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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wintry weather returns Saturday. high of 50 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nicaraguan couple open coffee shops in Central Mass.
+6:00: HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
+6:00: Channel 5: WooSox, Worcester community excited for start of new season
+6:00: Plans will decrease apartments, increase open space at Shrewsbury’s old Beal School
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council wants to negotiate nuclear weapons and world peace
+6:00: Apple’s latest iPad Air, iPhone SE are here
+Noon: Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester (above)
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Your guide to the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
+Noon: Man who stabbed Bell Pond lifeguard sentenced to prison
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 11th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Defending league champion Mass. Pirates open season Saturday
+Noon: Worcester library gives termination warning to online service over hate content
+Noon: QCC to hold virtual workshop on fair housing on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum building $2.1 milion research library
+Noon: First Person: The highly unlikely tale of "Classical Pop"
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Toonie
+Noon: Inflation reaches 40-year high
-Employees arrested for overnight break-in at Worcester Dollar Tree
-Worcester man gets time served for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition
-Take a look inside the new Walker Lofts in Worcester's Canal District
-Slew of new Worcester restaurants set to open soon
-Restaurant with rooftop deck to open in downtown Worcester on March 28th
-Grand Marshal Ed Augustus looking forward to Worcester's St. Patrick's parade
-See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
-Worcester among top 10 most Irish cities in America
-Worcester's Chief Diversity Officer moving on to have "more of an impact" elsewhere
-Earlier: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits
-MBTA Worcester Platform Project: Big changes start this weekend
-European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester raises funds to benefit Ukrainian refugees
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-City of Worcester Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards ceremony (37:16)
-Report details Worcester’s response to homeless population on upper Lincoln Street
-All That Remains brings "Fall of Ideals" 15th anniversary show to Palladium
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek information on another missing teen
-Family of murdered Worcester woman waiting 4 years for trial
-Spectrum doubles internet speed in 30 Central Mass. towns
-Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest 3 on drug, firearm charges
-Will the Blackstone River ever be swimmable again?
-Iditarod racer visits Millbury to talk about iconic event
-The Bunny Returns to Auburn Mall for Easter
-Sports: MLB approves new labor deal, officially ending monthslong lockout
-Langford brothers from Worcester lead BC men to OT upset of Wake Forest in first round of ACC Tournament
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Rose the Rebel comes to NDA
-Bruins beat Chicago, 4-3
-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: How the U.S. is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war
-IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
-Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
-New England: Mass. residents face sticker shock with home heating oil prices
-Investigation underway after teenager dies in Agawam house fire
-Business: Did the $800 billion PPP loans actually help small businesses?
-Surging gas, food costs drive sharpest consumer inflation spike since 1982
-Colleges: Structural steel placement will begin at new UMass Medical School building site
-WPI announces faculty promotions and tenure awards
-Homes: Mortgages rates are on the rise again amid inflation fears
-Food: IHOP launches loyalty program
-TV/Streaming: Trailer for 2nd season of "Bridgerton" drops (3:21)
-Shopping: The 15 best smart home devices on Amazon in 2022, per reviews
-Celebrity: Emilio Delgado, Luis on "Sesame Street" for 45 years, dies
-Health: UMass Medical School investigators ID toxin associated with ALS
-History: Worcester City Hall in 1907
-Animals: Baby duck thinks the woman is her mom (3:07)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger saves woman from burning car
-Meanwhile, in Australia, shark bites man's surfboard
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-Full-Time Reporter at Worcester Business Journal
-Security guard, Worcester DPW&P
-Appointment Setter - B2B Telemarketing
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
+6:00: WHO says global anxiety and depression increased 25% due to pandemic
+Noon: Harvard expert says don’t assume COVID is "done with us" on pandemic’s 2nd anniversary
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic noon-8 at Worcester Senior Center and noon-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Mass. DPH reports "significant overcount" of COVID deaths
-ICYMI: 2 years later, Mass. now in "much better place" with COVID
-Mass. officials report 802 new cases, 22 additional deaths
-U.S. to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses, transit
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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