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In The News
-Latest weather: High of 49 today in Worcester; rain, wintry mix moves in overnight
+6:00: Worcester police arrest 54-year-old man for attempted break-in on Water Street
+6:00: WBJ panel: Worcester's growth leads to opportunities, challenges
+6:00: 2 Worcester new open houses worth checking out
+6:00: Worcesteria: "They were human beings. You have to respect that" — A remembrance of Peter Stefan
+6:00: Firefighters extinguish car fire on Main Street in Shrewsbury
+6:00: Fitchburg woman sentenced for drug trafficking
+6:00: Beer, live music and BBQ find Common Ground in North Brookfield
+6:00: 3 Donna's take the stage in "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical"
+6:00: Bravehearts bringing back Bark in the Park on July 13th
+6:00: Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (49:10): AD Kit Hughes
+6:00: Bad Advice: Unparalleled cowardice
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:13): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about his upcoming departure
+Noon: Marker for suffrage movement leader being installed in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 23rd
+Noon: PETA cage free egg factories campaign puts ads on WRTA buses
+Noon: Local businesses partner to give wife of late Holden veteran gets new roof
+Noon: Listen Up: Southbridge rapper Weapon E.S.P. takes cinematic turn with "Tarantino Rodriguez"
-Worcester City Manger Ed Augustus to step down May 31st
*Complete coverage: T&G, Worcester Business Journal, MassLive, Spectrum News 1, This Week in Worcester, Channel 5, Channel 10, GBH, Patch
*City Manager reflects on 8½-year tenure
*Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, others react to departure
-New restaurant brings Liberian cuisine to Worcester
-Former Boston Celtic brings his comedy act to Worcester in "Life After Basketball Tour"
-Power is expected to be back on next week at Denholm building in Downtown Worcester
-Diversity in Worcester is an "extracurricular activity", outgoing chief diversity officer said
-Viewpoint: NAACP calls for answers in CDO’s departure
-Radio Worcester (17:21): City Manager Ed Augustus on the chief diversity officer, the Denholm, COVID and the Tercentennial
-Sheriff's office hosts bocce tournament fundraiser for North High football team
-See the List: Winners of the 2022 Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade awards
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band sell out Worcester show
-Composer and Clark University professor John Aylward explores the "Celestial"
-Janice Harvey: Mammogram scare underscores exam's importance
-Tribute to man who ran his own auto body shop in Worcester for 60 years
-ICYMI: Police investigate a series of business break-ins in Worcester
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
-Police data shows ShotSpotter's level of impact in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire at Fort Devens spreads quickly across munitions range
-Residents voice concerns over proposed 55+ development in Shrewsbury
-Simplicity Cannabis in Grafton will offer creative spin on marijuana products
-Worcester developer proposing 256 rental units in Grafton
-Holden Historic District Commission seeks 3 members
-Low-flying helicopters will be flying this week in Rutland, Oakham and Barre
-Dudley church collects donations for Ukraine
-Oxford contractors buy trucking facility for $1.35 million
-Westborough to seek development proposals for vacant movie theater
-Southbridge apartment entrepreneurs buy retail plaza for $12.6 million
-Sports: Red Sox announce season-long plans to honor memory of Jerry Remy
-Local guys look to continue Central Mass. NFL tradition
-Spring football practice for Assumption means the start of a new season
-Time running out to have photo of yourself, family, and/or pets to be featured on a 90-foot mural at Bravehearts game
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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: Videos show tornado, aftermath in New Orleans
-Thieves are using unique methods to steal gas as prices rise
-The Instagram scam that hijacks your account
-Tragic: 6 teenage students killed in Oklahoma car crash
-New England: Pamela Smart accepts responsibility in 3rd sentence commutation bid
-20-year-old UMass student seriously injured in campus hit-and-run
-Business: Shrewsbury manufacturer's $5 billion merger with Finnish firm set for April 1st
-Nearly one-third of American workers make less than $15 an hour, study finds
-Food: Applebee's is testing drive-thru windows to compete with fast-food giants
-Shopping: Here are the tips that could save you money at the grocery store
-Colleges: In-person Healthcare Open House April 7 at Quinsigamond CC
-TV/Streaming: New on HBO and HBO Max in April
-Movies: How to stream every Oscar Best Picture nominee
-Celebrity: iHeartRadio Music Awards complete winners list
-Health: Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study
-Animals: Latest pets up for adoption in the Worcester area
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 6: Competing hardware stores
-Homes: See inside $2.5 million Redemption Rock home on 15 acres
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): MacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity
-Meanwhile, in India, watch as leopard wanders into Mercedes-Benz plant
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-Classifieds (Help Wanted)
+Parking Attendant (Hiring Bonus!!) in Worcester
-Payroll Specialist at WPI
-Events Planner at WPI
-Accounting Clerk at WPI
-Changeover/Set Up Laborer at DCU Center
-Housekeeper/Custodian at DCU Center
-Concession Stand Worker at DCU Center
-Security/Usher/Ticket Taker at DCU Center
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Moderna says its vaccine is safe for kids under 6
+6:00: 2,732 new breakthrough cases in Mass.
-UMass Medical School virologist predicts that in 2 or 3 weeks, “everything in the Northeast is going to be BA.2” subvariant
-Free vaccination/boosters 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library
-Students can enter to win a college scholarship at Worcester school vaccine clinics this week
-UMass Medical School professor: Why pregnant people should get vaccinated
-ICYMI: Demand for vaccines waning in Worcester as medical leaders continue to push for higher vaccination rates
-Mass. reports 15 additional deaths over 3 days, 773 new cases
-Johnson & Johnson vaccine shows promising long-term durability
-Scientists search for a test to measure immunity
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
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-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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>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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