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In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and fall-like, high of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Fire strikes three-decker on Rodney Street in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester man sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms
+6:00: Man arrested following 4-car Auburn crash, charged with driving truck at officer
+6:00: LIFT, nonprofit working to end sex trade, opens "forever" home on Cambridge St. Thursday
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Tucker and his friends help Mass. lab animals find happy homes
+6:00: New movies on VOD: "Confess, Fletch," "Breaking" and more
+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 - September 16th
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Timothy Doyle
+Noon: What to watch this weekend
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Bullwinkle
-Latest "Spider-Man" spinoff, "Madame Web," shooting in Worcester
-Movie star Jon Hamm praises Worcester, setting for key scenes in new movie shot partly in city
-Machete-wielding man tries to run over rival at local movie theater, police say
-Man pleads guilty in death of woman found in Lake Quinsigamond
-Doherty fire will have "minimal impact" on school construction
-School bus in accident in Shrewsbury
-Worcester Community Action Council moving this fall
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cake Breaker
-The Space Prince ready to electrify with "Psycha"
-The Faces of Worcester: Serenity Jones
>POLITICS: As Boston votes on fossil fuel ban, Worcester is getting its "ducks in a row"
-Bill Shaner: Kennedy's win is wind in the sails of a growing progressive movement
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who worked 50 years as a mechanic and belonged to the Elks
-ICYMI: Company opens new global headquarters in Worcester
-Worcester pub offers amazing all-you-can-eat wings deal
-Worcester police make arrest for loaded gun, open Hennessy bottle after traffic stop on Highland Street
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek assistance to identify theft suspect
-Moonlit Movies Night at Asa Waters Mansion on Friday
-Shrewsbury lawyer Army OK'd for state judgeship - after some parliamentary confusion
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from East Brookfield (:53)
-Rutland, Spectrum at odds over cable billing
-Graphic novel combines lifelong interests for Rutland's Joshua Altobelli
-New trash, recycling totes being distributed in Sterling
-Local residents included in "Best Lawyers"
>SPORTS: Patriots-Steelers game preview
-Mac Jones ill, misses Thursday practice
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-HC QB Sluka named National Offensive Player of the Week
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (24:26): Title IX reflection with Mary McNaughton-Collins
-WooSox win in Scranton, 5-3
-Leominster looks to continue strong start, Doherty aims to rebound as teams renew rivalry
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, officials say
-Prosecutors seek to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction, new trial
-Tragic: Teen in coma after crashing car on way to homecoming parade
>NEW ENGLAND: How 2 planes full of migrants from Texas ended up on Martha’s Vineyard
-Woman from Westfield arrested in connection with threat that targeted Boston Children’s Hospital
>SHOPPING: Secondhand shopping is booming: Here's how much you can save
>FOOD: Food prices are still soaring — here’s what’s getting more expensive
>COLLEGES: WPI researchers receive new funding for sustainable concrete substitute
-Holy Cross rises to #33 on U.S. News’ ranking of National Liberal Arts Colleges
>HEALTH: Walking can lower risk of early death, but there's more to it than number of steps, study finds
-Local medical experts advise to get new COVID booster shot
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 9-5 at AIDS Project Worcester
>BUSINESS: Here's what the railroads and unions agreed to
-Patagonia founder gives company away to environmental trusts
>TV/STREAMING: How many shows, movies are on the average person's watch list?
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively is expecting baby No. 4 with Ryan Reynolds
>HOMES: Mortgage rates top 6%, first time since 2008 housing crash
>ANIMALS: Horse keeps coming into the house (:56)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young Chick-Fil-A employee saves mom, child from carjacking
-Only the eagle-eyed can spot the fake candy in this optical illusion
-Meanwhile, in California, 7-Eleven cashier battles shoplifting bear in viral video
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Classifieds
-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
-Kitchen staff at Worcester restaurant expanding hours
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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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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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