Make the016.com a preferred choice with Google by clicking here 
The016.com is your connection to the heartbeat of Worcester!
Stay updated on the latest news, events, and local stories that matter most to you.
Sign up today and become part of the community that keeps Worcester in the know.
Your front-row seat to everything local starts right here.
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 52 today in Worcester
+6:00: When the nor'easter's heaviest rain arrives (3:23)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Nonprofit providing emergency assistance to families at former Worcester City Motel on Route 9
+6:00: Flags planted on veterans' graves ahead of Memorial Day (:49)
+6:00: $1 million scratch ticket sold at West Boylston Street gas station and market
+6:00: How Holy Cross baseball clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017
+Noon: Worcester schools candidate arrested at I.C.E. raid ruled ineligible to be on ballot
+Noon: Tess Lukey bringing Worcester roots, Wampanoag heritage to Boston Public Art Triennial
+Noon: Last Call: Dan Hawkins, owner, Man & Cat Candle Company
-"People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis
-Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion
-Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff
-Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
-Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking
-Tractor-trailer gets stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article
-Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop
-Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot
-Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food
-TODAY! City Manager Batista to deliver State of the City address Wednesday
-Worcester Public Schools (3:23): Curriculum maps for Spring 2025
-Radio Worcester (14:10): Councilor Moe Bergman: “Narrative of W.P.D. cooperating with I.C.E. is inaccurate and dangerous”
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Dining review: Scruffy Murphy's in Worcester
-ICYMI: 16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025
-Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden pushing against multi-family zoning requirement
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Students create Lids for Love
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston voters turn out to OK budget; override election June 3rd
-Town meeting endorses exploring Shrewsbury High School expansion
-Worcester County Wonders: Asa Waters Mansion, the jewel of Millbury
-Barre to commemorate victims, survivors of 9/11 Memorial Day
-Shrewsbury Police Department April statistics
-Millbury police warn of scammers claiming to be with Millbury Redevelopment Authority
-Leominster Plaza featuring urgent care clinic sold for $7.2 million
-Clinton twins working "Against The Tide"
-Tahanto students score at French competition
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music
-TODAY! Book club 6 to 7:30 at The Village
-South High Community School International Show (1:14:52)
>OPINION: Jean G. McMurray: Food aid cuts hurt the poor, help the rich
-Jillian Snyder: Pros & cons of being the preferred parent
-Worcester Public Schools (1:29): Doherty C.T.E. programs - Marketing, management and finance
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 55 (27:59): Gary Feltman & SafeTech4Schools
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who had "a long and courageous battle with ALS"
>SPORTS: LeBron James has interesting theory of why Celtics lost to Knicks
-Jordon Hudson has reportedly said she’s engaged to Bill Belichick
-Red Sox beat Mets, 2-0
-Have a group that wants to fundraise at the Bravehearts?
-Holy Cross Coaches Roadshow Boston (:57)
-WooSox beat Durham, 8-2
>NATIONAL: New Orleans jail employee accused of helping 10 inmates escape arrested
-From meme to movement: Is D.O.G.E. saving money?
>TRAGIC: Tragic climbing accident leaves 3 people dead at popular national park
>NEW ENGLAND: Seventh former staffer at Newton-Wellesley Hospital diagnosed with brain tumor (2:00). Article
-"If I were Karen Read, I would be worried sick," former judge says (21:37)
-Auditor flags "unlawful" no-bid deals in Mass. shelter program review
>COLLEGES: What are some of the most Googled questions about WPI? (1:44)
-Assumption Dr. Conway Campbell honored with Diamond Award
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best flat, walkable U.S. cities for travelers with limited mobility
>BUSINESS: Google takes aim at ChatGPT, Meta with A.I. products, upgrades
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-Radio Worcester (22:38): Craig Blais discusses Worcester’s Economic Development Coordinating Council
>SHOPPING: Memorial Day grill deals: Save big on Traeger smokers, Weber grills
>HOMES: Zillow Gone Wild featured F.D.R.’s former church on sale for $3.8 million
>HEALTH: World's first bladder transplant performed — here's how
-Doctor on parenting adult children who are home from college (3:01)
>FOOD: 15 foods that go by different names abroad
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock teases "The Office" spinoff "The Paper," sets premiere date
>MOVIES: Final trailer for new John Wick movie (1:30)
>CELEBRITY: George Wendt, who played Norm on "Cheers," dies at 76
>ANIMALS: Winning over the most "vicious" feral cat in the world (2:00)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? The short history of Putnam Lane includes a tie to a U.S. president
>GOOD NEWS: Family's goodbye to beloved dog becomes a lesson in letting go (3:05)
-Meanwhile, in Rockport, "ferocious" woodpecker damages 25 vehicles in town
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-2 positions, Canal District bar
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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
Latest obituaries | | Sunday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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
