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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+1:30: DCU Center to be used as surge care space
+1:30: Baker says 10 more labs online, 750K pieces of PPE being sent to healthcare workers
+1:30: Radio Worcester (13:41) -- City Manager Ed Augustus on COVID-19 response
+1:30: Radio Worcester (10:01) -- Tim Murray on how Chamber is helping businesses
+1:30: Ford working with 3M, GE to make respirators, ventilators
+10:15: MassHire resources for employers, job seekers and partners
+10:15: UMass Memorial caregivers now required to wear a face mask at all times
+10:15: With testing backlog, UMass Memorial had 90 patients awaiting results
-3 new total cases in Worcester, 16 total. Firefighter, recruit test positive. Press conference video (38:08)
-Radio Worcester (14:27) -- Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about the Spread, the Surge, and the Infrastructure (COVID-19 Update)
-Best-case scenario: 20K cases in Worcester County, worst-case: 540K
-Beechwood closes; Worcester hotels hit hard
-WBJ Podcast (37:04): Rough week for the Central Mass. economy
-Platelet and blood drive to be held March 24-25 in Worcester
-Four members of same Webster household test positive. Sutton reports first case
-2 celebrated Holy Cross alumni: Bob Cousy calls Dr. Fauci 'my hero'
-WPI community collects thousands of needed medical supplies
-City Councilor starts free throw contest to support local fund
-Radio Worcester (18:16): Congressman Jim McGovern talks coronavirus response measures
-High-demand businesses, especially grocers and drug stores, need workers
-Gov. Baker orders non-essential businesses to close at noon Tuesday, issues stay-at-home advisory
-State totals: 131 new cases, 777 total cases, 9 deaths
-New symptom: Loss of taste, smell (1:59)
-Amazon Prime deliveries delayed up to a month
-ICYMI: T&G joins The 016 in offering free advertising to businesses. The 016 announcement (March 13)
In Other News
+1:30: Restaurants may soon be able to offer beer, wine through takeout, delivery
+1:30: Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy of New England to hold public classes online
+1:30: Committee approves revised plan for Doherty High rebuild
+1:30: Get a free Frosty with every Wendy's drive-thru order
+10:15: Worcester's fourth cannabis dispensary to open Tuesday
+10:15: Parking ban over as of 10 a.m.
+10:15: Northbridge High staff create ‘Full House’-themed TikTok for students
-Today is the Great American Takeout
-UPDATED: Here are the restaurants open for take out or delivery
-Worcesteria: Stepping up for food workers
-Multiple explosions heard as blaze tears through Northbridge lumber yard. Photo gallery
-Worcester Police want to locate this man suspected in nighttime breaking and enterings
-Car bursts into flames after crashing into bush in West Boylston
-WRTA weekday routes now run Saturday schedule
-Today's deal: Worcester auto repair shop offers free oil changes to hospital workers
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): The 5 latest Worcester homes to hit the market
-Good News (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Leominster teachers organize car parade (:28)
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Top Posts
-Person shot in Worcester; suspect taken into custody
-12 cases now in Worcester, 'almost all' over 40, first responders now being tested. Press conference video (14:28)
-Does getting coronavirus once mean you are immune?
-Confirmed cases in Worcester now 13, hospital CEOs to tour DCU Center as possible overflow site. Press conference video (21:45)
-Grafton resident tests positive
-24 in Worcester: Emergency daycare centers list released; here’s how program works
-City Councilor says intersection at Summit in Worcester is public safety issue
-Some coronavirus patients feel better before getting really sick, doctors say
-Worcester Police seek to ID man wanted for questioning in unarmed robbery
-Don't believe these fake coronavirus stories on social media
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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