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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 (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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