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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: 40 new cases in Worcester, 1,239 total. Shrewsbury 107 (+2 cases), Grafton 41 (0), Holden 31 (0), Leicester 21 (+2). Press conference video (27:02)
+5:30: Baker leaves door open for Mass. businesses to reopen before end of June if cases, hospitalizations decline
+5:30: Number of child coronavirus patients growing in Mass. (1:50)
+12:45: Mass. schools closed for remainder of academic year
+12:45: Radio Worcester (16:42): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus gives a COVID-19 update (April 21)
+12:45: Radio Worcester (9:09): Chamber President & CEO Tim Murray talks expanded unemployment benefits
+9:45: CEO of St. V's owner touts focus on 'maximizing our cash position' amid furloughs
+9:45: Saint Vincent Hospital CEO shares thoughts, appreciation for hospital team, Worcester Community (6:41)
+9:45: Buck's Whiskey & Burger Bar donating 500 meals to frontline Workers
+7:30: Teachers union want Mass. schools to stay closed (1:10)
+7:30: At the office: North Carolina farm renting out animals to crash Zoom meetings
-28 new cases in Worcester, 1,199 total, Shrewsbury 105, Grafton 41 (+1), Holden 31 (+1), Leicester 19. Press conference video (26:21)
-This Week in Worcester's COVID-19 Information Center for Worcester
-Here's what reopening Worcester may look like
-Caravan for Caregivers at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester (:36)
-'Good Morning America' (1:54) -- 'I graduated early from medical school to help on the front lines,' UMass Medical School graduate
-New treatment approaches arising from virus fight in city
-Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
-Polar Seltzer giving away $2,500 a day this week to restaurant workers who use Instagram to list best item on their menus
-Assumption establishes $3M coronavirus relief fund for current, incoming students
-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)
-State totals: 1,809 deaths, 3,804 hospitalized, 1,566 new cases, 39,643 total, 169,398 tested. Story
-'Gig economy' workers can now apply for unemployment (1:47)
-Baker signs bill banning evictions, foreclosures during crisis
-Millions of homeowners delaying mortgage payments
-'We're right in the middle of the surge now.' Mass. at center of nationwide outbreak
-Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 62
-Heart damage emerges as another grim outcome of COVID-19’s range of complications
-Tragic: 5-year-old daughter of Detroit first responders dies after being diagnosed with coronavirus
-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
-On the lighter side: Worcester dinosaur shows off proper use of personal protective equipment
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boulevard Diner unveils Free Little Pantry
In Other News
-Latest weather: Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon
+5:30: Patriots trade Gronk to Tampa Bay
+5:30: Nova Scotia mass shooting: Death toll rises to 20 victims
+12:45: Tampa mayor tweets clarification that Tom Brady was 'sighted' in park, not 'cited'
+12:10: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
-Worcester man throws rocks at building, officer
-City leaders seek funds for budgetary shortfalls brought on by pandemic
-Local high school student's research published in scientific journal
-KrafTea Kombucha now available for curbside pickup or delivery
-ICYMI: Blarney Stone pub in Worcester appeals revocation of license
-Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed a day because of Patriot's Day
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Patriots unveil new uniforms ahead of 2020 season
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 new Worcester houses for sale
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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