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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:40: 14 new cases in Worcester, 115 total, 21 in Shrewsbury, 16 in Grafton, 7 in Holden, 2 in Leicester. Press conference video (27:01)
+5:00: DCU Center to be 250-bed field medical station (1:48). Story
+5:00: State totals: 33 new deaths, 868 new cases, 6,620 total cases, 89 deaths, 46,935 tested
+5:00: Gov. Baker extends stay-at-home advisory until May 4
+5:00: WRTA approves boarding change, free rides
+5:00: Claremont Academy teachers share school spirit with students
+5:00: Hotels & Airbnbs in Mass. not allowed for leisure during crisis (1:20)
+5:00: Walmart announces new steps, including temperature checks
+5:00: RVs get new role as 'quarantine and isolation housing' and for homeless
+5:00: Radio Worcester (14:42): City Manager Ed Augustus keeps us up to date on Coronavirus in Worcester
+5:00: WCCA-TV (30:42) -- Daily Breaking March 31
+9:50: Here’s what the coronavirus ‘wave’ in Mass. looks like
+9:50: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy
+8:30: 80 positive cases in Worcester have yet to be verified
+8:30: New online activity portal 'Rec Woo' launches on Tuesday
+8:30: State stay-at-home order, social distancing guidelines may be extended
+8:30: Chancellor Collins' message to UMass Medical community (5:45)
+8:30: Whole Food workers prepare to strike because of virus exposure concerns
-15 new cases in Worcester, 101 total, 20 more in Shrewsbury, 16 in Grafton, 7 in Holden, 2 in Leicester. Press conference video (22:27)
-Cases expected to double in Worcester by end of week
-Gov. Baker 'heartbroken' after 11 vets at Soldiers' Home die during coronavirus outbreak
-The 016 receives Facebook Community Network grant to increase coronavirus coverage
-Radio Worcester (15:29): Dr. Michael Hirsh gives a Coronavirus update for March 30
-Radio Worcester (9:54): Tim Murray talks Coronavirus Economic Relief for Local Businesses
-Radio Worcester (8:03): Worcester Together fund surpasses $2.5M
-WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (26:33)
-WRTA bus drivers picket, ask for rear-entry boarding to ensure social distancing; most routes now at fewer than 6 riders
-For College Seniors, 2020 Will Be Hard to Forget
-Chamber postpones Worcester Women's Leadership Conference
-State totals: 797 new cases, 5,752 total, 56 deaths, 42,793 tests, 453 hospitalized
-FEMA sending refrigerated trucks to NYC
-Macy's to furlough 130,000 workers
-Engineer in Conn. makes public his working design for 3D printing ventilator splitter in case of emergency
-American Red Cross facing severe blood shortage
-Critical supplies to donate? Here's who to call
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family on Okla. turns Little Free Library into food pantry
In Other News
+8:45: Tractor-trailer rollover on Pike ramp in Auburn
+8:30: Looking for some inspiration? Watch: Maple the woodchuck does some stair climbing at EcoTarium in Worcester
+8:30: Worcesteria: Buses, boredom and the coming bacchanal
-WooSox co-owner adds to Worcester holdings
-Worcester Police arrest 6 after breaking up party Friday night on May St.
-85,000 Sq. Foot Building on Clark St. in Worcester Sells for $13M
-Worcester Fire Department taking extra precautions, asks residents to do same
-Memory Café in Auburn supports residents with Alzheimer’s and caregivers
-Construction equipment blaze in Millbury
-UPDATED: Here are the restaurants open for take out or delivery
-Today's deal: ICYMI: Taco Bell giving away free tacos on Tuesday
-Local businesses: Have an offer or deal you want people to know about? Let us know
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Top Posts
-Strike threatens deliveries from Worcester-area stores
-Someone left these signs on utility poles outside Auburn Police station
-'A complete shock': Residents being moved from Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center (1:49)
-Worcester assisted living facility creates 'safe visit' for residents, families
-Teachers at a Worcester school made this heartwarming video for students (2:55)
-Worcester funeral home puts in precautions during pandemic
-11 new cases in Worcester, 86 total. Press conference video (8:42)
-Should people without symptoms wear masks as a preventative measure?
-Elderly woman in New York dies after being shoved for not social distancing
-Calif. teen dies of coronavirus, was turned away with no insurance
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 39 today in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester D.P.W.: Getting cars off the streets key to snow removal
+5:00: Snow, ice, rain in forecast could be followed by bigger storm (8:28)
-Some Worcester residents say they're fed up with winter (2:55). Article
-Is this the coldest winter of your life in Mass.? That depends on your age
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Former Councilor Haxhiaj readies appeal of assault and battery conviction
+5:00: Former City Manager Ed Augustus is leaving state government. Here's what his next job will be
+5:00: Voice your ideas for future use of hall inside Union Station
+5:00: Propane tanker crashes in Grafton; off-loading planned
+5:00: Holy Cross freshman Naemi Herzig wins Olympic Bronze Medal
+Noon: Worcester senator wants review of state School Building Authority. Here's why
+Noon: Things to Do: Aaron Diehl Trio, "The Ring," Antiquarian Society panel ...
