Make the016.com a preferred choice with Google by clicking here 
Be the first to know what's going on every morning. Join The016.com today! Registration is free and easy
Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: Assumption students spending spring semester training to be contact tracers
+6:15: The U.S. just saw its lowest daily case count since October — but experts are still worried
+6:15: Bars and COVID-19 safety rules don’t mix, study finds
+6:15: When will vaccines be available for next groups? (1:11)
-'It's a race': Worcester vaccine supersite opens as variant cases rise (2:09)
-Weather forces postponement of morning appointments at Worcester locations today; People will be rescheduled for Saturday
-Radio Worcester (10:45): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID-19 and the vaccination effort
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-DCU Center field hospital patient count nearly cut in half
-Rosen's Roundtable #428 (28:08): Have you gotten your shot?
-ICYMI: Here’s where you can get a vaccine in Worcester
-Here are the WRTA buses you can take to get to Worcester State vaccination center
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,480 new cases, 32 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2.2 percent
-Funeral workers push for access to vaccines (2:15)
-Symptomatic cases drop 94% with Pfizer vaccine, study shows
-7 new highly contagious variants found across U.S.
-CDC director: ‘We have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
-Dr. Fauci wins $1 million prize for ‘defending science’
-Meanwhile, here's everything you need to know about 'Fauci-ing,' the new dating trend
In The News
-Latest weather: Travel advisory through this afternoon
+6:15: Radio Worcester (7:13): City Manager Ed Augustus talks ice, COVID-19, vaccines and vandalism
+6:15: On this date in 1943, the coldest low temperature on record for Worcester, 24 below zero
+6:15: Doughnut Homies DIY decorating kits available this week
+10:30: Tracks in snow lead Worcester PD to domestic assault suspect with gun
+10:30: Crash knocks down pole, wires along Route 68 in Rutland, road closed
+10:30: Tractor-trailer loses load of steel beams on I-495 off-ramp in Westborough
+7:45: Worcester area battling icy surfaces (:46)
+7:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 16
-Winter weather helps hardware stores, but few others
-L.A. firm pays $13 million to further expand downtown Worcester holdings
-Worcester car vandalism spree caught on camera
-Valentine's Day stabbing on Main Street under investigation in Worcester
-St. Vincent Hospital nurses in Worcester make plans before giving notice of strike
-Catholic priest sex abuse trial with Worcester ties to begin in December
-Worcester firefighters unaware of victim on 3rd-floor porch of Jaques Ave. home until he jumped, official says
-Worcester Fire Department distributes smoke alarms after fatal fire strikes neighborhood
-Paul Shea videos from Friday's fires on Williams Street (:55) and Jaques Ave. (1:09)
-Inside the Worcester warehouse full of props for Hollywood filmmakers
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (26:43): Travis Duda, Co-host, SeltzerTime, and Owner, Hunchback Graphics
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed one day this week starting Monday
-ICYMI: ‘The perfect spot’: Che! Empanada infuses Argentinian cuisine into Worcester’s Kelley Square
-February specials at Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-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): Shrewsbury seeks developers to transform Town Center District
-Westborough pair to sleep in the cold to bring homeless issue to suburbs
-31-year-old Southbridge man faces drug trafficking charges
-Here are 4 great self-guided winter hiking spots in Central Mass.
-Makers Market at Burncoat Center for Arts a product of pandemic
-Music Worcester presents Rhiannon Giddens livestream concert Feb. 20
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Parade celebrates Mass. WWII veteran's 105th birthday (:36)
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, woman finds rattlesnake guarding her food delivery
Latest obituaries | | Monday's highlights | | Today's horoscope
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
Latest obituaries | | Wednesday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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 | | Help Wanted | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather
