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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Worcester the 14th hottest real estate market in the country
+6:00: No trash pickup delay in Worcester on Patriots Day
+2:00: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+2:00: A triple-decker for the 21st century: Airtight and solar-powered
+2:00: Car inspection stations are up and running. Here’s what to know
+2:00: Worcester State scholarship application deadline extended
+2:00: Developer eyes possible office/industrial park in Shrewsbury
-Man fatally struck by 2 different vehicles on I-190 in Sterling
-Former Central Mass. high school football star charged with child rape
-Vehicle goes off road and onto stone wall in Auburn
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools urge families to replace Verizon hotspots given to students
-Rosen's Roundtable #436 (28:13): Is the School Committee structure discriminatory?
-School Committee to push lawmakers for key budget measure
-Current state of opioid epidemic in Worcester County (31:25): DA Joe Early, author Sam Quinones
-UMass Medical School vice provost a candidate to lead FDA
-Rally in Worcester in support of bill combating tax fraud, wage theft
-Worcester community teaching garden literacy project opens
-ICYMI: Pay-by-plate parking goes live in Canal District April 20
-See all the day's Worcester news
-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): Former Hudson Middle School teacher accused of raping student
-New Hampshire man sentenced to state prison for shooting gun at Lunenburg police
-North Grafton road work starts April 19
-Drone flies over snowy spring day in Fitchburg (1:29)
-Bravehearts load up on Division 1 talent
-Crusaders blocking out noise before defending league title
-Holy Cross men's basketball team lands New Mexico transfer
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tribute to area 21-year-old who passed away days before becoming a father
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Vehicle inspections will resume at most locations Saturday (:24)
-Peterson Oil has accreditation revoked by Better Business Bureau
-National: Latest on massacre in Indianapolis
-Tragic: Georgia girl dies after falling into Florida pool on 2nd birthday
-Homes: See inside this Indian Lake home with big lake frontage
-Animals: Black bear cubs wander into North Carolina nursing home
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-History: Old City Hall in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): This family of 12 siblings is 1,042 years old, a Guinness record
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, man leaves jail in a stolen police car
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: All Mass. adults become eligible for vaccine Monday. Here's how to sign up
+6:00: As CDC investigates clots, should J&J shots resume for women over 48 and men?
+2:00: Food: Fewer people in the U.S. drank coffee during the pandemic
-Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School on general population vaccine rollout (3:01)
-'It does work': Worcester City Manager endorses vaccine alerts
-DCU Center field hospital to remain in place until May 15
-Schools worried about COVID case increases after April vacation (:40)
-ICYMI: Positive COVID test abruptly closes Canal District favorite
-Mass. officials announce 1,962 new cases and 13 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.3 percent
-Massachusetts falls just shy of vaccination goal for week
-Almost half of states saw more cases this week. Experts say another surge can be stopped
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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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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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