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In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and warmer, high of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Should Worcester allow homeless to camp? No easy answers, experts say
+6:00: Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. sets up operations centers in old bank
+1:00: WRTA may extend free bus policy into 2023
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 21st
+1:00: It's Buy One, Get One Free Wednesdays at Shrewsbury Street restaurant in Worcester
+1:00: TyShawn Dion set to tour with Joyner Lucas
+1:00: T.S.O.L to play Punk In Drublic at Palladium with NOFX, Descendents
+1:00: "The Bus Stops": A short story by Nick Duffy
+1:00: Doherty's Nicollette Kiorpes to represent U.S. at FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup
+1:00: Should you get my Omicron booster and flu shot at the same time?
+1:00: Hank Stolz: Make Eric Batista the city manager now!
+1:00: Bad Advice: Crocs are perfect fashion statement for formal wedding
-Barbara Haller, former Worcester city councilor, dies following cancer diagnosis
-Worcester City Council honors former councilor Barbara Haller: "She was devoted to the city"
-Former Patriot, NFL All-Pro coming to Worcester to perform as a rapper
-Emmy Award winner and Holy Cross alum Ann Dowd tours new Prior Performing Arts Center
-3 scratch tickets worth $6 million sold at local stores
-Watertown firm buys planned Worcester residential development property (pictured) for $6.4 million
-Hurricane Fiona hits close to home for Worcester restaurant owner
-Worcester awarded $1.2 million from FEMA for running COVID hospital
-Few turn out for meeting aimed at improving Worcester Police Department
-Worcester's Taste of Shrewsbury Street to Return in October
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 487 (29:22): Donna Colorio
-GoFundMe account created to benefit son of Shrewsbury woman killed in crash
-Saint John's to hold open house on Saturday
-Protesters plan to disrupt commute in Boston Wednesday morning, officials warn
>ANIMALS: Dogs, cats and pets available for adoption at Worcester area shelters
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jazz Fest kicks off
-Last Call with Giovanni Petrella, pop and hip-hop artist
-Sofia Talvik brings folk music to Bigelow Free Public Library
-First Person: How many swipes does it take to get the gift card
-The Faces of Worcester: Audra Doody
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who developing an improved dialysis machine
-ICYMI: Demolition proposal of historic Worcester home to be reviewed Thursday
-Worcester racial equity audit leaves some wondering if real change will happen or if "it’s more of a PR strategy"
-Worcester "career" criminal with 2 first names gets 16 years in prison: DOJ
-Worcester man found near Assabet trail charged after fighting police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Public hearing unveils Route 20 improvements in Shrewsbury
-Traffic advisory in Leicester Thursday-Sunday
-Holden woodworker took wife’s advice: Get a hobby in retirement
-Last taste of summer at Sutton Senior Center picnic
-Minnesota manufacturer to expand Northborough operation
-F & M Tool & Plastics president sells Leominster property in $25 million leaseback
-Fitchburg man sentenced to prison for role in drug trafficking conspiracy
-Pennsylvania firm buys 2 Uxbridge industrial properties for $7.6 million
>SPORTS: Bravehearts post hilarious video to clear their lost & found (1:17)
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Former captain Zdeno Chara retires as a Bruin
-Red Sox beat Reds, 5-3
-Holy Cross make TicketSmarter the official ticket resale marketplace for Crusader athletics
-Season tickets now on sale for Holy Cross men's basketball (:31) and women's basketball (:31)
-WooSox beat Mets, 3-2
-Pirates re-sign kicker Josh Gable
>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: Putin announces partial mobilization of 300,000 troops
-DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from program meant to provide meals to needy children
-Missing mom found dead after sending daughter chilling message
-Tragic: Woman dies after falling 30 feet off cliff in Maine
>BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment rate climbs to 3.8%
-WBJ's Movers & Shakers for September 19th
>NEW ENGLAND: Federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants brought to Mass.
-Election officials across Mass. bombarded with records requests
-2 decomposed bodies found in home of former Rhode Island mayor
>COLLEGES: WPI prof lands $747,283 NSF grant to support data visualization studies
-Listening to the whispering world of ASMR with Clark professors Shuo Niu and Hugh Manon
>HEALTH: Polio recently reemerged in the U.S. Who should get a polio vaccine now?
-What are the Omicron bivalent COVID booster side effects?
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting
>FOOD: Here’s why your grocery bill might’ve felt extra high
>TV/STREAMING: Selma Blair brings the ballroom to tears with her emotional performance on "Dancing with the stars"
>MOVIES: First look at the Whitney Houston biopic coming to theaters in December
>CELEBRITY: Inside Brendan Fraser's comeback, after years of Hollywood snubs
>HOMES: "Affordable" rents could still range from $1,161 to $1,990 even with Worcester inclusionary zoning policy
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local Habitat for Humanity builds playhouses for 2 veteran families
-Meanwhile, in Woburn, aggressive turkeys cause trouble in neighborhood
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Classifieds
+Multiple openings at White Eagle
-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
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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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