+NEW: Legendary Castle Restaurant in Leicester up for sale
+NEW: Worcester Chief Financial Officer Tom Zidelis to Retire
+NEW: Free show Thursday as WooHaHa celebrates anniversary
+NEW: Google's Super Bowl commercial will make you cry (1:30)
+NEW: Worcesteria -- A Table Talk TIF tiff
+NEW: Worcester councilors getting automatic pay hike
+NEW: Police hunting 2 armed home invaders in Leominster
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester — Tuesday, Jan. 28
+NEW: Worcester City Council Preview -- Big Y, Busing, Swerving and MBTA
+NEW: After infested tree found in Auburn, search for Asian longhorned beetles continues
+NEW: Suspect in Spencer Allegedly Tried to Entice Boy into his Car with a Gift Card, Police Say
+NEW: Uxbridge mother charged with beating child over mom's marijuana
+NEW: Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Clinton Elementary School (:38)
-Plan would add housing on lower Millbury Street in Green Island
-Attempted murder charged in stabbing outside Worcester smoke shop
-Last Member of Holy Cross Rowing Team Discharged from Hospital
-Vehicle Rolls Over After Crash into Guard Rail on Hamilton St. in Worcester
-Worcester City Council May 'Vehemently' Oppose Welfare Office Move to Southwest Commons
-Bergman Wants Handle on Bike "Swerving" in Worcester
-Police Charge Spencer Man with Animal Abuse
-Man found with nearly 2 dozen grams of crack cocaine during traffic stop in Dudley
-Neat Drone Video of Rutland Prison Camp Ruins (3:45)
-Witness to Kobe Bryant crash: It's likely victims 'didn't suffer'
-Cousy in shock over death of Bryant, daughter
-Men's hockey senior Kevin Darrar named ckSmithSuperior Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross Basketball Documentary Displays Proud Piece of Worcester History
-Restaurant Chain Pays $2 Million for More than 13,000 Child Labor Violations in Mass.
-Do you use Purell hand santizer? Read this
-Wicked funny: Hyundai's commercial for its 'Smaht Pahk' car goes viral (1:20)
-Today's Heroes: Good Samaritans, Officers Rescue 2 Boys From Taunton River
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Top Posts
-Bull Mansion sold, plans to reopen
-Baseball bat attack leaves Worcester native with traumatic brain injury, fundraiser established
-Who is Worcester's Best Chef?
-2 Cars Flip Over, 3 Others Damaged in Crash on Woodland St.; 23-year-old Worcester Man Arrested
-Trolley Yard '100 percent leased'
-FlyORH (Bill Randell): Legacy Carrier flight times in Worcester make no sense
-Kobe Bryant's helicopter was flying dangerously low before fatal crash
-Ready for a Public Market opening in Worcester? It happens on Feb. 6
-State of the art McDonald's open in Worcester (Dec. 12)
In The News
+2:45: Officers carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
+2:45: Jim Ford's newest project, filmed in West Boylston, available on Amazon
+2:45: Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
+11:00: Not cooking tonight? Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Meat market at former Crown Bakery on Gold Star Blvd. opens
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Man gets 5 years in prison after guilty plea in federal cocaine distribution case
-Ray Mariano: St. Vincent Hospital nurses are on the side of the angels
-Amid COVID-related enrollment drop, Worcester Public Schools asks state to hold budget to previous year’s enrollment numbers
-Radio Worcester (10:56): Ricky Duran talks about his new single 'Selfish Love'
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewswbury says good-bye to Town Clerk after 35 years of service
-Worcester's D’Errico’s Market will open third location in Leominster, scouting for fourth
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-At the office: 'Zoom fatigue' is a real thing now, according to science
-Holy Cross Athletics announces broadcast schedule through March 12
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester nurse recognized for clothing homeless patients
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, man reports vehicle stolen, googles ‘How to set your car on fire and make it look like an accident’
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
+6:15: DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
+11:00: Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Edith Morgan: Worcester Public School Students – Back to School! When, How, Who ...
-Despite looming strike, St. Vincent commits to staffing Worcester State vaccine center
-CDC head says Massachusetts, other states shouldn’t relax restrictions yet
-Here’s what’s not reopening in March when Massachusetts begins Phase 4
-Dr. Fauci says vaccinated people could soon socialize
-ICYMI: Half of Worcester Public Schools students opt in for hybrid learning starting in March
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,734 new cases, 46 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-Almost half of Americans 65 and older have gotten first shot
-Advisers endorse single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Arthritis drugs can help critically ill COVID patients, study suggests
-When will the U.S. reach herd immunity and what will it look like?
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