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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:00: Unum closing downtown Worcester office; Hundreds of employees will work remotely
+5:00: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (17:27): BLM Mural & School in the Fall
+5:00: Tractor-trailer crash on I-495 at Route 9 in Westborough
+5:00: Worcester named Housing Choice Community by state
+5:00: Gronk says he and Brady didn’t plan Tampa Bay reunion
+12:15: Water Main break closes Chandler St., disrupts service
+12:15: 'Two Up!' Worcester's iconic Coney Island to offer outdoor dining
+12:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – July 16
+12:15: Worcester Bravehearts 'Behind the Bravehearts' Episode 5 (18:03)
-Latest weather: High around 78
-Black Lives Matter mural in Worcester
*Gallery (76 Photos), MassLive (7:00), This Week in Worcester
*Channel 5 (2:02); Channel 4 (:18); Channel 7; Spectrum News 1
*Drone footage from New England Pix (:24)
*Radio Worcester (15:53): Sean Rose on Black Lives Matter mural
-Latin Kings Worcester leader facing 20 years in prison
-Film shot at That's Entertainment in Worcester now on Amazon Prime
-Billings Square monument reinstalled as part of rotary reconstruction
-Worcester School Department to amend dress code, permitting more headwear
-ICYMI: Chandler Street restaurant reopens
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury company named award finalist for making PPE
-Eagle Lake in Holden is closed to swimming because of high bacteria levels
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-First-place Bravehearts win fourth straight
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Stunning Lake Quinsigamond home for sale (1:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nursing home in England recreates famous album covers using its residents as models
-2020 just being 2020: Scientists warn San Andreas Fault earthquake more likely
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, honey leaking through walls alerts couple to bee infestation
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 43 new cases in Worcester in the last week, 5,351 total
+5:00: Disney may not rebound from the pandemic for at least a year
+5:00: Surge was ‘inevitable’ after states reopened, Dr. Fauci says
+12:15: Mass. hot spots: The highest rates of positive tests by town
+12:15: U.S. workers file 1.3 million jobless claims, crisis total tops 51 million
-Hanover Theatre's revenue losses roughly $5 million as state's cultural sector takes hit
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (31:36): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty
-Nurse from Florida recounts her 14 weeks working at UMass Memorial COVID-19 unit
-Worcester colleges plan fall semesters around coronavirus
-ICYMI: Worcester man recovering from Covid after 65 days in ICU (2:27)
-Massachusetts reports 142 new cases, 27 more deaths
-Walmart will require masks starting Monday
-These stores are requiring customers to wear face coverings
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Can you get sick from beach sand?
-COVID-19 could be controlled in 2 months if people wear masks: CDC
-31% of children tested in Florida have been positive
-How to get out of town while social distancing: 'Chronicle' visits Fuller RV in Boylston and speaks with Sheri Fuller (5:54)
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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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