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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 75 new cases in Worcester, 2,773 total. Shrewsbury, 219 (2 new cases); Millbury, 178 (+1); Leicester, 104 (+2); Grafton, 66 (+3); Holden, 64 (0). Press conference video (24:36)
+5:00: This year's Nurses Week highlights challenges of pandemic and 'new normal'
+5:00: State totals: 2,837 long-term care deaths, 4,702 total deaths, 826 in ICU, 1,612 new cases
+5:00: Senators Markey, Harris, Sanders proposing monthly payments (:38)
+2:15: Radio Worcester (10:42): Masks, gloves for panhandlers with City Councilor Moe Bergman
+2:15: Boston cancels 4th of July Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, all large-scale public events scheduled for summer
+12:00: Lost your job? Here’s what you need to know
+9:00: 10 great ways to spend your weekend at home in Worcester
+9:00: U.S unemployment rate soars to 14.7% with 20.5M jobs lost in April
-109 new cases in Worcester, 2,698 total. Shrewsbury, 217 (5 new cases); Millbury, 177 (+2); Leicester, 102 (+1); Holden, 64 (0); Grafton, 63 (+3). Press conference video (32:34)
-Worcester, state work to find hotel in city to house homeless individuals who test positive
-Worcester area men spearhead milk giveaway in Boston (2:44)
-Worcester teachers, students voice frustrations with remote learning
-Life Care Center of Auburn cases top 90
-Criminal complaint filed against Adams Square Baptist Church for 3rd violation of orders restricting crowd size
-That's Entertainment faces superheroic struggle
-WICN's Business Beat (32:31): Dilemma facing many small businesses, to open or remain closed
-WCCA-TV Daily Breaking (28:51): David Fields, Wormtown Brewery; Alexander Valle, Your CBD Store
-Why are Mass. cases still high despite social distancing? (2:02)
-Mass. golf courses can open immediately, with restrictions
-Green Hill Golf Course to remain closed despite relaxation of state ban
-Janice Harvey: ‘I know I did the right thing’
-55,000 more file for unemployment in Mass.
-Pandemic could eliminate 50,000 childcare slots in Mass.
-Most alarming case numbers in some states in prisons and nursing homes
-Nail salon first source of community spread in Calif.
-Fourth Amazon warehouse worker dies from coronavirus
-At the office: 8 steps to getting hired during a pandemic
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
In Other News
-5:00: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
+2:15: Radio Worcester (12:07): Petricore Games co-Founder, CEO Ryan Canuel on 5-year anniversary
+2:15: Debt-laden JCPenney could file for bankruptcy next week, even as some stores reopen
+12:00: West Boylston restaurant kitchen reopens with Food for Friends
-Latest weather: March-like weather this weekend
-Aunt of missing Worcester woman seeks justice behind 2014 disappearance
-Main Street bar set to be sold
-Navigating Kelley Square improves as 'Peanut' emerges
-WATCH: Kelly Square's 'Peanut' roundabout in effect
-Truck, motorcycle collide on Main Street in Worcester
-Overnight: Truck fire on Mass Pike in Millbury
-Released inmate arrested for assault & battery, back in Worcester County Jail, tests positive for COVID-19
-Abby's House 7-day giving campaign, online auction starts today
-Here's how to win Mom a $350 gift card from Sweet Jane's
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 1920s Tudor for sale in Worcester
-Patriots 2020 schedule. Related: Highlights, challenges of Pats' schedule. Ranking the 5 best games
-2020 NFL schedule: 10 can't-miss games
-Landing jet hits, kills man on runaway at Austin, Texas airport
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen in N.M. finds $135,000 next to an ATM. Instead of walking away with it, he calls police
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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