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In The News
-Latest forecast: Expect 2-3" of snow today in Worcester, tapering off this evening
+6:00: Strong wind takes down sign of Worcester restaurant
+6:00: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits
+6:00: Spencer Rep. Peter Durant files amendment to suspend state gas tax
+6:00: Local couple transforms lives of first-generation students with new scholarship endowment at Worcester State
+6:00: Izo Enoma set for halftime show at Worcester Pirates home opener
+Noon: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty announces run for state senate
+Noon: Radio Worcester (14:55): Joe Petty talks about his run for State Senate
+Noon: Green Hill Golf Course opens for the season on March 11th
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 9th
+Noon: Last Call with Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zarraga, co-founders of Flare
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Ronnie Earl and more ...
+Noon: Fiddler's Green an oasis of Irish heritage, culture
+Noon: ArtsWorcester announces 18th Annual College Show winners
+Noon: "Batwoman’s" Nicole Kang set for Northeast Comic Con in Boxborough
-Worcester police looking for 2 missing teens
-Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000
-Worcester, Springfield singled out in federal audit of Hurricane Maria money
-Area nurse pleads guilty to morphine tampering
-Gourmet juice shop opening in Worcester's Union Station
-Millbury Street bar sold to longtime employee and his wife, set to close in April
-Indian Lake refill begins this week
-Students learn STEM through app building to Minecraft at Code Wiz
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-WCCA-TV's "Coffee with Konnie" No. 535 (29:49): Bill Gagnon
-Bill Shaner: Worcester's really, really bad at public records
-Radio Worcester (10:37): State Rep. David LeBoeuf on re-election, 17th Worcester District and legislation
-Rosalie Tirella: Praying for Peter Stefan’s speedy recovery
-Bad Advice: Dog owner not cleaning up after his pet
-On being Irish in America: "We built the canals and bridges"
-Listen Up: Five contemporary Irish pop acts worth knowing
-Don Landgren: Gas prices on the rise
-Tribute to man who practiced law in Worcester for 65 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man found dead in Paxton may have been murdered, DA says
-NAACP slams city administration over recent high-profile departure
-Lucky's Cafe will move downtown, reopen
-Worcester restaurateur buys $1.8 million building near Polar Park 5 months after last sale
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-car crash on Southbridge Street near Wendy’s in Auburn
-Crumbl Cookies coming to Millbury in April
-Grafton Farmers Market will pop up at library
-Great Stories comics and hobby store expands in Whitinsville
-Shrewsbury residents call on selectmen to "stop the Beal deal" (updated)
-Shrewsbury bridge lights blue in honor of Trooper Tamar Bucci
-Sports: Jolie Creo named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins to honor Tuukka Rask with ceremonial puck drop on March 31
-Pirates re-sign WR Dontez Byrd
-NEW: Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Here's what a U.S. ban on Russian oil accomplishes?
-Russian ship told to "f--k yourself" destroyed in battle: report
-New England: 1,200 officers pay tribute to fallen Trooper Tamar Bucci (2:02)
-Sec. of State Galvin calls for "scrutiny" of potential gouging
-Mass. college student studying in Netherlands fatally stabbed by stalker, family says (2:00)
-Tragic: 4-year-old girl killed in Mass. fire was at day care when blaze started
-Business: Central Mass. business confidence rose in February, remains above state average
-Why a new index shows local employers as overly optimistic
-WBJ's Movers & Shakers for March 7th
-Colleges: Assumption president announces retirement
-Clark grad is a key policy voice as state cannabis commissioner
-Homes: Worcester real estate roundup
-Shopping: Apple unveils new budget iPhone that will be faster and more expensive
-Your toilet paper roll is slimming down
-TV/Streaming: Netflix makes "Ukraine's Fight for Freedom" (2015) available for free (1:37:49)
-Movies: ABC threatened to cancel the Oscars, leading to category elimination: Report
-Celebrity: Britney Spears vows to get "justice" for those who "harmed" her
-Health: B.U. study says that optimism may make you less stressed (:55)
-History: "Water Street: World Within a World," a 1983-1984 exhibit at Worcester Historical Museum (15:43)
-Animals: Latest pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritan saves California woman from burning car
-He was "Russian home." Meanwhile, Florida man blames speeding violation on Ukraine-Russia conflict
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-Classifieds (Help Wanted)
+Full-Time Reporter at Worcester Business Journal
-Security guard, Worcester DPW&P
-PT Veteran Services Agent serving multiple towns
-Appointment Setter - B2B Telemarketing
-New Business Development at Absolute Robot
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: How to get free antiviral medicine if you test positive
+Noon: Doctor explains how White House's test-to-treat program works
-More than 900 Mass. residents participating in study on long-term impacts
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (14:51): CM Ed Augustus on COVID & masks, departure of CDO Stephanie Williams, cadet program & tercentennial
-ICYMI: Worcester Board of Health drops school mask mandate effective immediately
-Mass. officials report 607 new cases, 61 deaths over 3-day period
-Study links even mild COVID to changes in the brain
-Top doctors talk long COVID, brain damage after infection
-How to order your free tests by mail as new round available
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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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
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