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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: 20 new cases in Worcester, 75 total plus 14 in Shrewsbury, 11 in Grafton, 6 in Holden, 1 in Leicester. Press conference video (23:24)
+6:00: 'A complete shock': Residents being evacuated from Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center (1:49)
+6:00: Worcester Technical High School to be used to house homeless with COVID-19
+6:00: #HeartWorcester pops up around city (15 photos)
+6:00: Last year's $208M pharmacy sale helping to pay for UMass Memorial's coronavirus cost
+6:00: State totals: 1,017 new cases, 4,257 total, 44 deaths, 35,049 tested, 350 hospitalized
+6:00: Major disaster declaration for Massachusetts
+6:00: American Red Cross facing severe blood shortage
+6:00: FDA authorizes 15-minute test
+6:00: Calif. teen dies of coronavirus, was turned away with no insurance
-17 new cases in Worcester, 55 total, 6 in Shrewsbury, 6 in Grafton, 5 in Holden, 1 in Leicester. Press conference video (32:30)
-Worcester nursing home 1st in state to move residents to establish coronavirus treatment center
-Worcester looking to better track cases
-Health officials worried about delays in treating non-coronavirus needs
-UMass Medical School students excited, nervous to join battle
-Radio Worcester (8:44): Alex Guardiola talks Small Business Relief Legislation & Up to Date Information
-Local contractor donates $400k of medical equipment to Worcester hospitals
-Essential workers can get free daycare in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (7:05) -- City Councilor Sean Rose talks Free Throws for your Community (Worcester Together Fundraiser)
-T&G makes online coronavirus coverage free to read
-‘We miss you!’ Clinton Elementary School teachers send uplifting messages to students
-‘Now you’re infected,’ Putnam suspect says while coughing in trooper’s face
-State totals: 823 new cases, 3,240 total, 35 deaths, 29,371 tested, 288 hospitalized
-Mass. among national leaders in testing
-Baker: All travelers entering Mass. must isolate for 14 days
-Why isn't Mass. releasing town-by-town data? (2:44)
-RMV now appointment only, will enforce strict ‘no walk-in’ policy
-Millions of workers in the U.S. won’t be getting stimulus checks
-Alarming cellphone map shows how spring breakers could have spread coronavirus
-Stuck at home with a coronavirus patient? Here’s how you can stay healthy
-How to tell the difference between allergies, the flu and coronavirus
-Comparing grocery delivery services among local supermarkets
-Disney parks to remain closed indefinitely
-Walmart reports rise in sales of tops, not pants, during coronavirus
-Need propane? Travel trailer/motor home rental? Fuller RV is here to help
-Critical supplies to donate? Here's who to call
-Today's Heroes (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 911 dispatcher in Calif. helps elderly man who called because he ran out of food
In Other News
+6:00: Kelley Square construction: Harding and Millbury streets to be reversed overnight on May 5; MassDOT cancels informational meeting
+6:00: Joyner Lucas releases debut album ‘ADHD’
-UPDATED: Here are the restaurants open for take out or delivery
-Worcester schools plan calls for putting new funding toward preK, teacher diversity
-Gun Parlor in Worcester stays open despite governor’s order
-ICYMI: Greater Worcester might be better primed for recovery from recession than most areas of country
-Ricky Duran plays live virtual concert (59:44)
-'Continue to make art everywhere': Worcester Cultural Coalition
-‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant shocks with quick puzzle solve
-Awwww. Aquarium closed welcomes shelter puppies for visit
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Top Posts
-The restaurant chain that never closes has closed nearly a quarter of their locations
-Three-alarm fire in three-decker off Park Ave.
-Now people are panic-buying eggs
-New symptom: Stomach pain now appearing as only symptom for some confirmed cases
-11 new cases in Worcester, 38 total, 5 in Shrewsbury, 5 in Grafton, 2 in Holden. Press conference video (22:16)
-McDonald's reportedly yanking all-day breakfast menu
-This is why you shouldn't flush 'flushable' wipes
-It ‘started a cartwheel and just fell’: Witnesses describe fatal Sterling plane crash
-Target settles class-action lawsuit filed by Clinton woman for $2.3M
-Patients avoiding hospitals concerns Worcester Medical Director
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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