Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+8:30: 82 new cases in Worcester, 2,071 total. Press conference video (31:20)
+8:30: 18 cases identified at Worcester’s Albion rooming house
+8:30: Central Mass. city and town cases as of Thursday
+8:30: Social media postings tipped off Worcester officials to outbreak at Walmart
+8:30: Worcester closes city dog parks until further notice
+8:30: WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (19:53) -- Hank von Hellion, Managing Director, Worcester PopUp & Olivia Scanlon, Managing Director, Worcester BrickBox
+8:30: State totals: 2,101 long-term are deaths, 3,562 total, 1,940 new cases, 62,205 total, 275,647 tested. Story
+8:30: Nearly 9 in 10 Americans worry economy will collapse: poll
+9:00: More than 70,000 in Mass. file for unemployment last week
+9:00: More than 3.8 million Americans applied for unemployment last week
+8:30: Worcester Together fund tops $5.8M, $1.1M in grants given
-'Those are not just numbers. Those numbers are people. They have families, they have loved ones, they have lives, they have stories,' Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. (2:08)
-76 new cases in Worcester, 1,986 total. Press conference video (39:35)
-Cases for every Central Mass. city, town as of Wednesday
-Worcester pastor reverses course, limits 9 parishioners (2:18)
-Related: Worcester church holds in-person service, believed to be first in state to break with guidelines
-City forces Worcester Walmart to close after 23 employees test positive
-Delta has been flying out of Worcester with just 1 passenger for past month
-UMass Memorial doctors find success using alternative to traditional ventilator
-Worcester Palladium cancels, postpones over 30 events
-Pandemic cancels Worcester Public Schools’ proms
-Worcester may open 2nd round of Small Business Resiliency Grants Friday
-Radio Worcester's Voice of Business (47:28): Tim Murray, Jeff Turgeon, Ed Manzi and Naomi Sleeper
-WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (13:14): Colleen Sullivan, Barbers Crossing in Leicester
-State totals: 1,982 long-term care deaths, 3,405 total, 1,963 new cases, 60,265 total, 265,618 tested. Story
-U.S. economy takes biggest hit since Great Recession
-Day cares face permanent closures
-Death toll at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home increases to 82
-There may be more than 15K ‘excess deaths’ linked to coronavirus in U.S.: study
-Nationwide meat shortage poised to get worse
-Researchers testing vaccine that could be ready soon (:26)
-Six reasons your $1,200 check may not be in the mail
-As beer sales soar, these brands are winning booze battle
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Wahlburgers donates more than 300 lunches to Worcester area firefighters, police and EMS personnel
In Other News
+8:30: Who's open for take out or delivery (updated)?
-Latest weather: Take a wild guess ... :(
-1 in custody after ShotSpotter activation on Providence Street in Worcester
-Worcester man gets 11 years for dealing heroin, cocaine
-Yet another Worcester restaurant set to reopen for take out, delivery
-George's Coney Island reopens for take out. BirchTree Bread reopens
-Worcester's crazy intersections like you've never seen them before
-Police substation to open this week at Union Station in Worcester
-Check out this amazing video of Tuesday's sunset viewed from Old Stone Church in West Boylston (:50)
-Fentanyl seized in Mass Pike traffic stop
-ABC sets ‘Disney Family Singalong: Volume II’ for Mother’s Day
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): What will $1,400 a month get you in Worcester?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 94 today in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester cooling centers open amid high temperatures
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
+6:00: City council presses for answers on Mill Street safety, costs, steps
+6:00: DCU Center completes $2.2 million sound system upgrade with help of local firms
+6:00: Bravehearts roll, 17-6
+6:00: Want to see the Bravehearts for free Thursday? Here's how
+6:00: Are either of these dogs yours?
+Noon: Worcester councilors support push for supermarket options, but balk at city-owned option
+Noon: What is "Good Trouble Lives On" protest? Nearly 100 protests planned in Mass.
+Noon: Flutist Emi Ferguson and Ruckus to "Fly the Coop" in Worcester
+Noon: Review: Coldplay fans felt "Sparks" at Gillette Stadium concert
+Noon: Last Call: Katelynn Yvon, tattoo artist
-Woman charged with O.U.I. in Worcester crash that injured off-duty officers
-A Worcester connection to the deadly fire in Fall River: Here are the details
-Related: Fall River mayor says owner no longer cooperating after deadly fire (3:22)
-Competitive eater to tackle Worcester restaurant mega challenge
-From the lab to the spotlight: Miss Worcester County 2024 is a rising star (2:46). Article
-City council requests report on proposed landlord tax relief program
-Police investigating bank robbery at Hometown Bank in Webster; suspect fled on motorcycle into Conn.
