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In The News
-Latest weather: Another great day, high around 80
-5:30 Family IDs victim of fatal fire in Webster (1:21)
-Earlier: One dead, one rescued in Webster house fire overnight (1:13). Article
+5:30: InCity Times (Chris Horton): What’s up with all those patients crossing the St. Vincent nurses picket line?
+5:30: Work on new L.L. Bean store in Millbury to be finished by fall
+5:30: Children line street in Paxton for funeral procession of Tyler Trudell, Little Leaguer who died in sleep
+5:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+5:30: Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers presale on Yellowstone Single Barrell Bourbon 750ML
+5:30: Worcester church organist Wesley Hall finds unlikely TikTok fame
+5:30: Worcester Chamber Music Society receives $10,000 grant
+5:30: Holy Cross football season tickets are on sale
+5:30: John DiPietro (14:12): Historic!! Baseball comes to Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 20
+Noon: Developer lays out plans for old Beal School in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Rose Room Café in Webster hosts mini farmers market
+Noon: ‘Matty In The Morning’ host returns, day after he ‘snapped’ on air
-Nurses on strike respond to hospital posting replacement jobs
-A patient in an area hospital shouldn't be there. She's been there 3 years
-Worcester restaurants team up on this epic sandwich
-Nativity School names president
-Worcester among 13 districts considering virtual schools in Mass.
-Local teacher opens The Enrichment Center on Grafton Hill
-Last Call with Stephen Harutunian, General Manager of Fox & The Knife
-Listen Up: Jafet Muzic presents masterful 'Art of Embracing Damage'
-ICYMI: Worcester officials searching for bear spotted prowling around lake
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including city parking plan, student suing WPI denied, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Local police arrest suspects in grandchild-in-jail scam
-SEE THE ITEMS: West Boylston artist holding online auction to downsize
-Boston Herald: Tyler Trudell will forever be a kid
-At least 1 injured after tractor-trailer rolls over on Mass. Pike in Westborough
-Millbury breaks ground on new $61 million Shaw elementary school
-Shrewsbury’s new police station goes before Planning Board
-Channel 5 uncovers details about events that led up to Hopkinton teen's death
-Dr. Michael Hirsh to throw out first pitch at Bravehearts opener
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Clare Honan named Crusader of the Year
-Take WBJ's mid-year economic survey and be entered to win 1 of 4 $50 restaurant gift cards
-At the office: Research shows double whammy of hiring struggle, retirement boom
-National: Man commits suicide inside Fargo courtroom after guilty verdict
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' American Whiskey Bracket Challenge (20:59)
-History: Wesley Methodist Church, 1940
-Homes: Greater Worcester home prices spiked 19% in April
-TV/Streaming: New on Hulu in June
-Celebrity: Pioneering comic Paul Mooney dies at 79
-Animals: Rare split-colored Maine lobster is a ‘1 in 50 million’ catch
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dramatic body camera footage shows Springfield officers saving 3-month-old
-Meanwhile, now you can decorate your home with pink and orange Dunkin’ paint
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: In 19 U.S. states, at least half of adults are fully vaccinated
+5:30: Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts
+Noon: Booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Dr. Fauci says
+Noon: QCC offers solutions for post-pandemic recovery
-To operate at 100% capacity, local restaurant says they’ll need more workers and fast
-Local gyms, restaurants preparing for full capacity on May 29
-Stop & Shop says masks will not be required starting May 29
-Shopping: Owner of Auburn and Solomon Pond malls keeping mask requirement (1:43)
-UMass Medical seeks kids ages 11 and under for Moderna vaccine trial
-Mass. residents grade Gov. Baker's pandemic response
-ICYMI: Here's the schedule for on-site vaccinations at Worcester high schools
-Mass. officials announce 425 new cases and 14 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.1 percent
-At the office: Offices are reopening. For parents, that raises a childcare problem
-Pfizer, Moderna could protect against Indian variant
-What are your chances of getting COVID after being vaccinated?
-How long am I protected? When will I need a booster? (2:16)
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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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