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In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and warmer, high of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Should Worcester allow homeless to camp? No easy answers, experts say
+6:00: Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. sets up operations centers in old bank
+1:00: WRTA may extend free bus policy into 2023
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 21st
+1:00: It's Buy One, Get One Free Wednesdays at Shrewsbury Street restaurant in Worcester
+1:00: TyShawn Dion set to tour with Joyner Lucas
+1:00: T.S.O.L to play Punk In Drublic at Palladium with NOFX, Descendents
+1:00: "The Bus Stops": A short story by Nick Duffy
+1:00: Doherty's Nicollette Kiorpes to represent U.S. at FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup
+1:00: Should you get my Omicron booster and flu shot at the same time?
+1:00: Hank Stolz: Make Eric Batista the city manager now!
+1:00: Bad Advice: Crocs are perfect fashion statement for formal wedding
-Barbara Haller, former Worcester city councilor, dies following cancer diagnosis
-Worcester City Council honors former councilor Barbara Haller: "She was devoted to the city"
-Former Patriot, NFL All-Pro coming to Worcester to perform as a rapper
-Emmy Award winner and Holy Cross alum Ann Dowd tours new Prior Performing Arts Center
-3 scratch tickets worth $6 million sold at local stores
-Watertown firm buys planned Worcester residential development property (pictured) for $6.4 million
-Hurricane Fiona hits close to home for Worcester restaurant owner
-Worcester awarded $1.2 million from FEMA for running COVID hospital
-Few turn out for meeting aimed at improving Worcester Police Department
-Worcester's Taste of Shrewsbury Street to Return in October
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 487 (29:22): Donna Colorio
-GoFundMe account created to benefit son of Shrewsbury woman killed in crash
-Saint John's to hold open house on Saturday
-Protesters plan to disrupt commute in Boston Wednesday morning, officials warn
>ANIMALS: Dogs, cats and pets available for adoption at Worcester area shelters
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jazz Fest kicks off
-Last Call with Giovanni Petrella, pop and hip-hop artist
-Sofia Talvik brings folk music to Bigelow Free Public Library
-First Person: How many swipes does it take to get the gift card
-The Faces of Worcester: Audra Doody
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who developing an improved dialysis machine
-ICYMI: Demolition proposal of historic Worcester home to be reviewed Thursday
-Worcester racial equity audit leaves some wondering if real change will happen or if "it’s more of a PR strategy"
-Worcester "career" criminal with 2 first names gets 16 years in prison: DOJ
-Worcester man found near Assabet trail charged after fighting police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Public hearing unveils Route 20 improvements in Shrewsbury
-Traffic advisory in Leicester Thursday-Sunday
-Holden woodworker took wife’s advice: Get a hobby in retirement
-Last taste of summer at Sutton Senior Center picnic
-Minnesota manufacturer to expand Northborough operation
-F & M Tool & Plastics president sells Leominster property in $25 million leaseback
-Fitchburg man sentenced to prison for role in drug trafficking conspiracy
-Pennsylvania firm buys 2 Uxbridge industrial properties for $7.6 million
>SPORTS: Bravehearts post hilarious video to clear their lost & found (1:17)
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Former captain Zdeno Chara retires as a Bruin
-Red Sox beat Reds, 5-3
-Holy Cross make TicketSmarter the official ticket resale marketplace for Crusader athletics
-Season tickets now on sale for Holy Cross men's basketball (:31) and women's basketball (:31)
-WooSox beat Mets, 3-2
-Pirates re-sign kicker Josh Gable
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Putin announces partial mobilization of 300,000 troops
-DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from program meant to provide meals to needy children
-Missing mom found dead after sending daughter chilling message
-Tragic: Woman dies after falling 30 feet off cliff in Maine
>BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment rate climbs to 3.8%
-WBJ's Movers & Shakers for September 19th
>NEW ENGLAND: Federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants brought to Mass.
-Election officials across Mass. bombarded with records requests
-2 decomposed bodies found in home of former Rhode Island mayor
>COLLEGES: WPI prof lands $747,283 NSF grant to support data visualization studies
-Listening to the whispering world of ASMR with Clark professors Shuo Niu and Hugh Manon
>HEALTH: Polio recently reemerged in the U.S. Who should get a polio vaccine now?
-What are the Omicron bivalent COVID booster side effects?
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting
>FOOD: Here’s why your grocery bill might’ve felt extra high
>TV/STREAMING: Selma Blair brings the ballroom to tears with her emotional performance on "Dancing with the stars"
>MOVIES: First look at the Whitney Houston biopic coming to theaters in December
>CELEBRITY: Inside Brendan Fraser's comeback, after years of Hollywood snubs
>HOMES: "Affordable" rents could still range from $1,161 to $1,990 even with Worcester inclusionary zoning policy
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local Habitat for Humanity builds playhouses for 2 veteran families
-Meanwhile, in Woburn, aggressive turkeys cause trouble in neighborhood
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-Multiple openings, Town of Holden
-All front of house positions at Canal District restaurant
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-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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