Unlock the world of Worcester news with just a click! Join The016.com, where you'll find the freshest and most comprehensive updates. Signing up is quick, simple, and best of all, it's absolutely free! Start your day on the right foot with The016.com. Register now!
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester’s Shore Park, Coes Pond beaches closed due to high E. coli levels
+6:00: Housing situation in Worcester headed toward crisis point, data shows
+6:00: Rail riders: Bus service between Worcester and Grafton during station work
+6:00: Worcester launches community crisis response pilot
+6:00: Central Mass. little museums yield mysteries and treasures
+Noon: Former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families
+Noon: Neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Fowler Brook Trail near airport leads to gorge
+Noon: Listen Up: Eddie Japan tells compelling tale in "Pop Fiction"
+Noon: Dance and wrestling meet in "PLAYFIGHT" by Northborough's Dani Robbins
+Noon: Writing Lines: Words, walks and wilderness in Worcester-area events
+Noon: Worcester Magazine Last Call: George Mirijanian, Wachusett Chess Club
-Barbers Crossing in Sterling catches fire in downstairs bar, officials say
-Oxford's Geoffrey Esper comes finishes second in Nathan's hot dog eating contest (:16)
-Melee breaks out as Mass. Pirates players go into stands to confront fans
-Related: Statement from Pirates Founder and co-owner Jawad Yatim
-Millbury man launches statewide public records request about Police Officers Standards and Training Commission
-I-190 paving in Worcester will slow traffic this week
-More housing coming to Worcester as old mill, Shrewsbury Street projects add 57 units
-Worcester Summer Impact officers arrest teen with gun after fight, chase
-August trial slated for man accused of killing woman found in burning car at Hope Cemetery
-Free 8-week Worcester Youth Connect program July 5th to August 25th
-Vendor application deadline for Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Market is Wednesday, July 5th
-Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11): Hear what Holden resident and North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopolous had to say about her feelings when she got her cancer diagnosis
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>FOOD: Froze Zone of West Boylston has what it takes, winning Best Ice Cream Stand in Central Mass.
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Man with gun arrested on Water Street in Worcester, police say
-Worcester siblings sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison for setting fire to occupied Plymouth County home
-Good As Gold Coffee celebrates 40 years in the Canal District
-Fewer Worcester Line commuter trains because of construction: M.B.T.A.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Steve Charette parlays childhood interest into magical career
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton celebrates the Fourth
-36-year-old Leominster man arraigned in Fitchburg stabbing
-Millbury Armory Revitalization Project honored
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury students say hello to summer reading
-S.E.L.C.O. receives national award
-New shop in Clinton pairs Melody and coffee
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Photographer Dawn Gagye documents women who have faced obstacles
-The Library of Disposable Art: joke shops
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. turns 69. Pass those umbrella drinks
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 388 (28:01): W.I.S.E. at Assumption
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 13 (26:24): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, Attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who retired a colonel in the National Guard
>SPORTS: Rangers beat Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts named Player, Pitcher of the Week. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-5
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox lose first series of International League’s second half
-Maddie Mrva of Shrewsbury wins Girls Athlete of the Year at Central Mass. High School Sports Awards
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
+NEW! See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 9 people shot, including 2 children, in D.C.
-Price of a U.S. stamp rises to 66 cents, the second hike this year
-Tragic: Boy, 14, shoots 8-year-old brother outside Oklahoma Walmart
>NEW ENGLAND: Traffic headaches expected as 2-month Sumner Tunnel shutdown begins
-Man breaks into Raynham home, fatally shoots woman in apparent murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. Summer II classes begin July 10th
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 15 most beautiful places in Europe
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops liquidation sale will begin soon
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Pride, cannabis movements grew together
>HEALTH: "Sandwich Generation" of caregivers is caught in the middle
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 233 (26:47): New directions at the Worcester Department of Public Health
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas in July schedule
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Dave Matthews plays Robert Kraft's Fourth of July bash
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets who need a home -- Dogs, cats and more
>HOMES: Shipping container homes becoming a lower-cost housing option
>HISTORY: "Wachusett from Worcester Road, Princetown, Mass."
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 2 heroic boys save 7-year-old from drowning in pool
-Meanwhile, in Maine, woman punches bear that chased her dog, gets bitten
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
Latest obituaries | | Thursday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Quick Links: Personalize your news | | Browse members | | Advertise | | Blogs | | Invite friends | | Videos
Animals | | Boston Sports | | Business | | Cars | | Celebrity | | Colleges | | Commute & Travel | | Crime | | Faith | | Food | | Good News | | Health | | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather
