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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: Cooling trend begins. High of 28 today in Worcester
-Cold facts: A chilly January. But nothing like 1970
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (1:48). Article
+6:00: Related: At Spencer shopping plaza, no sign of tense scene of night before
-Earlier: Questions remain after Spencer shooting left suspect dead, officer and 1 other injured (2:20). Article
-Earlier: S.W.A.T. officer shot, suspect killed in shooting in Spencer (1:23). Article
-Related: Gunshots heard in witness video (:12)
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools committee rejects petitions to allow parents to opt children out of data collection
+6:00: An eatery trying to save bees is opening a Worcester store
+Noon: Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
+Noon: Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
+Noon: Love, romance and opera Italian-style coming to Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Last Call: Ed Sweeney, author and folklore researcher
-Worcester nurse injured in Costa Rica returns to U.S., begins recovery
-State: Saint Vincent Hospital failed to properly staff I.C.U. patient
-Area restaurant owner charged in $1 million S.N.A.P. fraud scheme (1:55)
-Worcester nears A.R.P.A. spending deadline
-Worcester Business Journal moves headquarters to Downtown Worcester
-Westminster third-grade reporter asks questions to Patriots before Super Bowl LX (3:32). Article
-2 donors give $13 million to WPI (3:39). Article
-Aislinn Doyle: February 5th School Committee meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Comfort Food (5:21)
-ICYMI: Search warrant on Pleasant Street in Worcester nets guns, drugs
-Inventor with Worcester ties placed on leave after Epstein messages surface, report says
-Snowbanks, no sidewalks make it tough to walk to this Worcester elementary school
-Urgent call for volunteers as St. John’s opening emergency shelter in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Jed's restocks rock salt and ice melt
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Special Town Meeting on February 23rd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck overturns on Route 2 in Fitchburg. Video (:24)
-Hundreds sign petition in support of suspended high school hoops player
-At long last, Shrewsbury hits important housing threshold
-Webster man charged with unlicensed gun dealing, including machine gun device
-Oakdale street gets an unofficial name change in support of Patriots
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: Show at Hunchback Gallery feels distinctively Worcester
-Listen Up: Solid metal from War Castle, Smoking Jacket hits the road
-Noah Kahan, New England native, returning to Fenway Park for "The Great Divide" tour
-Pink Talking Phish honors songs of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish
>OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Gifting experiences over things
-Tracey Faraday: Galentine’s Day for moms — Why you need a kid free hang with your mama bestie
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroads Conversations (40:25): Celia Johnston Blue, Mass. Women of Color Coalition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost everything in the tornado of 1953
>SPORTS: Drake Maye set to become second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl
-What players and coaches have to deal with during Super Bowl (5:45)
-How Patriots, Seahawks built Super Bowl-caliber rosters
-Remembering Malcolm Butler's game-winning interception ahead of Super Bowl rematch
-ESPN: Kraft not selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame
-Celtics beat Mavericks, 110-100 (2:04). Article
-Celtics trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls for Nikola Vucevic: Report
-Holy Cross freshman Anna Billa named to Austrian National Team at international tournament
-Holy Cross women's lacrosse season preview
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein bragged about ties to Putin, procured Russian girls
-TMZ receives alleged ransom note in abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, investigation underway
-Tragic: Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. losing residents, 33,000 in 2025
-Mass. open meeting law complaints and violations rose in 2025
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School, Clark, Holy Cross receive Carnegie classifications
-Radio Worcester (13:36): Clark marks 100 years since Dr. Robert Goddard’s first rocket launch
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 jaw-dropping canopy walks around the world
-The rudest things travelers do in the T.S.A. line
>BUSINESS: Devens manufacturer raises $220 million
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Ryan Kittredge breaks down interest rates as the “price of money”
>HOMES: How to prepare your home before another round of snow (2:28)
>SHOPPING: 5 experience-based Valentine’s gifts for spouses
>FOOD: Walmart shopper accuses retailer of running massive price scam
>HEALTH: Dads' parenting has a bigger impact on kids' health than moms'
-Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications (3:35). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 4 of "Bridgerton" on Netflix (2:33)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael" (2:18)
>CELEBRITY: What is Matt Lauer doing now? Inside the disgraced anchor's life in hiding
-Ali Larter’s career from "Varsity Blues" bikini moment to "Landman" star
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten cries for help right outside woman's window (1:43)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Child returns home after 726 days in hospital
-Meanwhile, in Providence, man finds lizard trapped under snow after storm
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