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+NEW (5:30): No bail for woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend
+NEW (5:30): Worcester man gets life in prison for murdering woman in 2015
+NEW (5:30): Downtown restaurant now open for lunch weekdays
+NEW (5:30): Chamber provides COVID-19 [coronavirus] information and resources for businesses
+NEW (5:30): It's Fri-YAY! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW (5:30): Worcester Spring Home Show this weekend. See list of exhibitors and get free tickets
+NEW (5:30): 10 Great Events We're Looking Forward to in March in Worcester
+UPDATED (5:30): WATCH Douglas K9 Officer Finn Featured on 'Good Morning America'
+NEW (8:00): Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 6
+NEW (8:00): Leadership Worcester Now Recruiting Class of 2021
+NEW (8:00): Worcester Culture Watch podcast (42:43) — Electoral Politics and How Bernie Throws Best Parties
+NEW (8:00): Troopers Escort Woman Off Jet At Logan After Fight (1:04)
-Worcester company fined $400K for ripping off workers
-Merged Catholic High School to be at Holy Name, will be named Saint Paul Diocesan Jr.-Sr. High
-Fentanyl, heroin dealer gets 5 years; will be deported after prison term
-Closed nearly 3 years, Great Wall reopens in downtown Worcester
-Apartments for rent in Worcester: What will $1,600 get you?
-ICYMI: Park Ave. bar about to get 3rd owner in 9 months
-School bathroom practice questioned at Worcester school board meeting
-'Call to action' to battle poverty at Worcester forum
-Shrewsbury Fire, Hazmat Crews Battle Fire at Supercon On Route 9
-Here's How to Get a Dairy Queen Blizzard for Just 80 Cents
-Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta, at Holy Cross chamber breakfast, cites aging and automation challenges
-Voice of Business podcast (42:49): MI-Box of Greater Worcester, Worcester Women's Leadership Conference
-This Week in Holy Cross Athletics presented by JMB Financial Advisors
-Gambler threatened Edelman, Gronk
-Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones return to Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
-Today's Deal: Here's how to get your free Dunkin’ donut today
-Uh oh! Mass. has one of the biggest drinking problems in America
-Revolutionary War re-enactor shows up drunk at Mass. school (:52)
-North Carolina woman spends 100th birthday in jail
-Trailer drops for season 3 of Netflix series 'Ozark' (2:23)
-Today's Heroes (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): S.C. college students raising $75,000 for Wendy’s employee who lost home in fire
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Top Posts
-64 people who work in Auburn will be laid off at the end of March
-Iconic Boston-area eatery eyes Worcester for expansion
-Worcester area plummets in job market rankings
-Worcester accountant sentenced for tax fraud
-State accepting proposals for new Worcester RMV location
-Road rage leads to fight with baseball bats in Worcester
-Worcester robbers were feeding their drug habits
-Webster man indicted in Sept. shooting death at Auburn warehouse
-Motor vehicle stop in Oxford leads to 3 arrests
-Buyer Beware: This Worcester 'deal' will cost you
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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