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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: 32 new cases in Worcester, 3,003 total. Shrewsbury, 232 (3 new cases); Millbury, 185 (+3); Leicester, 110 (0); Grafton, 68 (+1); Holden, 65 (+1). Press conference video (17:35)
+6:15: State totals: 3,095 long-term care deaths, 5,141 total, 818 in ICU, 870 new cases
+6:15: Gov. Baker: Reopening needs to be sustainable (2:13)
+6:15: What Mass. businesses can reopen in Phase 1? Baker says wait until Monday
+6:15: Broadway closure extended at least through Labor Day
+12:45: stART on the Street, a Park Ave. staple, called off
+12:45: Hanover Theatre to reschedule shows multiple times, some pushed to 2021
+12:45: Community Legal Aid awarded $50,000 grant from Worcester Together fund
+12:45: June 29 reopening for Mass. daycares limits care options for parents, puts financial pressure on providers
+12:45: IRS gives taxpayers one more day to speed up stimulus checks
-47 new cases in Worcester, 2,971 total. Shrewsbury, 229 (3 new cases); Millbury, 182 (+4); Leicester, 110 (+3); Grafton, 67 (+1); Holden, 64. Press conference video (26:00)
-AP interview Worcester Mayor Joe Petty as Mass. tests more, but still falls short of needed targets (3:21)
-Strained nonprofits are finding pandemic is becoming a poor person’s crisis
-Coronavirus isolation and recovery site opens in Worcester providing shelter, food for low income individuals
-ICYMI: COVID-19 claims Worcester father & son days apart
-Radio Worcester (16:54): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks Worcester's Coronavirus Status & Opening Up
-Worcesteria: Don't overinflate preacher's importance
-Gov. Baker says state will open in 4 phases (2:30)
-These standards must be in place for Mass. businesses to reopen
-Mass. virus deaths hit 5,000 amid calls to reopen (1:31)
-Boston’s homeless population has 33% infection rate, tests show
-State failed to implement 'HOME Act' before outbreak (2:27)
-New Hampshire begins next steps in reopening (1:13)
-What U.S. states can learn from reopening planning in Europe
-Dr. Fauci: Americans would experience 'needless suffering and death' if country opens up prematurely
-Pandemic could last 2 more years, study claims
-Tragic: Chicago postal worker dies from coronavirus days after giving birth
-At the office: What the workplace will look like in coronavirus era
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Steve Hartman on the different kinds of heroes (2:39)
In Other News
+6:15: 23-year-old Worcester man arrested for Sunday shooting on Main Street in Worcester
+6:15: 'Conservative' Worcester 2021 budget comes in at $721.8M
+12:45: Castle Restaurant offering a second Pop-Up May 16
+12:45: Dunkin’s transition to paper cups is complete
+12:45: 'Hamilton' movie release date on Disney+ pushed up to July 2020
-10:45: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
-Convicted Worcester restaurateur denied request to get out of federal prison early
-Third robbery suspect arrested in Worcester after breaking into home, hiding in bedroom
-ICYMI: Two arrested for pair of armed robberies in Worcester, third suspect at large
-This Week’s roadwork in Worcester
-ICYMI: Bean Counter Coffee Bar and Bakery opens new location in Worcester allowing for employees to return
-Assumption promotes Christine Lowthert to director of athletics post
-JCPenney could be the next iconic retailer to file for bankruptcy -- perhaps as soon as this week
-USDA buying millions worth of excess food from farmers to distribute to communities in need
-Disney World now only accepting reservations beginning in July
-ICYMI: Video: Mother's day sunset at the Old Stone Church in West Boylston (:43)
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 latest Worcester homes to hit the market
-On the lighter side: Video shows bear breaks into cabin, takes candy, chips, beer
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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