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 (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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