taking an at-home COVID test
-Featured Classifieds (Help Wanted)
+Mental Health Researchers (multiple positions)
-Director of Food and Beverage at DCU Center
-Catering and Sales Manager at DCU Center
-Housekeeper/Custodian at DCU Center
-Pest Control Technician in Worcester
-Grants Manager at Quinsigamond CC
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In The News
-Latest weather: Possible snow totals increased for Saturday
+6:00: Worcester's Mayor Joe Petty to announce run for state Senate
+6:00: Greendale a Worcester neighborhood with a bright future
+Noon: 4 arrested, fentanyl seized by Worcester Neighborhood Response Team
+Noon: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: The Kids Are Alright: Making music when you're under 21 in Worcester
+Noon: Stephen Murray offers a first look at "Nellie: The Musical" at Calliope
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — QSL cards
+Noon: Patriots celebrate 22nd anniversary of hiring Bill Belichick
+Noon: McDonald's will offer 4 fan-favorite menu hacks
-Will Saturday's storm be a blizzard? Here's the specific criteria to be considered one (2:16)
-State Senator Harriette Chandler announces retirement
-Gallery: Harriette Chandler through the years (13 photos)
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (14:37): Sen. Chandler, vaccine passports, gas stations, COVID and Polar Park
-Worcester eatery expanding to Newton
-Worcester bakery's Grand Opening postponed because of Saturday's storm
-Channel 7 helps Worcester woman who was waiting months for her new garage door to be installed
-Belsito’s wins Worcester cookoff for Best Italian Sub
-ACT NOW: Fly From Worcester To Ft. Lauderdale For $65 on JetBlue
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - January 27th
-Millbury Fire Capt. accused of sexually assaulting child reports reaching plea deal
-Screen Time: Movin' on up — Zara Cully's journey from Worcester to TV's Mother Jefferson
-History: City Archive project underway to organize, protect Worcester's history
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (54:01): Bourbon Alternatives
-Worcester eviction moratorium standoff: Councilor says crisis deserves deeper conversation
-Here's your chance to serve. Open positions on Worcester boards and commissions
-Worcester rocker Penelope Alizarin Conley, who performs as Stems, releases new album
-Bad Advice: Getting soaked by the landlord
-Last Call with Jennifer Madsen, Central Regional Director at Mass Audubon
-Tribute to a woman who taught school for 50 years and influenced more than 3 generations of students
-ICYMI: WPI investigating 7th student death in 6 months after student found dead in off-campus apartment
-2 arrested in Canal District carjacking
-Worcester Vice Squad warrant search yields crack, heroin, shotgun shells
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury gives Town Manager green light to negotiate Beal agreement
-Grafton superintendent receives 2.5 percent salary boost as new school contract is approved
-Priority is placed on removing former Grafton Indian mascot inside school buildings
-Charlton/Dudley United seeks recall of school board members
-Sports: Worcester Bravehearts looking for host families for this season
-Mass. Pirates sign former NFL defensive lineman
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Avalanche beats Bruins in overtime, 4-3
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
-Situation "dire" as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida
-Meet Wordle, the internet’s latest obsession
-New England: Mass. resident charged with illegal hunting, killing mother bear
-Mass. has the 6th biggest wealth gaps by race in U.S.
-Business: Mass. biopharma funding reaches record-breaking $14 billion
-Mass. doubled its all-time adult-use cannabis sales in 2021
-Homes: 3 open houses in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: "Jeopardy" super champ Amy Schneider loses on day 40 of streak
-Movies: John Krasinski will direct Steve Carell in upcoming movie "If"
-Celebrity: Demi Moore, Mila Kunis share awkward moment in new Super Bowl ad
-Food: McDonald's McPlant burger beating expectations, analyst says
-Shopping: Disney Princess toys and Frozen characters are coming back to Mattel
-Animals: Rescue dog hides in corner until right person comes by (5:10)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young adults step up during EMT shortage in N.Y. town (2:25)
-Meanwhile, in South Dakota, police officer delivers DoorDash food order after arresting driver
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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