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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy with showers this afternoon, high of 55 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nurses say St. Vincent Hospital is breaking strike deal
+6:00: See Police Patches for Autism Awareness in Worcester County
+6:00: Worcesteria: Bruce Springsteen tribute to launch "Turn It Down!"
+6:00: 3 actresses share LGBTQ journey in WCLOC's production of poignant, dynamic "Fun Home"
+6:00: Bad Advice: Considering teaching as a career change
+6:00: World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Saturday at Elm Park
+Noon: Fundraiser aids 5-year-old Worcester girl gravely injured by SUV driver
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 26th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:30): City Manager Augustus talks downtown development, building schools and drones
+Noon: America gets salty, celebrates National Pretzel Day
-Downtown Worcester parcels, including former Notre Dame church site, sell for $5 million
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for breaking in to Main Street restaurant
-After Greendale Mall closure forces shutdown, restaurant is coming back to Worcester with a Park Avenue location
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant to sell ice cream, gelato this summer
-Leicester man sues Worcester and police officers, says evidence was fabricated and race was a factor in wrongful arrest
-Plane shot while landing at Gardner Airport (2:01)
-46-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-Worcester towed nearly 2,500 vehicles this winter for parking ban violations
-After 65 years, Gordon Hargrove retiring from Friendly House in Worcester
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Cinema 320 to screen "The Velvet Queen" on Tuesday
-Local musicians to perform iconic albums for charity
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Anaria singer Jessica Mercy shines on "Listen"
-City Council preview April 26: Community crisis response, lots of new board and commission members, discussion of police drones continues
-Worcester seeks water, sewer rate increase
-Councilor calls for capital improvement plan for Worcester East Middle
-Meet the 4 finalists for Worcester School Superintendent this week
-Don Landgren: Worcester school superintendent finalists unveiled
-Worcester allocates $1 million in ARPA funding for ESOL programs
-Worcester post office selected to pilot post office modernization effort
-Here is where the city will be street sweeping today
-Powerball jackpot grows to $454 million after no winner in latest drawing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden candidates' forum 7-9 tonight
-Police identify motorcyclist who was fatally struck by car in Dudley
-Family sets up fundraiser for Fitchburg mother and son who died on the same day
-Sky lantern causes fire on Leominster High School roof
-Slowly but surely, Grafton State Hospital turns to dust to make way for transit village
-Early college courses prove popular at Grafton High
-Southbridge police arrests man with meth, $173,670
-Sterling DPW plans Open House
-SPORTS: Celtics sweep Nets with 116-112 win
-Blue Jays top Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts' Summer Baseball Camp returns in July
-Bailey Chavez named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Syracuse trip was not good for Worcester
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 27
-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)
-Tragic: Child dies after becoming trapped under farm tractor in Connecticut
-BUSINESS: Saint Vincent parent profited $139 million in quarter after nurses strike
-Oriol Health Care to expand care management
-SHOPPING: JCPenney owners offer to buy archrival Kohl's for $8.6 billion
-HEALTH: 1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children
-TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in May
-CELEBRITY: "Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes hospitalized after rattlesnake bite
-HOMES: Rents in Worcester County rising at second-highest pace in Mass.
-ANIMALS: Woman convinces guy to give her his chained-up dog (3:28)
-HISTORY: "Swedish Lutheran Old People's Home" on Harvard Street in Worcester
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Deputy climbs building to rescue baby from apartment fire
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, turkeys attack delivery drivers in neighborhood
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Classifieds
+Landscape Crew Members in Holden
-Beer Merchandisers at Atlas Distributing
-Soda Merchandiser at Atlas Distributing
-CDL Truck drivers at Atlas Distributing
-Order Pickers - 2nd Shift at Atlas Distributing
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester wastewater readings spiking, 333 new cases last week in city
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (9:16): Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh's update - lockdowns abroad, mask debate and new variants
-UMass Medical School doctor tells Bloomberg his hunch is that rapid tests can detect BA.2
-Can you use an expired at-home test?
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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