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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
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>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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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-Staff Associate, Urban Action Institute, Worcester State
-Controller, Worcester State
-Multiple positions, Holden DPW
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