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In The News
-Latest forecast: Stay home if you can. Flash freeze makes for a dangerous commute
+6:00: Worcester man dies in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-495
+6:00: Worcester to discuss decriminalizing shrooms and other psychedelics
+6:00: WOOlympics debuts Saturday at Worcester Common Oval
+6:00: Friday's trash and recycling pickup in Worcester to conclude on Saturday
+6:00: Tractor trailer fire shuts down I-84 westbound in Sturbridge
+6:00: Spencer police seek assistance locating vehicle that hit pole
+6:00: U.S. employers shrug off Omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 4th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: Vice Squad search warrant leads to guns and drugs on Perkins Street, 1 arrest
+Noon: WoMag editors: Time to Redecorate
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Lisa Hayden
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Twix
-What's the difference between sleet and freezing rain? (1:18)
-Worcester Public Schools canceled Friday because of storm
-Man steals running car outside Worcester McDonald's, police make quick arrest
-Financial adviser accused of $2.8 million fraud held on witness tampering charge
-The Intercept: Saint Vincent nurses face fight to remove union after historic strike
-Where have all the students gone? Worcester's enrollment drop a mystery, finances a concern
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (43:59): The Eagle has landed
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 464 (27:46): Rat problem, positive developments at Union Station
-Worcester City Councilor Khrystian E. King: Mayor Petty and I understand Worcester is a union city
-Ray Mariano: Sen. Harriette Chandler, Worcester's quiet warrior at Mass. State House
-Worcester getting $640,000 to build electric vehicle charging spots
-The Centrum/DCU Center: 40 years of concerts at a glance
-Why the glory days of the Worcester Centrum are long gone
-Poetry Town: Gold Star Boulevard
-Tribute to a 31-year-old "gentle giant" who was loved by staff, faculty and students at Worcester schools
-ICYMI: Family of O'Connor's Restaurant murder victim settles lawsuit
-Former Worcester police officer vows to appeal firing after OD that followed night of drinking, cocaine
-Boston Globe: This Jewish deli in Worcester is worth the schlep
-Gourmet doughnut company to open new Worcester location next week
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 71-year-old ID'd as Leicester woman killed in Route 9 crash
-Shrewsbury’s Oak Middle School principal to retire, prompting search
-Grafton-based nonprofit honored for its efforts encouraging students to "Do Kind"
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Westborough police officer saves baby who stopped breathing (:44)
-Sports: Pirates sign QB David Pindell
-Surprise a loved one with flowers and chocolates delivered by Jake the Lion on Valentine's Day
-Tom Brady thanks everyone, focuses mostly on Patriots career in his latest video
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-No. 3 St. John's holds off No. 4 Wachusett in thriller
-Holy Cross announces spring sports broadcast schedule for February and March
-Legendary Celtics coach Bill Fitch dies
-Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Arizona parents who drove into floodwaters, killing 3 kids, get no jail time
-14-year-old boy accused of killing 8-year-old brother
-Tragic: Nevada couple whose entire family died in car wreck says their "world has ended"
-New England: Gov. Baker announces $9.5 billion infrastructure plan
-Business: As restaurants struggle to find staff, here’s how the industry is luring them back
-Cannabis Confidential: An ongoing journey into the heart of Worcester's marijuana scene
-Colleges: UMass Medical School receives $15 million to advance ALS, neuroscience research
-TV/Streaming: Renee Zellweger is unrecognizable in trailer for new true-crime series
-Movies: Dakota Johnson to star in "Spider-Man" spinoff "Madame Web"
-Celebrity: Jason Bateman honored as Hasty Pudding Man Of The Year (2:12)
-Food: Wendy’s unveils its first new breakfast item in 2 years
-Shopping: Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139
-Health: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors say
-Homes: U.S. rent prices increase at fastest pace in decades
-Animals: Terrified rescue dog wouldn't come out of hiding until... (3:30)
-Meanwhile, in Britain, $7 thrift store chair auctioned for more than $21,000
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-PT Front Desk Associate at Worcester JCC
-Civil Engineer II, Town of Holden
-Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic, Town of Holden
-Assistant Building Inspector, Town of Shrewsbury
-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
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Board of Health to consider lifting mask mandate in Worcester
+6:00: Nearly 50 percent of Mass. children ages 5-11 remain unvaccinated
-1 city employee fired, 75 others non-compliant following vaccine, booster mandate
-Latest case numbers for Worcester County school districts
-Walkup vaccincations/boosters noon-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: New Omicron subvariant "likely" in Mass. already, Boston doctors say
-Mass. officials report nearly 4,823 new cases, 59 additional deaths with 6 percent positivity rate
-Omicron variant may cause less damage to lungs than Delta, researchers say
-Medicare opens up access to free at-home tests
-COVID "breathalyzer" can detect virus in less than 5 minutes, tests suggest
-Why do some people get COVID when others don't?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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