Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:45: 104 new cases in Worcester, 1,067 total, Shrewsbury 105 (2 new cases), Grafton 40 (+1), Holden 29 (0), Leicester 19 (+2). Press conference video (36:41)
+5:10: State totals: 702 long-term care home deaths, 1,404 total, 2,221 new cases, 34,402 total, 148,744 tested
+4:45: Mayor, city manager: Shining a light in dark times, Worcester comes together
+4:45: BJ’s opens doors to first responders, healthcare workers without memberships
+4:45: Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center reopens for area healthcare workers, first responders
+4:45: Nearly half of developmentally disabled at state home infected (1:05)
+4:45: Researchers: Arthritis drug promising treatment
+4:45: SEE THE LIST: 5 Great Activities for Families at Home
+11:15: Emergency daycares, including some in Worcester, running low
+11:15: Worcester Chamber President/CEO Tim Murray comments on another COVID-19 unemployment surge
+11:15: Reliant Foundation adds $45,500 to COVID-19 emergency fund
+11:15: Crisis causing financial stress for nearly 9 in 10 Americans
+8:15: Cases reported by Central Mass. cities, towns as of Thursday
+8:15: Opinion: COVID-19 numbers don't tell whole story at Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester
-53 new cases in Worcester, 963 total, Shrewsbury 103 (+8 cases), Grafton 39 (+4), Holden 29 (+0), Leicester 17 (+2). Press conference video (33:23)
-Worcester will order customers to wear face coverings at grocery stores, essential businesses
-Quality Inn in Worcester could be COVID-19 shelter for homeless
-At height of coronavirus battle, nurses being furloughed in Worcester
-Feds deny JetBlue’s request to suspend air service in Worcester
-COVID-19 Heroes -- Life as a Saint V's PCA during pandemic
-COVID-19 in Central Mass: Remembering those who have died
-Worcester health centers face critical PPE shortage
-ICYMI: Ch. 4: Exclusive look inside UMass Memorial's coronavirus testing lab (1:59)
-State totals: 137 new deaths, 1,245 total, 2,263 new cases, 32,181 total, 140,773 tested
-Baker: Residents can expect decision on extending statewide stay-at-home advisory, school closures in near future
-102,828 in Mass. file for unemployment, new claims down 26% from last week
-Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 52
-All N.H. schools will continue remote learning for rest of school year
-Small business relief program runs out of money
-Every country must meet 6 conditions before stay-at-home orders can be safely lifted
-Navy may reinstate USS Theodore Roosevelt captain
-Good dog! Dogs might be able to sniff out the coronavirus
-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
-On the lighter side: New England Toy company creates Dr. Fauci plush doll, complete with cape
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Quinn's Irish Pub launches 'Food for the Front Line' initiative
In Other News
+5:10: Man arraigned for alleged rape of teenager out of Dudley
+5:00: Latest weather: 6-8 inches of snow now forecast (not kidding)
+4:45: Worcester Parking Ban goes into effect at 7 p.m. Friday
+4:45: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
+4:45: New St. Paul High School names coaches for 2020 fall season
+1:15: Updated hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
+11:15: You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester into 2021
-Convicted Worcester restaurateur plans to seek early release
-Weintraub’s Deli landmark neon sign to be moved to Brew Yard at Kelley Square
-Last brother of Worcester's famed musicians, Jerry Loconto, dies
-Worcester's Doherty High School project moves on to schematic design phase
-Worcester's Mulcahy Field to get a face-lift
-Red Sox' anger mounts over MLB's stalled 2018 investigation
-Shopping: Apple releases low cost iPhone (:26)
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Houseplants bring added health benefits to your home
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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