Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:15: 47 new cases in Worcester, 640 total. 84 cases in Shrewsbury, 30 Grafton, 28 Holden and 8 Leicester. Press conference video (19:28)
+7:15: State totals: 87 new deaths, 686 total, 1,886 new cases, 22,860 total, 108,776 tested
+7:15: Closing the Distance - Video Series from Holy Cross (6:49)
+7:15: Mass. makes unemployment application for Spanish speakers
+7:15: Latest shopping hot buy: Hair products
+8:30: SJC overrules Worcester, Brockton courts, orders 3 prisoners released
+8:30: These countries are reopening. Here's how they're doing it
-Projected Mass. surge peak now April 26, death toll increases, latest data shows
-Conn. schools, non-essential businesses to remain closed until at least May 20; Vermont extends through May 15
-111 new cases in Worcester, 593 total. 78 in Shrewsbury, 29 in Grafton, 28 in Holden, 8 in Leicester. Press conference video (21:29)
-Dozens of new cases ID'd at Holy Trinity Nursing center and SMOC shelter
-UMass Memorial Medical Center workers find way to show their smile while they don face masks
-Price Chopper/Market 32 asks governors to help get masks for workers
-No MCAS tests for students the rest of this year
-Residents show appreciation with donations to local police
-Worcester author in Esquire: I can’t answer my daughter's questions about COVID-19
-ICYMI: SIGN OF THE TIMES -- 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, Green Street heading toward Kelley Square, Worcester
-State totals: 96 new deaths, 599 total, 2,033 new cases, 20,974 total, 102,372 tested
-Reports of child abuse, neglect plummeting across New England. That’s not good
-28 veterans have died after testing positive at Holyoke Soldiers' Home (:22)
-Coronavirus strikes at least 2,100 senior facilities across U.S., higher than government reports
-Coronavirus-related deaths at Littleton senior living facility doubles to 10
-Not too early to start making plans for when this is over. 52 RVs for rent you can tour online at Fuller RV Rental & Sales
-Beauty salon in Ohio caught 'sneaking customers in' to have hair, nails done
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Oklahoma nursing home puts on parade so residents can see loved ones
In Other News
+7:15: Downtown Worcester Subway closed
+7:15: From Accurate Worcester Assessments for Real Estate (AWARE) -- Important information about tax bill
+7:15: Vaillancourt named a 2020 Fast 50 company by Boston Business Journal
+7:15: Former Bruins center dies at 25
-No one injured in fire on Dorchester Street in Worcester
-Life Flight called in on Mass Pike tractor-trailer rollover
-Police: Worcester man, wanted Shrewsbury bank robber, nabbed in Framingham
-Niche Hospitality announces temporary closing of all restaurants
-Restaurant, a Worcester favorite, reopens for takeout
-Who's offering takeout for Easter? Check Dining Out!
+UPDATED: Here are the restaurants open for take out or delivery
-Ch. 4: Easter Bunny gets jump on holiday, visits homes in Auburn (1:55)
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Video tour of well-maintained, young Rutland home (2:09)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (1:24)
+6:00: Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
+6:00: Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
+6:00: Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
+6:00: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
+Noon: Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-Concerned citizens feeling ignored by Worcester police as missing persons case continues
-Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-Worcester doctors call for action to address Black maternal health disparities
-Gravestones unearthed: get reacquainted with 2 of Worcester's oldest residents
-Health experts discuss "structural racism" in health care at conference at City Hall
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Passover 2024 — What you should know about the Jewish holiday
-ICYMI: The state investigated Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital — here’s what it found
-Commuter rail sees increased Worcester Line ridership after sacrificing "Heart to Hub" express
-Worcester ranked third worst market in U.S. for housing renters: Forbes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Expansion of overcrowded Shrewsbury High School debated
-Quabbin-area towns draw on history in quest for "equity"
-Grafton resident honored as Alumni Team Captain of the Year by Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk
-Clinton school budget process praised
-B.V.T.'s robotics competition Team 61 - The Intimidators earn Judges' Award
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Thomas Prince School honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Price Is Right Live coming to Worcester in September (:31)
-Radio Worcester (8:22): CASA Palooza music & support for foster care May 4th
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 82 (28:31): Joshua Kennedy, author, "Unchained"
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who opened a popular Shrewsbury Street restaurant named after her father
>SPORTS: Celtics blow out Miami, 114-94, in playoff opener
-What it might take for Patriots to trade No. 3 pick in NFL Draft
-Matthew Slater joins Patriots' staff
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 458 (27:14): Al Pettway, North High basketball coach
-Red Sox beat Pirates, 6-1
-WooSox beat Durham, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tesla cuts prices on Y, X and S models after delivery miss
>NATIONAL: Police officer fatally shot while heading home from work
-15 people suffer minor injuries in tram accident at Universal Studios theme park
-Tragic: Mom, 40, falls 140 feet to her death while hiking with baby, husband
>NEW ENGLAND: Shoppers on edge after body found behind Shoppers World in Framingham (1:57)
-20 safest cities in Massachusetts in 2024
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (9:13) — Are we master of Siri, or vice versa?
-Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-WPI launches first-in-the-nation financial technology PhD
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best museum cities
>BUSINESS: Bank C.E.O. retiring after 37 years, to be succeed by V.P.
-Radio Worcester (13:04): Nancy Cahalen retires, Alex Guardiola leads B.B.B. Central New England
>HOMES: Aspen home sells for a record, and breathtaking, $77 million
>HEALTH: Ozempic use appears to be changing people's personalities
-UMass Medical School researcher developing skin treatment, with potential broader applications to prevent diabetes
>FOOD: Trader Joe’s basil linked to salmonella outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Disney to overhaul Disney+ streaming service with TV channels
>MOVIES: "Civil War" continues dominant box office campaign with second week at No. 1
>CELEBRITY: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
>ANIMALS: Cow-calf rejected by mom becomes Maine store employee
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 16-year-old girl, formerly homeless, addresses Mass. lawmakers as Eagle Scout
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman finds nearly 8-foot alligator inside her home
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