Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 75 new cases in Worcester, 2,773 total. Shrewsbury, 219 (2 new cases); Millbury, 178 (+1); Leicester, 104 (+2); Grafton, 66 (+3); Holden, 64 (0). Press conference video (24:36)
+5:00: This year's Nurses Week highlights challenges of pandemic and 'new normal'
+5:00: State totals: 2,837 long-term care deaths, 4,702 total deaths, 826 in ICU, 1,612 new cases
+5:00: Senators Markey, Harris, Sanders proposing monthly payments (:38)
+2:15: Radio Worcester (10:42): Masks, gloves for panhandlers with City Councilor Moe Bergman
+2:15: Boston cancels 4th of July Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, all large-scale public events scheduled for summer
+12:00: Lost your job? Here’s what you need to know
+9:00: 10 great ways to spend your weekend at home in Worcester
+9:00: U.S unemployment rate soars to 14.7% with 20.5M jobs lost in April
-109 new cases in Worcester, 2,698 total. Shrewsbury, 217 (5 new cases); Millbury, 177 (+2); Leicester, 102 (+1); Holden, 64 (0); Grafton, 63 (+3). Press conference video (32:34)
-Worcester, state work to find hotel in city to house homeless individuals who test positive
-Worcester area men spearhead milk giveaway in Boston (2:44)
-Worcester teachers, students voice frustrations with remote learning
-Life Care Center of Auburn cases top 90
-Criminal complaint filed against Adams Square Baptist Church for 3rd violation of orders restricting crowd size
-That's Entertainment faces superheroic struggle
-WICN's Business Beat (32:31): Dilemma facing many small businesses, to open or remain closed
-WCCA-TV Daily Breaking (28:51): David Fields, Wormtown Brewery; Alexander Valle, Your CBD Store
-Why are Mass. cases still high despite social distancing? (2:02)
-Mass. golf courses can open immediately, with restrictions
-Green Hill Golf Course to remain closed despite relaxation of state ban
-Janice Harvey: ‘I know I did the right thing’
-55,000 more file for unemployment in Mass.
-Pandemic could eliminate 50,000 childcare slots in Mass.
-Most alarming case numbers in some states in prisons and nursing homes
-Nail salon first source of community spread in Calif.
-Fourth Amazon warehouse worker dies from coronavirus
-At the office: 8 steps to getting hired during a pandemic
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
In Other News
-5:00: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
+2:15: Radio Worcester (12:07): Petricore Games co-Founder, CEO Ryan Canuel on 5-year anniversary
+2:15: Debt-laden JCPenney could file for bankruptcy next week, even as some stores reopen
+12:00: West Boylston restaurant kitchen reopens with Food for Friends
-Latest weather: March-like weather this weekend
-Aunt of missing Worcester woman seeks justice behind 2014 disappearance
-Main Street bar set to be sold
-Navigating Kelley Square improves as 'Peanut' emerges
-WATCH: Kelly Square's 'Peanut' roundabout in effect
-Truck, motorcycle collide on Main Street in Worcester
-Overnight: Truck fire on Mass Pike in Millbury
-Released inmate arrested for assault & battery, back in Worcester County Jail, tests positive for COVID-19
-Abby's House 7-day giving campaign, online auction starts today
-Here's how to win Mom a $350 gift card from Sweet Jane's
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 1920s Tudor for sale in Worcester
-Patriots 2020 schedule. Related: Highlights, challenges of Pats' schedule. Ranking the 5 best games
-2020 NFL schedule: 10 can't-miss games
-Landing jet hits, kills man on runaway at Austin, Texas airport
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen in N.M. finds $135,000 next to an ATM. Instead of walking away with it, he calls police
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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