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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:30: 28 new cases in Worcester, 1,199 total, Shrewsbury 105, Grafton 41 (+1), Holden 31 (+1), Leicester 19. Press conference video (26:21)
+7:30: Polar Seltzer giving away $2,500 a day this week to restaurant workers who use Instagram to list best item on their menus
+7:30: 'We're right in the middle of the surge now.' Mass. now at center of nationwide outbreak
+7:30: Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
+9:40: St. Vincent nurse to appear on NPR's 'On Point' to talk about the fight against furloughs
+9:00: Assumption establishes $3M coronavirus relief fund for current, incoming students
+9:00: Six weeks in on being home and update from April 16 Worcester School Committee meeting from School Committee member Tracy O'Connell Novick (4:59)
+9:00: Worcester dinosaur shows off proper use of personal protective equipment
-36 new cases in Worcester, 1,171 total, 1056 (58 per day) since April 1. Press conference video (20:42)
-City closes Worcester Tech shelter, moves 46 COVID-19 positive homeless to DCU Center
-COVID-19 could do serious harm to Worcester tax collections, budget
-Pandemic complicates St. Peter-Marian, Holy Name merger
-Worcester restaurant's pasta class going virtual
-UMass president says team rising to the moment
-On front lines of pandemic, Assumption professors are still creating Worcester institution’s physician assistant program
-Runners told to stay away from Boston Marathon route, practice social distancing
-State totals: 884 long-term care home deaths, 1,706 total, 1,705 new cases, 38,077 total, 162,241 tested
-Coronavirus surge in Mass. getting federal attention (2:49)
-Sen. Markey: America 'unprepared' for reopening economy (5:50)
-Mass. lawmakers pass ban on evictions, foreclosures
-Researchers: Testing needs to go up by 350,000 per day for the U.S. to reopen
-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): Worcester's Choose & Mix delivering meals to 3 local hospitals
In Other News
+7:30: Worcester man throws rocks at building, officer
+9:00: Patriots unveil new uniforms ahead of 2020 season
-Blarney Stone pub in Worcester appeals revocation of license
-Head-on collision kills 2 in Westborough
-Auburn pastor honored with parade
-Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed a day because of Patriots’ Day
-Central Mass. Jewish Theatre Co. to debut this fall in Worcester
-Kayaker rescued from Eddy Pond in Auburn
-ICYMI: Worcester's newest restaurant to hold pop-up take out event next Sunday
-Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Stow Police Chief Ralph Marino relieved of duties after group claims he tried to solicit teen
-16 killed in deadliest shooting rampage in Canadian history
-At the office: 5 tips for better video meetings
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Video tour of classic colonial for sale in West Boylston (5:01)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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