+Noon: Village, Kingdom Voice & Music events explore Black history in song
+Noon: Dunkin’ iced coffee gloves being given out Friday
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 60-year-old
-Assumption connection to Rhode Island hockey shooting tragedy
-Related: Documents shed light on Pawtucket shooter's past, including divorce (3:20)
-Watch: Bodycam footage shows moments before Boylston man shot by officer
-Worcester man sentenced to 3 years for illegal reentry after deportation
-Gov. Healey on Holden/Worcester court decision
-Dead of Winter film festival to be postponed
-Holy Cross students filling Worcester community refrigerators (1:57)
-American Eagle Outfitters to close Devens distribution facility, cutting 103 jobs
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet Great 8 Date Night Restaurants (5:40)
-ICYMI: Worcester man arrested for allegedly driving drunk with 2 young children in car
-Worcester affordable housing: 24-unit condo complex planned
-Harmony on Lake Quinsigamond? Rowers and "towers" get diplomatic
-WPI research reveals the privacy risk on your wrist
-Radio Worcester (21:45): Dr. Robert Goddard rocket launch centennial celebration planned
-Person accused of stealing $15,000 worth of purses from Worcester store (:24). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Nominations open for Holden Women's Club Person of the Year
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: New school policy to reduce spills sparks student pushback
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Arson investigation underway after string of fires in Fitchburg (1:52). Article
-Douglas runner becomes first person with artificial heart valve to run all 6 major marathons
-Webster man identified as second arrest in Thompson arson investigation
-David Prouty High project manager departs, change orders approved by building committee
-Northborough deputy fire chief says Select Board has caused him "irreparable harm"
-Clinton Select Board approves license for Starbucks ahead of March opening
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "Ada — My Mother the Architect" set for Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest
-Lowell author champions basketball pioneer; talk coming up at Worcester Public Library
-Last Call: Brenda Jenkins, community leader, founding member of MAWOCC
>OPINION: Tina Agostinelli: Simple techniques for letting go of perfectionism in the newborn phase
-Want to be a guest on WCCA-TV's Soapbox?
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:33): Bo Luong and Kurt Zelch, LEAP Business Advisors
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:07): Etel Haxhiaj verdict and $35 million Worcester–Holden sewer ruling
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked at Hanover Insurance (nee State Mutual) for 45 years
>SPORTS: 5-point plan to upgrade Patriots roster in offseason
-Quinn Hughes' overtime heroics send U.S. past Sweden into Olympic semifinals
-4 Bruins still in mix for gold medal at Olympics
-Jayson Tatum teases new docuseries as return date speculation heats up
-Kaitlyn Flanagan surpasses 1,000 career points in Holy Cross women's basketball victory over Lafayette
-Aiden Disu scores 20+ in fourth straight game against Lafayette
-After 2 decades leading Shrewsbury basketball, Adrian Machado stepping away
>CARS: Chrysler recalls over 80,000 vehicles after discovering springs could detach while driving
>NATIONAL: Ex-Prince Andrew arrested on his 66th birthday following Epstein files revelations
-Avalanche near Lake Tahoe leaves 8 skiers dead, 1 missing (1:44). Article
-4 dead in massive pileup involving over 30 cars on Colorado interstate
-Tragic: World champion skydiver plummeted to his death after parachute failed to open
>NEW ENGLAND: New bill seeks to ban sale of medical debt, prohibit impact to credit scores in Mass.
-Concrete company pleads guilty to O.S.H.A. violation after soil screener fatally crushed employee
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria All-Student Art Show: For everyone, with art in different forms
-At Holy Cross, college tradition lives on in an unexpected place
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World faces claims of black mold infestations
>BUSINESS: Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in landmark social media civil case (1:49)
-LPL Financial Research: From bubble fears to disruption risk: The new A.I. market narrative
-Worcester-Boston worker compensation costs up 3.6%, slightly above national rate
>HOMES: 10 generations of family lived in same Mass. home dating back to 1696 (1:38)
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree hitting wealthier neighborhoods, not just low-income areas
>FOOD: Chicken might not be healthier than beef, new study suggests
>HEALTH: F.D.A. reverses decision not to review Moderna's new flu vaccine
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" (2:19)
>MOVIES: Michael Douglas not first choice for Oscar winning Wall Street role
>CELEBRITY: Chef Anne Burrell left a suicide note before her death: police report
-Sharon Stone, 67, questions those "afraid of aging" in "fired up" Instagram video
>ANIMALS: Second Chance urges pet owners to take action for spay and neuter awareness month
>HISTORY: Remembering Jesse Jackson's visits to Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: UPS driver helps save 101-year-old in fire
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, escaped pig breaks into home in search of snacks
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