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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: 28 new cases in Worcester, 1,199 total, Shrewsbury 105, Grafton 41 (+1), Holden 31 (+1), Leicester 19. Press conference video (26:21)
+7:30: Polar Seltzer giving away $2,500 a day this week to restaurant workers who use Instagram to list best item on their menus
+7:30: 'We're right in the middle of the surge now.' Mass. now at center of nationwide outbreak
+7:30: Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
+9:40: St. Vincent nurse to appear on NPR's 'On Point' to talk about the fight against furloughs
+9:00: Assumption establishes $3M coronavirus relief fund for current, incoming students
+9:00: Six weeks in on being home and update from April 16 Worcester School Committee meeting from School Committee member Tracy O'Connell Novick (4:59)
+9:00: Worcester dinosaur shows off proper use of personal protective equipment
-36 new cases in Worcester, 1,171 total, 1056 (58 per day) since April 1. Press conference video (20:42)
-City closes Worcester Tech shelter, moves 46 COVID-19 positive homeless to DCU Center
-COVID-19 could do serious harm to Worcester tax collections, budget
-Pandemic complicates St. Peter-Marian, Holy Name merger
-Worcester restaurant's pasta class going virtual
-UMass president says team rising to the moment
-On front lines of pandemic, Assumption professors are still creating Worcester institution’s physician assistant program
-Runners told to stay away from Boston Marathon route, practice social distancing
-State totals: 884 long-term care home deaths, 1,706 total, 1,705 new cases, 38,077 total, 162,241 tested
-Coronavirus surge in Mass. getting federal attention (2:49)
-Sen. Markey: America 'unprepared' for reopening economy (5:50)
-Mass. lawmakers pass ban on evictions, foreclosures
-Researchers: Testing needs to go up by 350,000 per day for the U.S. to reopen
-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
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester's Choose & Mix delivering meals to 3 local hospitals
In Other News
+7:30: Worcester man throws rocks at building, officer
+9:00: Patriots unveil new uniforms ahead of 2020 season
-Blarney Stone pub in Worcester appeals revocation of license
-Head-on collision kills 2 in Westborough
-Auburn pastor honored with parade
-Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed a day because of Patriots’ Day
-Central Mass. Jewish Theatre Co. to debut this fall in Worcester
-Kayaker rescued from Eddy Pond in Auburn
-ICYMI: Worcester's newest restaurant to hold pop-up take out event next Sunday
-Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Stow Police Chief Ralph Marino relieved of duties after group claims he tried to solicit teen
-16 killed in deadliest shooting rampage in Canadian history
-At the office: 5 tips for better video meetings
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Video tour of classic colonial for sale in West Boylston (5:01)
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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