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
In The News
-Latest weather: Damp and dreary Memorial Day
-A year after Worcester protest, only one faces criminal charges
-Worcester police boat has maiden voyage
-Pouring rain doesn’t stop Worcester Water Ceremony
-Ray Mariano: On Memorial Day, we honor real heroes, true patriots
-History: Memorial Day at Washington Square in 1945
-Honor the fallen at the Shrewsbury Memorial Day virtual ceremony
-Auburn marks Memorial Day with multiple ceremonies across town
-Holden Memorial Day Parade at 11 this morning
-Memorial Day observances in Central Mass.
-Memorial Day: What's open, what's closed in Massachusetts
-Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed one day because of holiday
-No Worcester Public Schools Grab n Go meals on Monday
-No WRTA fixed route or paratransit service today
-ICYMI: Partial wall collapse displaces 14 at historic downtown Worcester building
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Bill Shaner: The restaurant worker shortage is real but not in the way you're reading about it
-Radio Worcester (12:52): Spread the Love with the Mary Beth Benison Foundation (Katie Benison Camell & Steve Haberstroh)
-Edward M. Augustus Jr.: Polar Park project has been a boon for city of Worcester
-SeltzerTime #121 (1:37:37): Risking her life to make the best ice cream
-Memorial Day truck savings at North End Motor Sales
-Tribute to renowned Worcester artist who recently passed away at 91
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (37:31): Bourbon not from Kentucky
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury scientist give Mass Audubon half million dollars
-Black bear treks 50 miles to from Barre to New Hampshire in 10 days
-Paxton police find sleeping whitetail deer fawn
-Auburn Young Scientists: "STEM Beginnings" at library through June 16
-Bravehearts rained out again. Home game at 1 p.m. today. Buy tickets
-WooSox win rain-shortened game
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Runners tackling all of Worcester's streets
-New England: Tree falls on New Hampshire hiker in hammock, killing him, officials says
-Tragic: Minneapolis girl dies after being shot while on trampoline
-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)
-Movies: Academy delays Oscars ceremony to March
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Celebrity: Where would food be without Clark University graduate Padma Lakshmi?
-Shopping: The 11 best deals of HP's Memorial Day Sale 2021
-Animals: Woman rescues very angry feral kitten and earns her love (4:53)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Taps Across America prepares for Memorial Day tradition (2:37)
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, restaurant owner celebrates birthday with 510-foot-long cheesesteak
Latest obituaries | | Sunday's highlights | | Today's horoscope
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-‘Get Vaccinated Worcester’ to use physicians to speak 1-on-1 with residents still hesitant about vaccine
-UMass Medical School's role in Moderna TeenCOVE study
-Free testing on Thursday in Worcester
-ICYMI: Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School on dropping the last COVID restrictions (3:06)
-Mass. officials announce 146 new cases and 4 deaths with a positivity rate of .7 percent
-Grocery shoppers still adjusting as Massachusetts drops mask mandate
-Pandemic brings backlog of divorce cases in Mass. (1:50)
Make the016.com a preferred choice with Google by clicking here
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:23). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Shrewsbury shooting victim ID'd as Kevin Doherty, 56; suspect arraigned
-Related: New details revealed in deadly shooting of Shrewsbury dad (3:03)
-Related: Suspect’s criminal history includes machete attack, fights
-Related: Machete attack victim says suspect should have been in jail (2:46). Article
-Related: Suspect who allegedly killed Shrewsbury father is held without bail (2:32)
-Earlier: Shrewsbury father shot to death after walking 6-year-old child to school (2:58). Article
-Firefighters battle blaze at scrap metal site in Worcester
-Webster woman in court after allegedly causing bomb scare at convenience store (:32). Article
-Worcester motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer remembered
-Goodbye trash, and pounds: City D.P.W. crews make clean sweep of streets
-Spotted lanternfly detected in 13 Worcester County cities and towns: How to stop the spread
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Jermoh Kamara on health, schools, community
-The016.com announces political ad packages
-WCCA-TV's WCCA-TV Primary Candidate Forum (41:14)
>DINING OUT: New Worcester Mediterranean restaurant announces official opening date
-ICYMI: Worcester man charged with killing his toddler son in Ohio ordered held without bail
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Traffic delays after tractor-trailer gets stuck under bridge in Worcester
-State Police recruit from Worcester died from blunt force injuries, family attorney says (2:21). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden recreation fields formally opened
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-September Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): It’s the Spencer Fair!
-It's the first year at the new David Prouty High. Here's what it looks like
-Dudley man arrested after shoving officer during intoxicated dispute at home
-Man charged after crashing into pole and tearing through yards in West Boylston
-Sample ballot for September 8th Paxton vote
-Leominster residents urge council to reverse Orchard Hill zoning to block apartment project
-D.J. or band needed for Rutland Sock Hop
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Pinecroft Dairy 5 p.m. Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Chainsmokers at Breakaway Festival, KC and the Sunshine Band and more ...
-"Whirlwind": Worcester fans raise money for movie about cycling legend Major Taylor
-King Richard's Faire opens new location in Carver for 44th season
-Design a bookmark for this Worcester Public Library contest
>OPINION: Stacey Kenneally: Finding our way — Wins with my sensory child
-First Person: In matters of faith, Joe Fusco Jr. looks for "returns"
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 478 (28:59): Movie Reviewers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to nurse who worked at UMass Memorial for 33 years
>SPORTS: Patriots release veteran safety Jabrill Peppers in surprise move
-Patriots unveil new alternate uniform for Week 13 game vs. Jets
-Red Sox lose to Pirates, 4-2
-Red Sox release Walker Buehler to end $21 million debacle
-WooSox lose to Durham, 5-3
-Worcester Academy basketball legend joins athlete advisory board for Boston Legacy FC
>NATIONAL: Middle schoolers shielded younger students using buddy system during school shooting
-Radio Worcester (13:19): McGovern warns of capital militarization, vows to reintroduce Epstein files amendment
>TRAGIC: Bullfighter gored to death in shocking arena attack in Portugal (2:01)
>NEW ENGLAND: State Police enforcing Move Over law over Labor Day weekend
-I.C.E. has arrested more noncriminals than criminals in Mass. this year: See stats
>COLLEGES: Assumption welcomes its newest Hounds
-WPI biomedical engineering professor receives $630,000 grant for fibrosis study
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the world's biggest natural arches
>BUSINESS: New inflation data factors into the Fed's interest rates decision
-LPL Financial Research: Grand ideas at the Grand Tetons
-Can a resolution be reached at Market Basket next week? (17:15)
>SHOPPING: Wayfair Labor Day sale | Save up to 80%
>HEALTH: CVS restricts COVID shots in 3 states, including Mass.
-Caffeinated coffees are mostly free of toxins, with a few exceptions
>FOOD: Kellogg's becomes first company to sign binding agreement removing toxic dyes from cereals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES:New movies on streaming: "Together," and more
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis' wife reveals his "scary" symptoms pre-dementia diagnosis
-Idris Elba admits he's never watched "The Wire"
>ANIMALS: Dumped neglected dog learns to be a puppy again (1:49)
>HISTORY: What is gerrymandering? You can trace its history back to Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Needham girl's book about cancer journey features police pup who escorted her home
-Meanwhile, Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? This scientist’s theory is making big waves (4:53)
Latest obituaries | | Friday'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 | | Help Wanted | History | | Homes | | Local Sports | | Lottery | | Movies | | National | | New England | | Politics | | Shopping & Deals | | SHOWTIME! | | TV & Streaming | | Weather