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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:35: 153 new cases in Worcester, 868 total, Shrewsbury 95 (+6), Grafton 33 (+2), Holden 28 (+0), Leicester 15 (+1). Press conference video (17:14)
+6:35: Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 44
+6:35: Maine joins Conn., Vt. extending until mid-May
+6:35: Newly found mutation could threaten vaccine race, study says
+6:35: WHO says 70 vaccines are in the works
+5:00: State totals: 113 new deaths, 957 total, 1,296 new cases, 28,163 total, 126,551 tested
+5:00: ‘One World: Together At Home’ announces Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift to perform live
+4:25: Radio Worcester (8:49): Glory! A Beer that helps fight COVID-19 with Tim Garvin of the United Way of Central Mass
+12:15: Amazon hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand
+12:15: Less than 3% of small businesses applicants have received relief payment
+7:30: Cancer patients in Mass. feeling strain (1:52)
+7:30: Woman in Wash. fighting coronavirus gives birth while in an induced coma
-29 new cases in Worcester, 715 total. 89 in Shrewsbury, 31 Grafton, 28 Holden, 14 Leicester. Press conference video (27:26)
-Cases reported by Central Mass. cities, towns as of Monday
-Employees of essential public-facing businesses, restaurants in Worcester now required to wear masks
-If construction shutdown lasts until June, WooSox likely won't start on time
-Radio Worcester's Chamber Radio Blast with President & CEO Tim Murray (8:14): COVID-19 Economic Update (April 13th)
-Essential manufacturers in Central Mass. have found a way to produce
-WCCA-TV 'Daily Breaking' (27:33): Victoria Waterman, CEO, Girls Inc. of Worcester
-ThisWeekInWorcester.com launches a COVID-19 dashboard
-UMass Memorial Medical Center support staff seek hazard pay, testing
-UMass Memorial delays elective procedures further
-State totals: 88 new deaths, 844 total, 1,392 new cases, 26,867 total, 122,049 tested
-Mass. joins multistate pact on post-virus economy
-Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 40
-212 residents, staff at Cambridge nursing homes test positive
-Hanover will return $30M in auto premiums for April, May, to eligible customers
-BU says students may not be able to return until January (:28)
-Bodies piled in closet, slumped in chair at Detroit hospital
-Coronavirus likely spread in California as early as December: official
-California cop dies after twice being denied test
-Does cooking kill the coronavirus? And more food questions answered
-Celeb chef and Worcester native Geoffrey Zakarian hosting 'Great New York Foodathon'
-John Krasinski does it again, gets health workers free phone service, lifetime Sox tix (1:16)
-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
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 1,000 cases of bananas donated to Worcester's schools, pantries, shelters
In Other News
+4:20: Tractor-trailer roller I-290 West to Mass Pike in Auburn
+12:35: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
+12:15: Holy Cross named new women's basketball coach
+7:30: Gun found in stolen car in Worcester; 2 arrested
+7:30: Worcester schools could reinvest budget savings, buy laptops
-Armed morning home invasion in Worcester results in arrest
-Driver arrested after crash on Highland St. in Worcester
-Plantation Street bridge demolition delayed
-I-290 lanes in Auburn closed overnight Wednesday, Thursday
-Tens of thousands in state without power. Local outages, as of 6:15 a.m.
-Here's the latest dangerous social media challenge
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 newest homes to hit the market in Worcester
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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