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In The News
>Latest weather: Close to an inch of rain possible through Tuesday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man found near Assabet trail charged after fighting police
+6:00: Worcesteria: stART on the Street shows Worcester at its best
+6:00: Don Landgren: Diversity reports not a good look on City Hall
+Noon: Worcester "career" criminal with 2 first names gets 16 years in prison: DOJ
+Noon: Artists, craft enthusiasts flock to stART on the Street festival in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 19th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (7:33): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about COVID, monkeypoxm and vaccine skepticism
+Noon: Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in photos
-Aided by sonar, divers recover body of missing boater in Lake Lashaway in North Brookfield
-"Unsolved: Worcester," a cold case, true crime podcast series, launches October 18th
-Worcester Together Housing Coalition advocating for inclusionary zoning to increase affordable housing
-Worcester opens bidding for development of 3 lots at corner of Sunderland Road, Lake Avenue
-City hosting public meeting on Monday for 149 West Boylston Drive property
-New COVID cases in Worcester remain at plateau for another week
-So far, COVID cases remain manageable in Worcester schools
-Worcester Public Schools looking to fill a number of job openings
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (27:28): Paul Hernandez of Blue Flamingo
-Jim Coughlin: Downtown’s Worcester Public Library is a great resource for all
-TONIGHT! Community meeting regarding racial equity audit of Worcester police
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who was a life member of the DAV Auxiliary
-ICYMI: State police searching local lake for missing boater
-Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Worcester
-Restaurant group buys Canal District site next to Bocado for $535,000
-Central Mass. Striders run to remember abducted Tennessee teacher
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): "Taken Away Too Soon": Northborough teen suddenly dies at 16
-The Spirit of Shrewsbury Festival comes back to celebrate community
-Holden sophomore bikes to Revolution game to fight childhood cancer (1:17)
-Leicester police logs September 8th to 14th
-Union: Guard at Shirley prison attacked by inmate "improving ever so slightly"
-Former Stow town treasurer charged with embezzling taxpayer cash
>SPORTS: 5 keys from Patriots first win of the season
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross football Sunday award-winners
-Red Sox beat Royals, 13-3
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-2
>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: Queen Elizabeth II is all smiles in new portrait released before her funeral
-By the numbers: Facts and figures about Queen Elizabeth's funeral
-Hurricane Fiona plunges Puerto Rico into total blackout
-As "buy now, pay later" plans grow, so do delinquencies
-Tragic: 3 are dead after a mid-air plane collision in Colorado
>BUSINESS: The most important thing to do on your resume when returning to work
-The dollar is super duper mighty right now. Here’s what that means for you
>NEW ENGLAND: Orange Line service resumes on schedule following monthlong shutdown
-Rehoused migrants settle into life on Joint Base Cape Cod
-New England casino named best casino outside of Vegas
>FOOD: Starbucks to spend $450 million next year to revamp stores
>COLLEGES: How student loan forgiveness will be applied to your debts: 3 factors take priority
-Momentum high at UMass Medical School after year of milestone accomplishments
>HEALTH: Having a history of psychological distress may trigger long COVID, study says
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Monday: 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
>SHOPPING/DEALS: You could soon receive even more emails after shopping on Amazon
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix is rebooting the beloved BBC classic "Teletubbies"
>MOVIES: "The Woman King" rules with $19 million opening after A+ CinemaScore
>CELEBRITY: Rosie O'Donnell says she "never got over" Ellen DeGeneres comment
-Ludacris' longtime manager Chaka Zulu arrested on murder charges
>HOMES: See inside this endlessly huge $6.5 million mansion in Weston
>ANIMALS: Dog at Ohio shelter for more than 2,500 days still looking for forever home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How an adopted son honored his birth mom (2:56)
-Meanwhile, in England, Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible 8" set interrupted by invading sheep
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Classifieds
+Multiple openings, Town of Holden
-All front of house positions at Canal District restaurant
-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
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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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