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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 90 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Happy Strings opens in Worcester, offering unique custom rug tufting experience
+6:00: "Apparent homicide" under investigation outside Marlborough Holiday Inn
+Noon: Downtown Worcester restaurant may not open due to fight over ventilation (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery prize
+Noon: Worcester Chamber poll reports top issues for city residents
+Noon: Seven Things To Do: Billy Joel Tribute, Dana Fuchs, "Soul of Spring" ...
+Noon: "Come feel weird with us:" Sapling channels catharthis into new album
+Noon: First High Gest Play Fest has new plays in juried event in Worcester
-Worcester Police seek Bobby Hammond, armed robbery suspect
-Worcester's Rebecca Garcia promoting positivity on Grafton Hill
-Burncoat High hands out diplomas at DCU Center
-Celebrate Lake View Elementary School turning 100 years old
-Remembrance for Sara Robertson, Worcester's first woman mayor, to be held Friday
-Public meeting on renaming Indian Hill Park for Sara Robertson
-Black History-Juneteenth Festival set in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (14:39): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty talks budget, homelessness & shelters, Polar Park and growth
-42 candidates to compete in Worcester's council, school races; 4 uncontested school races
>DINING OUT: Here are the restaurants taking part in Taste of Shrewsbury Street on June 20th
-Worcester bakery lands gig making cake, treats for superstar
>FOOD: Best ice cream stand in Central Mass. -- Tell WoMag your favorites
-ICYMI: FlyORH: The future of American's J.F.K. flight out of Worcester
-Family speaks at Paku Lounge shooter's sentencing
-Worcester residents air disdain for family shelter plan at meeting
-Sheriff Evangelidis swears in 3 from Worcester as corrections officers
-See neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Reminder: Trash pickup delayed a day this week in Worcester because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden to conduct extra speed patrols in June, July
-Holden Police Department has an opening for records clerk
-From Wachusett Echo: The waning practicality of student lockers
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury officer rescue 9 ducklings from storm drain
-Maurice "Moe" DePalo finishes 30 years with Shrewsbury Select Board
-The Singing Trooper at Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury June 9th
-West Boylston police log May 22nd to 28th
-Car crashes into Marlborough home (:44)
-Paxton readies for June 5th town meeting
-2nd annual Paxton Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Unified hosting 5K and conference
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Musician Sarah French
-Sam Bush, "King of Newgrass" coming to Worcester
-Writing Lines: Children's books, poetry aloud among literary events
-Celebrate 135th anniversary of famous poem written in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 445 (27:49): Musician Ray Pandiscio
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 102 (26:17): Q&A
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong resident of Quinsigamond Village who was very active in her church
>SPORTS: Reds rally to beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Here's how to win your dad a free Father's Day at Fenway Park
-Bravehearts beat Sea Unicorns, 3-1. Next home game: 6:30 Friday (Fireworks Friday)
-This catch by Bravehearts shortstop K.B. Peralta makes "SportsCenter" Top 10 (:14)
-Louisville beats WooSox, 9-2
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (24:00): Get to know head men's rowing coach Jim Barr
-Revolution draws with Atlanta, 3-3
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school baseball tournament
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school girls' lacrosse tournament
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: More than a quarter of Americans live alone: census data
-Missing teen jumped off ship into "really shark-infested" water: official
-Tragic: Girl, 6, has both feet severed in freak cargo-belt accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman fatally shot at car wash in Fall River
-Mass. firefighter, former dog trainer facing animal cruelty charges
>HEALTH: Colorectal cancer rise in young may be from fungus
>BUSINESS: Fast-growing industry could add 42,000 Mass. jobs within decade
-Job openings rose to 10.1 million, setback for Fed's inflation fight
>SHOPPING: Memorial Day Sale continues through June 7th at Sclamo's Discount Appliances
>COLLEGES: Abandoned at birth, UMass Medical School student fights for reproductive justice
-Strassler Center at Clark hosts "The War in Ukraine Through a Camera Lens"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 51 things in Europe that every traveler needs to experience
>HOMES: "It's nuts": Low inventory, still-rising prices frustrate Worcester-area homebuyers
>TV/STREAMING: Kim Cattrall to appear on "And Just Like That" despite Sarah Jessica Parker feud
>MOVIES: Movies coming to theaters in June
>CELEBRITY: "That ’70s Show" star Danny Masterson guilty of 2 counts of rape
>ANIMALS: Teeny puppy demands to be let out of his incubator (:58)
>HISTORY: Entrance to Green Hill Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town honors longtime gravedigger (2:52)
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, watch as a car flies off a tow truck ramp on a highway (:31)
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+Assistant Concessions Manager at Hanover Theatre
+Bartenders at Worcester bar
+Bartenders at Holden restaurant
-Sales Manager at DCU Center
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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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+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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