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>Latest weather: Cloudy and cool, high of 67 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: REPORT: Affordable housing for renters in Worcester currently "out of reach"
+6:00: Inc. magazine names 19 Central Mass. companies to fastest-growing list
+6:00: Barbershop living in Worcester
+6:00: The Faces of Worcester: Jamie Burke
+6:00: Firefighter injured in 2-alarm Grafton fire; neighbor came to aid
+6:00: Fire heavily damages single-family home in Fitchburg (:20)
+6:00: Is COVID reaching the endemic stage? UMass Medical School virologist Jeremy Luban weighs in
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 17th
+Noon: Crooked Coast comes to rock Terptown Throwdown at Spencer Fairgrounds
+Noon: Worcester-area LGBT teens join national designer, performers at Queer AF fashion show
+Noon: Worcester County 4-H Fair set for August 26th to 28th with contests from poetry to poultry in Barre
+Noon: Bad Advice: Pet proves catastrophic to otherwise perfect relationship
+Noon: Connecting the Dots No. 118 (30:00): Bemis Farms
-Former Doherty, WSU hoop standout killed in I-290 hit-and-run Saturday leaves behind a 4-year-old son; GoFundMe seeks to help
-Fundraiser started to purchase headstone for 13-year-old victim of deadly Chandler Street crash
-Brush fire strikes wooded area near Worcester Technical High School
-Animal tranquilizer being mixed with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl in Worcester County
-Investigation finds bolts failed, causing sign to fall onto I-190 in Worcester
-ZAP 50 seeks thousands of volunteers for Blackstone River cleanup
-Low marks from Worcester School Committee members on Mass. raising MCAS scores
-Back-to-school COVID clinics coming to Worcester
-Main South Business Association gives away free backpaks and haircuts at "Back to School Fiesta"
-Worcester: A Working City
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Dogs, cats and more
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Writing on the walls: The cost and value of public art
-A Nun, a Pope, two World Wars, and a re-imagined platonic love story plays out in Barre
-Janice Harvey: Decades later, Zonkaraz love leads to friendship
-RMV warns residents of text message, email scams
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who worked at the Telegram & Gazette for 34 years
-ICYMI: Charlton Deli owner to buy Tatnuck Square Bushel 'N Peck in Worcester
-Amazon building hiring center in Worcester
-Aerial video of the progress on construction of new Doherty High in Worcester (:58)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 car stops in Shrewsbury lead to 2 gun busts
-16-year-old hospitalized after being hit by police cruiser in Uxbridge
-Shrewsbury celebrates grant for shared-use path at Jordan Pond
-Leicester police logs, August 4th to 10th
>SPORTS: Massive player scuffle breaks out at Patriots training camp
-Patriots defensive front "dominating" Panthers in joint practices
-Red Sox beat Pirates, 5-3
-Jason Varitek surprises fan wearing his T-shirt at Canobie Lake Park (:45)
-Holy Cross football team ranked 18th nationally in AFCA poll
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 4-1
-Shrewsbury rally falls 1 run short to defending champs in American Legion World Series semifinal
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-Dodge will discontinue its Challenger and Charger muscle cars next year
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-Tragic: Brother of fallen Marine kills himself by memorial site
>NEW ENGLAND: Falling metal airplane part narrowly misses person in New England
-Doughty, Campanale define agenda in local town hall
-Submariner pleads not guilty to killing wife with hammer in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Ron Brosnan, 85, retires after 70 years in glass business
-Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame
-What is quiet quitting? Inside the work trend taking over TikTok
>HEALTH: FDA clears path for sale of over-the-counter hearing aids
-Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>HISTORY: Main Street looking south from Exchange Street, 1911
>HOMES: See inside hidden 1905 mansion on Wachusett Aqueduct
>TV/STREAMING: "Saturday Night Live," "The Voice" and more leaving Hulu for Peacock in September
>MOVIES: Film Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
>CELEBRITY: Wolfgang Petersen, "Air Force One" and "Das Boot" director, dead at 81
-Robyn Griggs, soap star and film actress, dead at 49
>FOOD: Girl Scouts to introduce new Raspberry Rally cookie in 2023
-Pumpkin spice making return to Dunkin'
>SHOPPING: Walmart’s discounts send sales surging
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school football players hailed as heroes for saving woman in car crash
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, family buys suitcases filled with body parts at auction
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+Part-time cashier, stock clerk at West Boylston package store
+Full- and part-time civilian dispatchers, Town of Auburn
+Head Women's Volleyball Coach (Part-time) at QCC
+Holden Before & After School Program
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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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>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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