Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:45: City forces Worcester Walmart to close after 23 employees test positive
+5:45: 76 new cases in Worcester, 1,986 total. Press conference video (39:35)
+5:45: Cases for every Central Mass. city, town as of Wednesday
+5:45: Bravehearts season postponed
+5:45: Radio Worcester's Voice of Business (47:28): Tim Murray, Jeff Turgeon, Ed Manzi and Naomi Sleeper
+5:45: Wahlburgers donates more than 300 lunches to Worcester area firefighters, police and EMS personnel
+5:45: State totals: 1,982 long-term care deaths, 3,405 total, 1,963 new cases, 60,265 total, 265,618 tested. Story
+11:30: Pandemic cancels Worcester Public Schools’ proms
+11:30: U.S. economy takes biggest hit since Great Recession
+11:30: Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 80
+11:30: Researchers testing vaccine that could be ready soon (:26)
-106 new cases in Worcester, 1,910 total. Press conference video (25:18)
-Worcester in 'teeth' of surge, reopening may happen in phases
-Central Mass. city and town cases as of Tuesday
-Worcester Baptist pastor speaks out against public service at Adams Square Church
-Related: Worcester church holds in-person service, believed to be first in state to break with guidelines
-Gov. Baker: Massachusetts stay-at-home advisory EXTENDED until May 18
-Reopening states too early will bring deadlier outcomes, projection models show
-UMass Medical School to furlough 100 employees for up to 6 months
-508, A Show about Worcester (24:36) -- COVID AND KIDS
-Week 7: In this for the long haul by Tracey O'Connell Novick, Worcester School Committee (3:20)
-Schools could require masks, one-way hallways, classroom lunches when reopening
-State totals: 1,810 long-term care deaths, 3,153 total, 1,840 new cases, 58,302 total, 254,500 tested
-Nearly every Mass. coronavirus death was patient with underlying medical condition, data shows
-REPORT: Mass. ranks #1 in COVID-19 support in U.S.
-White House economist: Unemployment could hit 20% by June
-New York City ER doctor who treated COVID-19 patients dies by suicide
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-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): Dunkin’ to give free coffee, doughnuts to healthcare workers next week
In Other News
+5:45: 1 in custody after ShotSpotter activation on Providence Street in Worcester
+11:30: George's Coney Island reopens for take out today
+11:30: Check out this amazing video of yesterday's sunset viewed from Old Stone Church in West Boylston (:50)
-7:15: Updated list of restaurants offering take out or delivery
+7:00: BirchTree Bread reopens for take out today
+7:00: Police substation to open this week at Union Station in Worcester
-Worcester diner will reopen Monday
-ICYMI: 2 more Worcester restaurants announce reopening
-Table Talk Pie Store reopens for pickup
-Worcester teen expelled over marijuana prevails in Supreme Court
-22-year-old woman stabbed in Worcester
-Federal judge in Worcester denies release to 2 pretrial detainees
-Will your street be resurfaced this year? Check the list
-Worcester Animal Rescue League ramps up foster program
-Worcester budget planning: 'Plan for the worst, hope for the best'
-Worcester explores shifting polling places from residences for elderly
-Updated hours, senior hours for Worcester-area grocery stores
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): What will $1,600 a month get you in Worcester?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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