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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 50 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Christians gather for "Way of the Cross" procession through Worcester on Good Friday
-Ramadan, Passover and Easter highlight conflicts, and shared values
-Worcester bakeries busy ahead of Easter weekend
-Worcester Sweets Café a "dream bakery" for owners
-From principal to baker - how Grafton man started Bread Guy Breads
-Car slams into house at Worcester intersection
-Lawsuit claims Worcester police conduct stop and frisk
-Infant mortality a concern in Worcester. Racial disparities a factor
-Worcester’s Department of Public Works Residential Drop-off Center closed on Sunday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Pure BS Maple Shack, Redemption Rock Brewing continue beer partnership
-Jazzed Up Trio at 85 Main on Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Brew Woo, Ladies Night Out, The Moth Mainstage
-Changes possible for Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton
-Ray Mariano: Trying to find better state to live in than Mass.
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: I am. Yo Soy.
-Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates city's past with "Paper Town" exhibit
-Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (14:16): David Webb, Mass. Right to Repair, part 3
-WCCA-TVs Soapbox No. 1306 (28:13): Ed Londergan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked for Stop & Shop for 50 years and played in a number of softball leagues
-ICYMI: 108-unit apartment building approved in downtown Worcester
-Worcester principal appears as extra on NBC's "Chicago Med"
-Worcester Starbucks workers denied credit card tips
-Ex-Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. leaving Dean College after less than a year
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden issues open burning reminder
-Laura Kirshenbaum running for W.R.S.D. Committee
-Holden Rabies Clinic on Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck goes up in flames at I-190 exit in West Boylston (:40)
-Café Prescott in West Boylston offering food and friendship
-First responders rescue driver trapped inside car in Westborough
-Shrewsbury police launch body worn camera program
-Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library offer scholarship for seniors
-Keep the town green through 16th annual Grafton Clean-Up Day
-Clinton ballot taking shape; deadline to take out papers coming soon
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Raptors, 121-102
-Bravehearts announce second sellout, announce third "You choose the rules" game
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Wachusett Bravehearts accepted to Cooperstown 12U tournament
>CARS: NEW! The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings
-Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips
-Tragic: Climber dies after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice
>NEW ENGLAND: Erosion beneath foot bridges providing access to Salisbury Beach
-Mass. reports 1,845 new COVID cases, 34 deaths this week
>FOOD: Peeps Easter candies contain known carcinogen: Consumer Reports
>COLLEGES: Worcester State's The Beat (23:17): Allie Heimos, ArtsWorcester
-Winners announced in Anna Maria’s 29th annual Secondary School Art/Design Exhibition
>BUSINESS: Workers' comp insurance rates to drop 10 percent
-U.S. economy added just 236,000 jobs in March
>SHOPPING: WPI research explains what drives consumers when a favorite brand goes away
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s diagnoses expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050: report
-Erectile dysfunction nasal spray works in 5 minutes — stiff challenge to Viagra
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES:New movies on demand: "Living With Chucky" and more
>CELEBRITY: Ben Affleck excluded from Matt Damon's V.I.P. Wordle league
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 relaxing destinations in Australia
>ANIMALS: Tiger chained up her whole life takes first free steps (3:08)
>HISTORY: Worcester from the 1940s to the 1970s (11:24)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman looking for stranger who saved her life after car flips into canal
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, stolen camera continues transmitting from burglar's home
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-Bus driver, van drivers, mechanics at W.R.T.A.
-Campus Police Officer at Quinsigamond C.C.
-Part-time Library Page at Gale Free Library
-Adjunct Faculty, Medical Assisting Program at Q.C.C.
-Catering, Bartenders & Concessions Staff at Creedon & Co.
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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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>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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