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In The News
-Latest weather: Rain and clouds give way to sun, high of 60 today in Worcester
+6:00: Grafton police seek leads on woman begging for "gas money"
+6:00: Worcesteria: Should Ed Augustus run for Lt. Governor?
+6:00: Holy Cross football to play at Polar Park on October 8th
+6:00: Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 8th
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Luna
+Noon: Officials expect grocery prices to rise through end of the year
+10:00: Crash involving 2 trucks snarls traffic on I-495 in Westborough
+10:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 8th
-Worcester pub facing violations for 19 counts of underage drinking during March trivia night
-Strip club, site of recent fatal shooting, appeals Worcester License Commission decision to state
-Police investigating bomb threat called into Worcester Islamic Center
-Worcester man arrested for highway carjacking, kidnapping
-14-year-old driver involved in rollover crash in Worcester
-Worcester woman hospitalized for 3 months with COVID now dealing with kidney failure (2:51). Article
-WPI names Global Project Center building for outgoing President Laurie Leshin
-HOMES: The 5 newest Worcester houses to hit the market
-2022-23 Broadway Series in Worcester (1:28): The Season You've Always Wished For
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five Things to Do: St Luke Passion, Eric Clapton tribute and more ....
-Runaways singer Cherie Currie to headline MusicCons in Boxborough
-"Not Broken": Michael Kane & the Morning Afters on rise with new album
-"508, a Show About Worcester" No. 377 (29:00): Losing a judge and gaining a city manager
-Radio Worcester (15:03): City Councilor George Russell talks City Manager, Community Preservation Act and strong mayor
-Boston Magazine on the battle for sex ed, including in Worcester
-"Polar Park poured some gasoline on the fire"
-90-day update on Worcester Fire Department reform
-MOVIES: Leicester native's "The Investigators" set for Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
-Tribute to a Worcester who worked for the CIA in Europe, taught elementary school in Worcester, became a professor and published a book in 2018
-ICYMI: Updated list of children missing from the Worcester area
-Worcester man continues to call on city for help cleaning up neighborhood
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Princeton family has ties to Ukraine
-Dudley dispensary blending cannabis and music to open in revitalized mill
-Auburn man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
-Auburn High Drama Club's production of "Newsies" opens tonight
-Site of $300 million Amazon distribution center in Charlton sells for $10 million
-Applications available for Holden Woman's Club 2022 scholarships
-What the candidates for Millbury School Committee have to say
-People from all towns welcome at Holden Rabies Clinic on Saturday
-SPORTS: Celtics lose to Milwaukee, 127-121
-Holy Cross finalizes football coaching staff
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sale
-WooSox lose to Jacksonville, 8-4
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Ukrainian leaders predict more gruesome discoveries ahead
-Millions still waiting for last year's IRS tax refund
-Bird flu’s grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
-NEW ENGLAND: 2 window washers rescued after getting stuck outside 42nd floor of Boston skyscraper (2:21)
-Man hits, shoots, kills nephew outside Mass. courthouse, DA says
-BUSINESS: WBJ's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester dispensary to launch cannabis delivery on April 11th
-Worcester life sciences industry outpacing available space, panel says
-COLLEGES: Holy Cross creates new Office of Parent and Family Engagement
-WPI announces members of search committee for new president
-FOOD: Dirty Dozen 2022: Produce with the most and least pesticides
-HEALTH: CPAP recall leaves many patients with difficult choice
-CELEBRITY: Kourtney Kardashian breaks silence on Las Vegas wedding with Travis Barker
-HISTORY: Washington Square in Worcester, early 20th century
-ANIMALS: Tiny kittens have been inseparable since they were born (3:12)
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 10-year-old saves family from burning home in Mississippi
-Meanwhile, in Florida, this horse became a weekly regular at Dunkin's
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Classifieds
+Part-time Baristas in Worcester
-Order Pickers 2nd shift in Auburn
-Parking Attendant (Hiring Bonus!!) in Worcester
-Multiple Warehouse Opportunities at Imperial Distributors
-Beer Garden, Worcester
-Motor Equipment Repairmen, Worcester DPW&P
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Free vaccinations and boosters Saturday 11-5 at Worcester Public Library and 1-3 at First Congregational Church
-ICYMI: A new strain has been detected – Here's what doctors are saying about it
-Mass. reports 1,760 new cases, 7-day positivity rate jumps to 2.75%
-U.S. likely to see a surge in the fall, Dr. Fauci says
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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