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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Suspect in fatal domestic stabbing in Worcester held without bail (1:31) (pictured). Article
-Earlier: Woman stabbed to death in act of domestic violence in Worcester, police say
+6:00: Local group's ads get shut down by W.R.T.A. drivers
+6:00: Worcester man gets 20 months in jail for Auburn car thefts
+6:00: Six Things to Do: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba; Jeanine De Bique, Jim & Val and more ...
+6:00: A master taxidermist passes on his trade to 2 women
+6:00: A bright beginning: Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester gas station sells $1 million lottery winner
+Noon: Bored Teachers: We Can't Make This Stuff Up comedy tour comes to Worcester
+Noon: 100-year-old Grafton home featuring original finishes for sale for $2 million
-St. V's nurses allege conditions "getting worse, not better"
-Local behind-the-scenes TV and film crews hope for more work soon
-W.R.T.A. saving a seat to honor Rosa Parks during Black History Month
-Worcester's Youth Poet Laureate crafts poem with community words (4:08). Article
-A busy Valentine's Day at Edible Arrangements in Worcester
-4 couples exchange wedding vows on Valentine's Day at City Hall
-Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent for Catholics
-Is Worcester City Hall secure? Councilor wants review of building safety
-Winter Walks: Cook’s Brook the key to connecting Four-Town Greenway
-Mass. state troopers found making illegal audio recordings with app
-Lawyer responds to Auburn mobile home complaints
-The Faces of Worcester: Rachel Blessington, business owner & midwife
-Aislinn Doyle: School Committee agenda preview
-ICYMI: Worcester's newest bar won't serve alcohol
-This visionary Worcester woman changed the way many Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day
-Local group collecting Valentine's Day cards for seniors
-Racist speech infiltrates Worcester City Council meeting again
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Conservation Commission has a vacancy
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-From gymnastics to diving - a decisive health move for Wachusett's O'Malley
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Karyn Clark chosen as new Millbury Town Manager
-Shrewsbury targets Christmas Tree Shops parcel for M.B.T.A. zoning
-Spencer voters being asked to approve more funding while paying less in taxes for Prouty renovation
-Community Harvest Project buys farm and Community Barn
-Sterling students, seniors collaborate on care packages
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Owen Dominguez, student photographer
-Mariah Carey, Cher, Sade, Oasis and Ozzy Osbourne among Rock Hall nominees
-Pearl Jam coming to Boston in September
-Worcester EcoTarium "Measurement Rules" Exhibit Opens
-Last Call: Owen Dominguez, student photographer
-Janice Harvey: Time to get out of your house and support the local arts
-Manny Jae Media (37:10): Dr. Sheri Ann McLean, McLean Coaching and Consulting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime licensed clinical psychologist in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics destroy Nets, 136-86
-Tom Brady: I "wasn’t going to sign up for more" Bill Belichick
-Exactly what is a Railers sellout?
-'Sader Stories (23:41): Stacey Hochkins ice hockey jersey retirement preview
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
-Seedings, schedule for the C.M.A.D.A. tournaments: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' hockey
-Campco Elite Girls Basketball Clinic coming to Bancroft School this summer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: At least 8 children among 22 hit by gunfire at end of Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade
-House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat
-Tragic: Referee dies after collapsing during high school basketball game
>NEW ENGLAND: Hiker kills coyote after getting attacked in Rhode Island
-Dozens of gang members charged with drug trafficking, COVID-19 fraud
>COLLEGES: TODAY! Anna Maria to host annual Legislative Breakfast Thursday
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (14:11): Letting go of gender pressure
-Holy Cross Crusader of the Week: Professor Ellen Perry
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 alternatives to crowded tourist attractions
>BUSINESS: Record levels of credit card debt are squeezing consumers
-Biomanufacturing expansion at The Reactory to create hundreds of jobs in Worcester
>SHOPPING: Bissell vacuums recalled over battery with fire hazard potential
>HOMES: Historic castle in England lists for $11.87 million
>HEALTH: As syphilis cases soar, doctors are urged to ration penicillin
-1 in 4 COVID patients developed long-haul symptoms, study reveals
>FOOD: How to properly store bananas to keep them fresh for longer
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu the latest streamer to fall victim to great password sharing crackdown
>MOVIES: Winter box office grosses hit alarming lows
>CELEBRITY: How Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs' "Fast Car'"performance came together
>ANIMALS: Jealous cow doesn't approve of mom's boyfriend (3:05)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Students who took flight with imaginations rewarded (2:37)
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, Amazon driver fired after trying to steal customer's dog
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-Director of Conference and Event Services, Worcester State University
-Director of Career Services, Worcester State University
-Associate Director, Accounting Manager for Worcester State Foundation, Worcester State University
-Clerk V, Career Services and Binienda Center, Worcester State University
-Staff Associate, Post Award Grants Officer, Worcester State University
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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