Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 54 new cases in Worcester, 1,751 total. Shrewsbury, 158 cases (no new cases); Millbury, 138 as of Friday; Leicester, 71 (+1); Grafton, 47; Holden, 39 (+1). Press conference video (21:46)
+5:00: Worcester medical facilities could see switch to mouth swab testing
+5:00: Shutdown could have lasting effects on schools, students, say experts
+5:00: State totals: 1,632 long-term care deaths, 2,899 total, 1,590 new cases, 54,938 total, 236,100 tested. Story
+5:00: WATCH: 7 things you need to know about COVID-19 in Mass.
+5:00: Think things are bad for airlines? It’s about to get worse
+5:00: Here's how to check your fever without a thermometer, according to doctors
+8:40: Area retail landlords brace for fallout as store closings trigger rent negotiations
+8:40: AP source: Some NBA teams may reopen facilities to players on Friday
-79 new cases in Worcester, 1,697 total. Shrewsbury, 158 cases; Millbury, 138 as of Friday; Leicester, 70; Grafton, 47; Holden, 38. No press conference Saturday
-Worcester Housing Authority touts low infection rate amid aggressive measures
-Latinos make up 30% of patients in Worcester, despite 11% population share
-Worcester could soon track racial, socioeconomic data related to COVID-19
-Innovative local theater owner finds a way to draw a crowd during shutdown (1:20)
-COVID-19 presents challenges to find resources for children with autism
-Tenet Healthcare furloughs hit Mass. as CEO's pay skyrockets
-Signs popping up throughout Worcester support graduating seniors, while also providing funds for nonprofits
-State totals: 1,530 long-term care deaths, 2,730 total, 2,379 new cases, 55,348 total, 226.845 tested
-Lifting the lockdown: Which Mass. businesses would open first?
-Coronavirus may destroy 40% of the US economy, officials say
-Treatment drug trial running ahead of schedule
-COVID-19 recovery time: How long symptoms last
-ICYMI: These U.S. citizens won’t get coronavirus stimulus checks — because their spouses are immigrants
-At the office: You may be eligible for unemployment while day care is closed
-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: Michigan man gets ‘Dumb and Dumber’ bad quarantine haircut from wife
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local union donates PPE to personal care attendants in Worcester
In Other News
+5:00: City buys land behind Worcester school to improve drop-off, pick-up procedures
-9:45: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
+9:40: 'Strong and Resilient' Worcester boy gets welcome home parade after heart transplant
-Latest weather: More rain on the way
-2 more Worcester restaurants announce reopening
-Support your local restaurants: Worcester Take Out Day is tomorrow
-Councilor Rose calls for delivery, pick-up options for Worcester trash bags
-TV series filmed in Worcester now available for streaming
-Updated: Worcester firefighters battle house fully engulfed in flames
-City of Worcester warns retirees of potential benefits scam
-April 27 Worcester Business Journal digital version now available
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Auburn baseball team makes best of season end (2:10)
-Everything the Patriots did at 2020 NFL Draft
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): What will $1,700 get you in Worcester?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 67 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-24-year-old Worcester murder victim remembered as a good young man
-Earlier: 24-year-old shot and killed in latest act of gun violence in Worcester
-Longtime head of Clark Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies leaving, explains in Wall Street Journal why she's going to Assumption University
-Related: Assumption launches Center for Civic Friendship, names first director
-War on litter in Worcester done "very well" by Instagram account
-Face-painting, balloons, games, gathering; festival celebrates Eid
-Worcester woman's $100,000 campaign honors sister who died of leukemia
-What's open and closed on Patriot's Day
-Old Sturbridge Village celebrates Patriot's Day Weekend
-What is Patriot's Day? The holiday goes beyond the Boston Marathon
-Worcester weighs extending fare-free transit another year
-Is ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology actually helping our communities? (2:34)
-Worcester sixth grader recognized for Easter baskets for homeless kids campaign
>DINING OUT: Check out a book, get a free Coney Island Hot Dog
-ICYMI: Superhero luncheon supports local 5-year-old battling leukemia
-Local documentary filmmakers get film into prestigious festival
-Polar Seltzer just dropped some of its best flavors ever for summer
-19 sites in Worcester beautified as part of 12th annual Build Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students get fit with after school B.F.S. program
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-State Sen. Peter Durant to hold office hours in Holden on Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New York kidnapping of 1994: Does Fitchburg hold clues?
-Clinton woman blows through stop sign after outing with coworkers, gets arrested
-Former Sutton drive-in site to become trucking repair facility
-Shrewsbury tests new trash bags ahead of trash hauler change
-Clinton gears up to clean up for Earth Day
-Bob’s Furniture to take over Bed Bath & Beyond space in Leominster
-West Boylston police log April 1st to 7th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Friends Experience is coming to Boston. Everything you need to know
-North High basketball collection to be on display at the Worcester Historical Museum
-Willard House & Clock Museum in Grafton gets $15 million to support expansion
-Ray Mariano: Worcester needs to get tougher on litter, illegal dumpers
-First Person: Suzanna Parpos on the "high" of heels
-Unity Radio (58:16): Now I Thrive
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 419 (27:43): Jackie Shakar
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 563 (28:49): Mauro DePasquale
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to family matriarch who was a career banker
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Wizards, 132-122, on Mike Gorman Day
-WNBA's television schedule is going all-in on Caitlin Clark
-Red Sox beat Angels, 5-4
-How to use Boston Marathon runner tracker to follow your athletes along today's race
-Team Hoyt running in memory of iconic Boston Marathon duo
-Holy Cross Mic'd Up (1:32): Head football coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross announces football game day experience updates
-Railers fall to Lions, 4-0, miss playoffs
-WooSox split doubleheader with Mets
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies in house fire while trying to rescue her puppy
>NEW ENGLAND: 7 Mass. billionaires among richest in world: New Forbes list
-When are taxes due in Mass.? How to get an extension? Other questions answered
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student has multiple missions — and one full calendar
-Federal funding not enough to finance Clark's Community Empowerment Center
-Q&A with Worcester State’s new development and alumni leader, Felicia Riffelmacher
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Win chance to set sail on U.S.S. Constitution on Fourth of July
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
Why millennials are quitting the rat race
>SHOPPING: Why you shouldn’t use laundry pods
>HOMES: Mortgage rates creep up to 7% as home-buying season begins
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on enjoying the moments in front of us (2:01)
-Salt substitution linked with lower risk for dying early, study finds
>FOOD: Grocery shopping on an empty stomach is costing Americans this much
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch new "Bluey" episodes on Disney+
>MOVIES: "Civil War" succeeds at the box office with $25.7 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Cindy Crawford launching her own tequila
>ANIMALS: Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
>HISTORY: All Saints Church, 1880
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston Marathon runner reunites with life-saving nurse
-Meanwhile, woman flees down hill from a group of 37 sheep (:26)
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