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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+8:00: 106 new cases in Worcester, 1,910 total. Shrewsbury, 161 (3 new cases); Millbury, 144 (+6); Leicester, 80 (+5); Grafton 48, (0); Holden 40, (0). Press conference video (25.18)
+8:00: Worcester Baptist pastor speaks out against public service at Adams Square Church
+8:00: State totals: 1,810 long-term care deaths, 3,153 total, 1,840 new cases, 58,302 total, 254,500 tested
+8:00: Reopening states too early will bring deadlier outcomes, projection models show
+8:00: Dunkin’ to give free coffee, doughnuts to healthcare workers next week
+12:20: Gov. Baker: Massachusetts stay-at-home advisory EXTENDED until May 18
+11:30: 508, A Show about Worcester (24:36) -- COVID AND KIDS
+11:30: Week 7: in this for the long haul by Tracey O'Connell Novick, Worcester School Committee (3:20)
+11:30: REPORT: Mass. ranks #1 in COVID-19 support in U.S.
+11:30: New York City ER doctor who treated COVID-19 patients dies by suicide
+7:20: Worcester explores shifting polling places from residences for elderly
-55 new cases in Worcester, 1,806 total. Shrewsbury, 158 (no new cases); Millbury, 138 (0); Leicester, 75 (+4); Grafton, 48 (+1); Holden, 40 (+1). Press conference video
-City asks Worcester pastor to obey guidelines, he declines, service planned tomorrow night
-ICYMI: Worcester church holds in-person service, believed to be first in state to break with guidelines
-Signs point to closures being extended past May 4
*Mass. criminal, civil cases delayed until at least June 1
*Mayor Walsh: Boston will not reopen on May 4
*Doctors says numbers not encouraging enough to reopen
*Gov. Baker promises new coronavirus timeline later this week (2:20)
-42 events planned for DCU Center canceled or postponed
-Eviction notices provoke fear, confusion with housing courts closed
-BBC highlights UMass Medical School's response to pandemic, profiles two recent grads
-Daily routines are vastly different now for Worcester’s first responders
-Some day care centers still request tuition
-Bravehearts expect to play, but anticipate delayed start
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-WBJ Podcast (35:53): bankHometown & the flurry of federal bailout applications
-WCCA-TV Daily Breaking (16:25) -- Pathways for Change
-State totals: 1,698 long-term care deaths, 3,003 total, 1,524 new cases, 56,462 total, 244,887 tested
-Gov. Baker announces $130M for nursing homes
-‘The food supply chain is breaking,’ Tyson says as plants close
-How to save money on groceries
-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): Choose & Mix donates 100 meals to Worcester hospitals
In Other News
+8:00: Federal judge in Worcester denies release to 2 pretrial detainees
+11:30: Will your street be resurfaced this year? Check the list
+11:30: Worcester Animal Rescue League ramps up foster program
-Worcester Councilor Sarai Rivera requesting new Main South public safety plan
-Worcesteria: Fire at Raven, shuffle at Kelley Square
-Ch. 4 on 'Worcester Takeout Day', interviews with owners of Peppercorn's, Altea's Eatery (1:54)
-Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
-ICYMI: 2 more Worcester restaurants announce reopening
-Look at Radio Worcester's new studio (2:44)
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of April 27
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Patriots release DB Obi Melifonwu of Grafton
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Latest homes for sale in Worcester
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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