Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: 119 new cases in Worcester, 2,190 total. Shrewsbury, 175 (+6 cases); Millbury, 150 (+3); Leicester, 94 (+4); Grafton, 55 (0); Holden, 55 (+9). Press conference video (42:51)
+6:30: 61 Worcester Walmart employees test positive
+6:30: Here are the requirements for Worcester's $5,000 COVID-19 assistance grants
+6:30: Worcester Urgent Care Center now offering COVID-19 antibody test
+6:30: State totals: 2,189 long-term care deaths, 3,716 total deaths, 947 in ICU, 2,106 new cases
+6:30: Ohio's stay-at-home order extended through Memorial Day
+2:20: Gov. Baker requiring all Mass. residents wear face coverings when in public as of May 6
+1:00: Radio Worcester Chamber Radio Blast (12:27): Edgar Luna - Small Business Resiliency Grants & 2020 Census
+12:30: Some essential workers expected to strike in Mass. May Day protest (1:24)
+12:30: Students sue Boston University over tuition reimbursement
+12:30: Major U.S. airlines to require face masks
-82 new cases in Worcester, 2,071 total. Press conference video (31:20)
-At least 41 workers at Worcester Walmart test positive, up from 23 (2:00)
-Social media postings tipped off Worcester officials to outbreak at Walmart
-18 cases identified at Worcester’s Albion rooming house
-Central Mass. city and town cases as of Thursday
-If this number calls, you may have been exposed to COVID-19
-UMass Memorial easing visitor restrictions for end-of-life care
-UMass Memorial among test sites for new drug Remdesivir
-Worcester closes city dog parks until further notice
-Worcester Together fund tops $5.8M, $1.1M in grants given
-WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (19:53) -- Hank von Hellion, Managing Director, Worcester PopUp & Olivia Scanlon, Managing Director, Worcester BrickBox
-State totals: 2,101 long-term are deaths, 3,562 total, 1,940 new cases, 62,205 total, 275,647 tested. Story
-Nearly 9 in 10 Americans worry economy will collapse: poll
-More than 70,000 in Mass. file for unemployment last week
-More than 3.8 million Americans applied for unemployment last week
-Researchers may know in 6 months if vaccine works
-Macy's aims to reopen 68 stores in May, all locations by mid-June
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-On the lighter side: These at-home coronavirus haircut fails may outlast quarantine
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teacher in Alabama pays students’ utility bills with his stimulus check
In Other News
-6:45: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
+6:30: Park Grill to reopen Thursday
+1:00: O'Connor's Restaurant announces May 6 reopening
+12:30: Ricky Duran show at Hanover rescheduled for Oct. 10
+12:30: 5 great ways to spend your weekend at home in Worcester
+12:30: Here are the 20 safest cities in Mass. in 2020
-Latest weather: Oh look, more rain ...
-Overnight: Fire at historic downtown restaurant
-St. John's, Notre Dame Academy, Venerini Academy establish Alliance for Independent Catholic Schools
-Shrewsbury St. restaurant latest to announce reopening
-Model shows Worcester's economy began declining in early March
-1 in custody after ShotSpotter activation on Providence Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester's crazy intersections like you've never seen them before
-Tribute to well-known Worcester-area broadcaster and radio exec who recently passed away
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Houseplants bring added health benefits to your home
-Anderson Cooper announces birth of son Wyatt live on CNN
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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