Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: 105 new cases in Worcester (high because of backlog in reporting system), 3,661 total; Shrewsbury, 254 (1 new case); Millbury, 201 (+5), Leicester, 121 (+3), Grafton, 77 (+3); Holden, 71 (+1). Press conference video (21:27)
+6:15: Worcester Fire Dept. joins celebration of COVID-19 survivor
+6:15: Convoy of 50 ambulances drives from Worcester to Fenway in honor of EMS workers
+6:15: 3 Worcester colleges pitch in to help health care workers amid pandemic
+6:15: Worcester summer school to be virtual; Chromebooks going out to families
+6:15: Radio Worcester (15:12): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Reopening (May 19)
+6:15: WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (21:29) -- Michael Marchand, Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home
+6:15: Changes barber shops, salons making to protect customers
+6:15: State totals: 3,701 long-term care deaths, 6,066 total, 675 in ICU, 1,045 new cases
+6:15: 56,000 Mass. residents have completed monitoring and quarantine
+6:15: How coronavirus unemployment gives some laid-off workers a raise
+6:15: Coronavirus will infect over 5 million by late July if U.S. reopens: model
-34 new cases in Worcester, 3,556 total; Shrewsbury, 254 cases (no new cases); Millbury, 196 (+3); Leicester, 118 (+1); Grafton, 74 (0); Holden, 70 (+2). Press conference video (16:14)
-Last 6 patients at DCU Center field hospital to be transferred or discharged by Wednesday
-COVID-19 deaths rise at Life Care in Auburn
-UMass Medical School grad speaks with NBC News about starting career during pandemic
-Worcester announces virtual Memorial Day ceremonies
-Radio Worcester (16:05): Pastor Kris Casey, Adams Square Baptist Church
-Oxford officials prepared to file injunction against gym that reopened early
-WCCA-TV 'Daily Breaking' (22:37): Kristen Vartanian, Teacher, Quinsigamond Elementary School
-Worcester Together Fund has raised over $6.5M for relief efforts
-State totals: 3,617 long-term care deaths, 5,938 total, 672 in ICU, 873 new cases
-What you need to know if you are headed to a beach on Memorial Day
-4 phases of Massachusetts’ reopening plan, explained
-Most Americans not OK with schools reopening soon: poll
-Twins in UK stump doctors after one suffers coronavirus-linked illness
-Sports Illustrated cover story: Minor league baseball is in crisis
-Oscars 2021 ceremony could be postponed
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Wachusett Food Pantry gets $20K boost from Wachusett Regional Education Association
In Other News
+6:15: Commissioner of Bravehearts league on playing this season: ‘I think we can pull this off'
+6:15: Car fire in Millbury
+6:15: Gardner teen facing criminal charges after violent rampage
-12:25: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
-Latest weather: Warming up before the weekend
-Overnight: 'Catastrophic' dams failures force mass evacuations in Michigan
-Double heartbreak: 2 area couples die 9 days apart
-Worcester teachers union raps superintendent over remote learning, plans protest
-Worcester City Council show support for increased outside dining
-Bears in Worcester? What to do if you see one
-ICYMI: Black bear gets boot from Burncoat
-Shopping: Adidas Memorial Day deals on shoes, clothes and more
-On the lighter side: Virginia family finds bags stuffed with $1M lying on road
-Table for one? Deer bursts though Waltham restaurant window (:33)
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 Worcester homes for sale
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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