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 (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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