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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester hospitals lack beds for expected cases, report says
-4th positive test in Worcester; St. V's temporarily ran out of tests; Press conference Video (32:37)
-Nurse explains UMass' new drive-up testing for some patients (7:52). Related: Testing speeds up in Mass. (1:49)
-UMass Memorial Health Care CEO Eric Dickson discusses hospital's response
-Hopeful news: Mass. residents rated among lowest risk
-More hopeful news: This cheap, 70-year-old drug shows promising results in speeding recovery
-With ‘Worcester Together,’ city and organizations to address basic, long-term needs of community
-Mutual Aid Worcester helps Worcesterites help each other
-Daily Chamber communication focusing on the impact of COVID-19
-Updated Worcester FREE breakfast and lunch or supper meals schedule
-508, A show about Worcester (44:27): Worcester in the Time of SARS-CoV-2
-Auburn Mall, Solomon Pond Mall close
-Wachusett school district has meals for those on free, reduced program
-Charlton has first positive test, 3 firefighters self-quarantined
-Central Mass. banks begin closing except for drive-throughs
-Gov. Baker announces closure of childcare centers
-State total: 38 new cases, 256 total cases
-3 N.J. family members dead, 4 more hospitalized
-Beginning today Price Chopper/Market 32 to have senior-only hour 6-7 a.m.
-National Grid suspends disconnections, collections
-Answering your questions about worker, employer rights
-Everything to know about working from home
-On the lighter side: Spanish man hides in T-Rex costume to avoid country's lockdown
In Other News
-2-alarm fire overnight in Worcester displaces 20, firefighter sustains minor injury
-SEE THE LIST: Who's open for take out or delivery
-The Queen's Cups closes, lays off 80% of staff
-Worcester RMV opens, but 10-at-a-time policy creates massive line
-Primer on Worcester's tax increment financing plans
-Councilor Gary Rosen urges WRTA to give free rides to polls
-Ch. 5's A Plus: Worcester Academy's Ian Gachunga (2:28)
-Tribute to area 24-year-old taken too soon by 'heartbreaking battle' with addiction
-Today's deal: Free $20 gift card with purchase of $100 gift card to Peppercorn's
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Two Ohio siblings held a porch concert for a neighbor who is self-isolating
-Latest obituaries | | -Yesterday's highlights | | -Latest weather
Top Posts
-Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze at Worcester home, no one hurt (:15)
-UMass Memorial starting drive-through screening Wednesday
-Tears, pink slips as area restaurants rocked by dining ban
-Rutland has a confirmed case of coronavirus
-Worcester update -- 1 new case, 3 total, none are ill
-Stop & Shop creates shopping hours for 60 and older; Also: Dollar General
-Are your employees still working at the office? Here's an idea ...
-IRS gives Americans 3-month break to file taxes
-Some house rules to follow if you need to self-quarantine
-'Possible' testing site being constructed in Shrewsbury
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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