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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: 99 new cases in Worcester, 3,760 total; Shrewsbury, 256 (2 new cases); Millbury, 203 (+2); Leicester, 124 (+3); Grafton, 78 (+1); Holden, 71 (0). Press conference video (39:45)
+6:15: Patriots’ Lawrence Guy donates week’s worth of meals to families in Worcester
+6:15: CVS opens 2 new testing sites in Worcester County
+6:15: State totals: 3,755 long-term care deaths, 6,148 total, 647 in ICU, 1,114 new cases
+6:15: Mass. sees 38,000 new unemployment claims
+6:15: Another 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
+6:15: FTC warns some nursing homes, assisted living facilities keeping residents’ stimulus checks
+6:15: Chinese city of Shulan now under Wuhan-like coronavirus lockdown
-105 new cases in Worcester (high because of backlog in reporting system), 3,661 total; Shrewsbury, 254 (1 new case); Millbury, 201 (+5), Leicester, 121 (+3), Grafton, 77 (+3); Holden, 71 (+1). Press conference video (21:27)
-Patients moved from Worcester Quality Inn after ‘environmental concern’
-West Boylston Police Chief in email: Department 'will not enforce any actions' of Board of Heath
-Oxford gym owner slapped with $300 fine
-Worcester mother diagnosed with COVID-19 finally meets son (:33)
-Worcester Fire Dept. joins celebration of COVID-19 survivor
-Convoy of 50 ambulances drives from Worcester to Fenway in honor of EMS workers (23 photos)
-3 Worcester colleges pitch in to help health care workers amid pandemic
-Worcester summer school to be virtual; Chromebooks going out to families
-Janice Harvey: No pomp, under the circumstances
-Radio Worcester (15:12): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Reopening (May 19)
-WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (21:29) -- Michael Marchand, Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home
-Changes barber shops, salons making to protect customers
-State totals: 3,701 long-term care deaths, 6,066 total, 675 in ICU, 1,045 new cases
-How coronavirus unemployment gives some laid-off workers a raise
-The wonder of it all: Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun to reopen June 1
-Coronavirus will infect over 5 million by late July if U.S. reopens: model
-Poll: 83% of Americans fearful of new infections with relaxed restrictions
-Coronavirus forces Ford factories to close just days after reopening
-Suddenly it's summer of the RV (4:34)
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Southeast Asian Coalition donates 10,000 masks to Worcester Public Schools
In Other News
+6:15: Worcester Police seek suspects in Beth Israel break-in
+6:15: 46-year-old Worcester man faces cocaine charge
+6:15: 10 great reads to pass the time
+6:15: Bravehearts partner with 'Be The Match - Brothers for Bryce' (2:06)
-3:10: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
-New Bean Counter Bakery Café on Grove Street holds ribbon cutting
-Commissioner of Bravehearts league on playing this season: ‘I think we can pull this off'
-Judge in Worcester mulls early release of man twice convicted of sharing child porn
-Police arrest man in Sturbridge with 215 grams of Percocet
-Gardner teen facing criminal charges after violent rampage
-ICYMI: Double heartbreak: 2 area couples die 9 days apart
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Mass. homeowners focusing on summer projects, home comforts (1:34)
-What's new on Netflix in June (7:53)
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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