Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:00: Beginning tomorrow Price Chopper/Market 32 to have senior-only hour 6-7 a.m.
+12:00: UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Medical School working on testing partnership
+12:00: UMass Memorial Health Care CEO Eric Dickson discusses hospital's response
+12:00: Wachusett school district has meals for those on free and reduced program
+12:00: Charlton has first positive test
+12:00: Central Mass. banks begin closing except for drive-throughs
+12:00: Nearly 20K Mass. unemployment claims filed in single day (1:44)
+12:00: Nevada governor orders all Las Vegas casinos to shut down
+12:00: Netflix Party allows users to watch shows, chat with friends in separate locations
-UMass Memorial starting drive-through screening today
-City Hall closed to public; Here’s how to pay bills, request birth certificates and contact departments
-Worcester update -- 1 new case, 3 total, none are ill
-Clark University staffer tests positive
-Worcester parents worry how to provide child care, learning structure during shutdown
-Greater Worcester Community Foundation begins GWCF COVID19 Response Fund with $535k
-Worcester Chamber offers assistance to entire business community
-Central Mass. in the time of coronavirus (45 photos)
-'Possible' testing site being constructed in Shrewsbury
-Radio Worcester (16:44) -- Senator Mike Moore talks First Responders and the Coronavirus
-SeltzerTime Podcast Ep. 62 (1:31:59) - Rep. Jim McGovern
-Worcesteria: City feeling ripple effects
-Map: Food for Worcester students during shutdown
-How best to deal with anxiety caused by outbreak (1:37)
-Scammers trying to take advantage of fears
-Gov. Baker: Not planning shelter in place (1:48)
-Latest state numbers: 21 new cases, 218 total
-IRS gives Americans 3-month break to file taxes
-All Macy's stores to close temporarily starting today
-More retailers closing in the interest of public health (1:41)
-California governor: Most schools likely out until the fall
-Rep Joe Kennedy Proposes $4,000 For Adults Making Under $100,000 A Year
-See how aggressive each state is against the coronavirus
-Some house rules to follow if you need to self-quarantine
-Working at the office? Here's an idea ...
In Other News
+12:00: Worcester RMV opens, but 10-at-a-time policy creates massive line
+12:00: Primer on Worcester's tax increment financing plans
+12:00: Councilor Gary Rosen urges WRTA to give free rides to polls
+12:00: 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Salt Lake City area
-Millbury Federal Credit Union branch in Worcester is held up
-Sutton Contractor to Pay $120K for Shrewsbury Shed Explosion
-More than $2M Remains in Worcester's Snow Removal Budget
-Worcester RMV office open today
-2 injured in crash on Route 122 in Rutland
-Apartments for rent: How far does $1,400 a month go?
-Today's deal: Spend $50, Get $20 at Peppercorn's (see details)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Patrons leave $1,000 tip for Kingston servers
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Top Posts
-Overnight: Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze at Worcester home, no one hurt (:15)
-As sentencing of convicted Worcester restaurateur's wife looms, prosecutors say she could have distanced herself from husband’s drug dealing
-Second case detected in Worcester County
-Tears, pink slips as area restaurants rocked by dining ban
-Many Still Attending Church in Worcester Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
-Rutland has a confirmed case of coronavirus
-Stop & Shop creates shopping hours for 60 and older; Also: Dollar General
-Some house rules to follow if you need to self-quarantine
-U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days
-How former owners of Bull Mansion bought it for $487K, sold it for $1.2M, and made no money
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Local ice cream shops open for the season
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Monkey Man," "Arthur the King" and more
-New restaurant planned at former Zorba's Taverna on Stafford Street
-Passenger numbers continue to soar at Worcester Regional Airport after record 2023 year
-M.B.T.A. announces return of morning Worcester-to-Boston express train
-Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
-Worcester rentals: Forbes ranks market third-worst in U.S. Here's why
-"Goodbye Doherty!" Doherty Memorial High School Reunion (1:29)
-Clark University expands its scholarship zone by 31 streets in Main South
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-City launches Diverse Business Certification grant program
-Crews in Worcester County to look for invasive elm zigzag sawfly
-Former Christmas Tree Shops may become trampoline park
-Turtleboy's relationship to Karen Read case may be left out of trial
-The Faces of Worcester: Lorna R. Ellis, Seamstress and clothing store business owner
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
>DINING OUT: Why Eggholic in Shrewsbury is like no Indian restaurant around
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton cannabis delivery firm expands services
-Gov. Healey discusses Mass. Leads Act at Westborough clean energy company
-Drug Take Back Day Saturday in Leicester
-"H" intersection in Boylston to allow limited traffic
-Anthony Cipro leaving Houghton School
-33rd Grafton Gazebo Road Race is May 11th
-Annual Sutton town-wide yard sale June 15th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Midnight Motion rocks Redemption Rock taproom on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
-Worcester County Wonders: Time is on their side at the Willard House & Clock Museum
-The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
-W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 83 (28:18): Immigration & Higher Education
-Unity Radio (58:25): TheWoo508
>SPORTS: Patriots take quarterback Drake Maye with No. 3 pick
-Will Drake Maye start right away? Patriots coach responds (1:28)
-Experts analyze Patriots’ Drake Maye pick
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 6-4
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: William Kelleher
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
>NATIONAL: Baltimore accuses ship's manager of negligence in bridge collapse
-10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting sleeping man, authorities say
-Tragic: Mom's haunting last words before she died from mushroom sushi roll
>NEW ENGLAND: Questions remain ahead of opening statements in Karen Read murder trial (2:32)
-Man dead after shooting at police, barricading inside home in North Andover
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Clark students awarded $10,000 to document, "uplift voices" of those impacted by climate change
-WPI receives slice of $2.8 million women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 easy hikes with incredible views in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Husband and wife to develop A.I. math tutor with WPI, $4 million in funding
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Electric Hydrogen's "gigafactory" ribbon cutting ceremony in Devens
>SHOPPING: When is Wayfair's 2024 Way Day sale? Shop early deals now
>HOMES: Prices up, sales down in early spring house market in Mass.
>HEALTH: C.D.C. launches tool to monitor heat risk (1:04)
-Seeing a female physician could lead to a longer life, new study shows
>FOOD: Which foods have the most plastics? The answer may surprise you
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Glen Powell film for Netflix, "Hit Man" (2:34)
>MOVIES: Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon returns to "Footloose" high school to mark film's 40th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Tiny Chihuahua scares giant great Dane (3:01)
>HISTORY: Old Union Depot in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Salem fitness trainer helps children with disabilities build strength, confidence
-Meanwhile, in Australia, watch fare-dodging horse wait on platform at train station
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