Here's what's happening in and around Worcester
ALERT
+9:00: Tom Brady says his ‘football journey will take place elsewhere’
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Worcester update -- 1 new case, 3 total, none are ill
+7:00: Nursing homes, long-term care facilities taking measures against spread
+7:00: Greater Worcester Community Foundation begins GWCF COVID19 Response Fund with $535k
+7:00: Worcester Chamber offers assistance to entire business community
+7:00: Scammers trying to take advantage of fears
+7:00: Worcesteria: City feeling ripple effects
+7:00: Gov. Baker: Not planning shelter in place (1:48)
+7:00: Latest state numbers: 21 new cases, 218 total
+7:00: IRS gives Americans 3-month break to file taxes
+7:00: All Macy's stores to close temporarily starting today
+7:00: Fauci says 'it's possible' virus peaks in 45 days in U.S.
+12:30: Worcester residents with COVID-19 questions can dial in to live-stream meeting Tuesday
+12:30: 'Possible' testing site being constructed in Shrewsbury
+12:30: SeltzerTime Podcast Ep. 62 (1:31:59) - Rep. Jim McGovern
+12:30: Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods to close for 2 weeks
+12:30: Rep Joe Kennedy Proposes $4,000 For Adults Making Under $100,000 A Year
+9:30: 'Possible' testing site being constructed in Shrewsbury
+9:30: UMass Memorial to pilot a drive-up testing service
+9:30: See how aggressive each state is against the coronavirus
+9:00: Worcester Boys And Girls Club Looking To Stay Open
+9:00: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Looking To Help Businesses
+9:00: City Council looking at remote access for all public meetings
-Finally, some good news -- All 3 Worcester School Coronavirus Cases Test Negative
-No New Cases have Emerged in Worcester
-Worcester doctors see patients virtually to prevent spread (2:07)
-Worcester schools to mail work, postpone MCAS, offer meals
-Map: Food for Worcester students during shutdown
-Tears, pink slips as area restaurants rocked by dining ban
-Not working from home? Here's an idea ...
-UMass Memorial canceling elective procedures, planning testing program
-Stop & Shop creates shopping hours for 60 and older; Also: Dollar General
-Worcester Diocese to Cancel Mass at All Churches Starting Tuesday
-Virus Won't Stop Mission At Worcester's St. John's Food For The Poor
-Hanover Theatre cancels or reschedules shows through April 17
-Clive McFarlane -- COVID-19 and the Rich/Poor Divide
-Worcester Public Market closes for 3 weeks, vendors won’t be charged rent during closure
-Rutland has a confirmed case of coronavirus
-Statewide 33 new cases, 197 total
-Automakers to allow car owners to delay payments
-Romney proposes giving $1,000 to every American adult
-Here's what 'Flatten the curve' means (graphic)
-U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days
-Some house rules to follow if you need to self-quarantine
-ICYMI: Important message from Worcester Public Schools about today
-Stop calling 911 over toilet paper shortage, cops beg
-Bagpipe funeral song played at Walmart without toilet paper
In Other News
+7:00: Millbury Federal Credit Union branch in Worcester is held up
+7:00: More than $2M Remains in Worcester's Snow Removal Budget
+9:30: Avoid Kelley Square -- On ramp to 290 West closed, Madison Street closed
-Overnight: Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze at Worcester home, no one hurt (:15)
-Worcester man who died on flight from Dubai to Boston, a professor at Assumption, tests negative
-How former owners of Bull Mansion bought it for $487K, sold it for $1.2M, and made no money
-First steel beams put in at Polar Park in Worcester (:39)
-One person hospitalized in single-car rollover on 395 South
-Memory of fallen Trooper Thomas Clardy to live on as Mass Ppike bridge, roadway dedicated
-ICYMI: From crashes to arrests, information in Worcester harder to come by
-Apartments for rent: How far does $1,400 a month go?
-Holy Cross opens national search for permanent women's basketball coach
-National: Seven members of same N.C. family killed in mass murder-suicide
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Father becomes living donor, saves son's life after losing 30 pounds
-Latest obituaries | | -Yesterday's highlights | | -Latest weather
Top Posts
-59-year-old Worcester man dies during flight from Dubai to Boston
-Worcester Public Schools cafeteria worker tested for coronavirus
-First confirmed case in Worcester; 5 more being monitored
-As sentencing of convicted Worcester restaurateur's wife looms, prosecutors say she could have distanced herself from husband’s drug dealing
-A special word from UMass Memorial Health Care
-Worcester Declares State of Emergency, Announces Second Presumptive Positive Case
-Walmart will scale back hours of operation until further notice
-'It's like a ghost town:' Worcester retailers impacted by coronavirus
-Stop & Shop cuts hours, suspends pick-up service (:19)
-Many Still Attending Church in Worcester Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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