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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:15: 47 new cases in Worcester, 640 total. 84 cases in Shrewsbury, 30 Grafton, 28 Holden and 8 Leicester. Press conference video (19:28)
+7:15: State totals: 87 new deaths, 686 total, 1,886 new cases, 22,860 total, 108,776 tested
+7:15: Closing the Distance - Video Series from Holy Cross (6:49)
+7:15: Mass. makes unemployment application for Spanish speakers
+7:15: Latest shopping hot buy: Hair products
+8:30: SJC overrules Worcester, Brockton courts, orders 3 prisoners released
+8:30: These countries are reopening. Here's how they're doing it
-Projected Mass. surge peak now April 26, death toll increases, latest data shows
-Conn. schools, non-essential businesses to remain closed until at least May 20; Vermont extends through May 15
-111 new cases in Worcester, 593 total. 78 in Shrewsbury, 29 in Grafton, 28 in Holden, 8 in Leicester. Press conference video (21:29)
-Dozens of new cases ID'd at Holy Trinity Nursing center and SMOC shelter
-UMass Memorial Medical Center workers find way to show their smile while they don face masks
-Price Chopper/Market 32 asks governors to help get masks for workers
-No MCAS tests for students the rest of this year
-Residents show appreciation with donations to local police
-Worcester author in Esquire: I can’t answer my daughter's questions about COVID-19
-ICYMI: SIGN OF THE TIMES -- 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, Green Street heading toward Kelley Square, Worcester
-State totals: 96 new deaths, 599 total, 2,033 new cases, 20,974 total, 102,372 tested
-Reports of child abuse, neglect plummeting across New England. That’s not good
-28 veterans have died after testing positive at Holyoke Soldiers' Home (:22)
-Coronavirus strikes at least 2,100 senior facilities across U.S., higher than government reports
-Coronavirus-related deaths at Littleton senior living facility doubles to 10
-Not too early to start making plans for when this is over. 52 RVs for rent you can tour online at Fuller RV Rental & Sales
-Beauty salon in Ohio caught 'sneaking customers in' to have hair, nails done
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Oklahoma nursing home puts on parade so residents can see loved ones
In Other News
+7:15: Downtown Worcester Subway closed
+7:15: From Accurate Worcester Assessments for Real Estate (AWARE) -- Important information about tax bill
+7:15: Vaillancourt named a 2020 Fast 50 company by Boston Business Journal
+7:15: Former Bruins center dies at 25
-No one injured in fire on Dorchester Street in Worcester
-Life Flight called in on Mass Pike tractor-trailer rollover
-Police: Worcester man, wanted Shrewsbury bank robber, nabbed in Framingham
-Niche Hospitality announces temporary closing of all restaurants
-Restaurant, a Worcester favorite, reopens for takeout
-Who's offering takeout for Easter? Check Dining Out!
+UPDATED: Here are the restaurants open for take out or delivery
-Ch. 4: Easter Bunny gets jump on holiday, visits homes in Auburn (1:55)
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Video tour of well-maintained, young Rutland home (2:09)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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