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
-'They didn't think twice': Hero cops carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
-Man to be sentenced for kidnapping girl from Webster Park, sexually assaulting her
-Filmmaker's latest project, shot in West Boylston, available on Amazon Prime
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Sunday Funday! Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-ICYMI: Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Under reevaluation in Worcester, school resource officers retain support in region
-Rosen's Roundtable #430 & #431: Racism in Worcester
-Black History Month in Worcester featuring actress Zara Cully
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
-Pandemic creates opportunity in parish
-Atlantic Union College agrees to sell 135-acre Lancaster campus
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales is hiring. See the positions
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March (7:46)
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Was its name Manny Quinn? Meanwhile, in California, carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
-DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
-Worcester County Sheriff's Dept. providing vaccination card protectors to seniors
-Doctor from Ghana volunteering at Southbridge vaccination clinic
-Utility shutoff moratorium extended until July in Massachusetts
-Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-ICYMI: Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Over 500,000 Mass. residents have received both doses of vaccine
-Mass. officials announce 1,516 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-FDA authorizes emergency use of single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Health experts explain impact of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
-Why Americans shouldn't turn their noses up at Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
-Plunging demand for tests may leave U.S. exposed
-Vaccine may create ‘Terminator’-type antibody response in those who have had virus
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Elderly couple in New York falls in love during pandemic, planning wedding after vaccination
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