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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: Finally, some good news -- All 3 Worcester School Coronavirus Cases Test Negative
+7:30: No New Cases have Emerged in Worcester
+7:30: Worcester schools to mail work, postpone MCAS, offer meals
+7:30: Automakers to allow car owners to delay payments
+7:30: Stop & Shop creates shopping hours for 60 and older
+7:30: Statewide 33 new cases, 197 total
+7:30: Dow skids nearly 3,000 points — biggest drop since 1987
+2:50: Worcester man who died on flight from Dubai to Boston tests negative
+2:50: Virus Won't Stop Mission At Worcester's St. John's Food For The Poor
+2:50: Romney proposes giving $1,000 to every American adult
+1:20: Radio Worcester interviews with City Manager Ed Augustus (12:44) and Congressman Jim McGovern (8:56)
+1:20: UMass Memorial canceling elective procedures, planning testing program
+11:30: Here's what 'Flatten the curve' means (graphic)
+11:15: Worcester Diocese to Cancel Mass at All Churches Starting Tuesday
+10:00: Circuit breaker trips again, market trading halted
+9:50: Map: Food for Worcester students during shutdown
+9:50: Hanover Theatre cancels or reschedules shows through April 17
+9:50: U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days
+9:50: How it spreads, infects
+8:20: Some house rules to follow if you need to self-quarantine
+8:20: Clive McFarlane -- COVID-19 and the Rich/Poor Divide
-Worcester Declares State of Emergency, Announces Second Presumptive Positive Case
-Worcester press conference (23:38)
-Baker orders all schools close, restaurants only offer take-out, and gatherings with more than 25 people are prohibited
-A message for local business owners
-Here are the times, locations of Worcester Public Schools mobile meal delivery
-Important message from Worcester Public Schools about Monday & Tuesday
-United Way launches 'We Care Fund' to soften coronavirus impact
-Many Still Attending Church in Worcester Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
-Coronavirus puts damper on St. Patrick's Day weekend events in Worcester
-Cases In Massachusetts Now At 164
-Worcester Historical Museum closed at least through April 7
-National Grid suspends collections-related activities
-RMV closed to public, road tests canceled Monday, Tuesday
-Trial courts will be closed to the public Monday and Tuesday
-Box office plunges to lowest level in over two decades
In Other News
+2:50: One person hospitalized in single-car rollover on 395 South
+10:00: Memory of fallen Trooper Thomas Clardy to live on as Mass Ppike bridge, roadway dedicated
+9:50: Wreck on 290 at 146 snarls morning commute
-This was least snowiest astronomical winter on record in Worcester
-As sentencing of convicted Worcester restaurateur's wife looms, prosecutors say she could have distanced herself from husband’s drug dealing
-From crashes to arrests, information in Worcester harder to come by
-Mild winter stings plow operators, eases town budgets
-Spruce Up Your Home for Spring: Interior Edition
-Only two teams remain in running to sign Tom Brady
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer in N,C, spent lunch break sharing pizza with homeless woman and it was captured in heartwarming photo
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Top Posts
-Second case detected in Worcester County
-59-year-old Worcester man dies during flight from Dubai to Boston
-Worcester Public Schools cafeteria worker tested for coronavirus
-First confirmed case in Worcester; 5 more being monitored
-Tragic: Worcester mother and son die short time apart on same day
-Why are people panic-buying toilet paper? Psychologist explains
-Here's how Worcester's restaurants, small businesses are taking precautions to ensure patrons safe
-A special word from UMass Memorial Health Care
-Walmart will scale back hours of operation until further notice
-'It's like a ghost town:' Worcester retailers impacted by coronavirus
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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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