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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 146 in Sutton
-Credit card skimmer found at Worcester Big Y
-10,000 gallons of milk spill on on-ramp to Mass. Pike in Auburn after tanker rollover. Video (:31)
-"They've made Worcester home": Why the city is perfect for teachers
-TODAY! Youth Extravaganza at The Village
-Local basketball community shows support to Ava Blazis, who has cancer
-Regional Environmental Council sees benefits of H.I.P. at Winter Mobile Market
-Nonprofit Support Center restarts with $1 million grant
-Presidents Day: What's open, what's closed
-Unsolved: Worcester — Killed in Worcester's Webster Square. Video (11:58). Article (11:57)
>FAITH: Catholic Church membership in Mass. suffers steep declines (4:28)
>DINING OUT: Breakfast sandwich at Rutland café selling out on weekends
-ICYMI: Remembering former Worcester Fire Department chaplain Fr. Walter Riley
-2 Worcester package stores sanctioned for selling to minors
-2 local men face federal sexual exploitation of minor charges
-Ads calling for ceasefire in Gaza removed from Worcester city buses (2:15)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Lake study to go forward
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Wachusett girls' varsity basketball going strong
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tragic loss led Quabbin senior to discover her passion fighting fires
-Police arrest father, son in Blackstone, seize gun, 100-plus grams of cocaine
-Controversial downtown Spencer CVS, historic site of George Washington visit, sold to McDonald’s franchisee
-Grafton mulls future of old fire station
-Clinton High hosts blood drive March 14th
-Bigfoot expert in Clinton March 14th
-Nashoba announces its honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Giuliano D’Orazio — The Worcester musician with unflinching passion for his work
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., three special moments in fleeting
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester school vacation
-WCCA-TV's The American Constitutionalist No. 9 (26:05): Taxes
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 457 (27:56): Gen Z and Dating/Relationships, Part 2 of 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent her career in banking
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Kings in overtime
-Takeaways from episodes 1 and 2 of Patriots docuseries "The Dynasty"
-Holy Cross men’s hockey completes sweep of Sacred Heart
-Railers see bigger crowds in 2024, but attendance lags behind prior seasons as team makes playoff push
-These Central Mass. athletes were selected as Hometeam Fall 2023 all-stars
-Ex-Celtics center Scot Pollard has surgery for heart transplant
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: Prisoners part of hidden workforce linked to major food brands (1:00)
-Radio Worcester (40:19): Carl Hobert discusses threats posed by China
-Tragic: Pack of dogs bite 11-year-old boy 60 times
>NEW ENGLAND: Suspicious deaths of 2 under investigation in Salem, N.H. (1:59)
-Vermont city prepares for population to surge for total solar eclipse
>COLLEGES: Loretta J. Ross, a creator of the term "Reproductive Justice," visits Holy Cross
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (12:38): How evolution impacts courtship in the animal kingdom
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the most — and least — stressful airports in U.S. (:46)
>BUSINESS: Why soft skills are in great demand in today's workforce
-Mass. has half the national average of same-day, low-risk ambulatory surgical centers
>SHOPPING: Amazon Presidents Day sales
>HOMES: Experience coastal living with $25 million residence, clubhouse on Martha's Vineyard
>HEALTH: Running not effective way to lose weight, study says (:58)
-Erectile dysfunction drugs may help reduce risk of Alzheimer's (1:03)
>FOOD: Cheese, yogurt and dairy recall — Here’s a list of items linked to Listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ to grant subscribers the ability to password share — at a price
>MOVIES: Bob Marley "One Love" jamming to $46 million opening
>CELEBRITY: Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has dementia, family seeks conservatorship
>ANIMALS: Dog found safe after more than a week in the bitter cold
>HISTORY: St. Paul's Cathedral in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 96-year-old WWII vet graduates high school after nearly 80-year wait
-Meanwhile, company seeks old love letters to turn into toilet paper
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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 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
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