-Focus on "much needed" programs — Centro elaborates on Latin American Festival cancellation
-Earlier: Organizer: Fear of I.C.E. was factor in decision to cancel Latin American Festival
-100 FM The Pike (14:34): Worcester Fire Department cookoff firefighters trade hoses for hot plates
-E-bikes are growing in popularity, but also come with safety concerns
-Worcester school grading overhaul hits snag
-Information session for those wishing to join the Worcester Police Department
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Peppercorn's reopens after renovation
-ICYMI: A city-owned grocery store in Worcester? Councilor wants to look into it
-WNBA star and Worcester Academy alum Aliyah Boston gets her flowers at State House ceremony
-Planet Fitness opens third location in Worcester
-New seafood eatery opens in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Senior Center events
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Up to "Shannanigans" with handmade crafts
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car engulfed in flames in Westborough
-Police plan to step up traffic enforcement on Route 20 today
-Town Administrator Heather Butler ready to get to know West Boylston better
-2 Grafton schools to benefit from part of $15,000 in grants awarded to Blackstone Valley schools
-Conant summer reading program looks to Level Up
-W.H.E.A.T., Strand A.R.P.A. funds wait on progress
-Gaudette continues multigenerational legacy with Lamy Insurance
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: What's the best summer thing to do in Worcester County? Vote in round 1
-Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen during "Cowboy Carter" tour
-Listen up: On "Northeastern," Old Tom & the Lookouts eyes "the curse of being from the Northeast"
-Radio Worcester (24:45): Monet immersive exhibition to open in September in Worcester
-EcoTarium celebrates 200 years of science, nature and discovery
>OPINION: Sandra Montesino: Free school meals deserve place at table year-round
-Autumn Hotaling: How I started reading for myself again
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (48:09)
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 101 (28:02): Syed Aziz-Ur Rahman, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Steve Lanava, who spent decades capturing images of Worcester County for T&G, dies at 73
>SPORTS: The biggest nights in summer baseball are coming to Worcester
-Bravehearts playing loose and crushing the ball
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 15-5. Jaylem Sepulveda named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Thursday. Buy tickets here
-Patriots headline ESPN’s ranking of top 25 NFL teams of last 25 years
-Caitlin Clark struggles in front of sold-out Boston Garden crowd but Fever beats Sun, 85-77
-Holy Cross Athletics (2:09): Get to know the staff — Coach Andrew Dresner
-Radio Worcester (49:59): Bluey coming to Polar Park, strategies for projects around park
>NATIONAL: Camp Mystic survivors heard screams in the dark as flood waters hit
-SpongeBob stamps are coming this summer: What to know
>TRAGIC: Child who had just beaten cancer dies in house fire
>NEW ENGLAND: Man shot during armed standoff with police (1:27)
-Moving on for Gold Star survivors: Mass. preserves annual stipend and services
>COLLEGES: Changes in institutional research at WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Western Mass. resort now a 4-season playground (5:11)
>BUSINESS: Most believe A.I. helps small businesses compete with larger firms
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-U.S. inflation accelerated in June as tariffs start to bite
>HOMES: This $5.5 million home was built in a former water tower
>SHOPPING: "Clueless" Barbie dolls — How to get 30th anniversary collectible
>HEALTH: New study shows vaping among teenagers is at all-time low
-Measles cases in U.S. hit 3-decade high, with nearly 1,300 cases reported
-When following a plant-based diet, food choices still matter (1:33)
>FOOD: Chicken wrap battle heats up between McDonald's, Popeyes, Taco Bell
>TV/STREAMING: Emmys nominations — See the full list of nominees
>MOVIES: Spinal Tap II: Rob Reiner on movie's cameos by Paul McCartney, Elton John
>CELEBRITY: Cher wears re-creation of her "If I Could Turn Back Time" catsuit at Dolce & Gabbana event
>ANIMALS: Sick stray cat left for dead is saved just in time (1:36)
>HISTORY: The Red Sox once played at this ballfield in Grafton
>GOOD NEWS: 5-year-old finds kidney donor after radio segment
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, pint-sized perp caught stealing cars and selling them for 30 bucks
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