Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: 99 new cases in Worcester, 3,760 total; Shrewsbury, 256 (2 new cases); Millbury, 203 (+2); Leicester, 124 (+3); Grafton, 78 (+1); Holden, 71 (0). Press conference video (39:45)
+6:15: Patriots’ Lawrence Guy donates week’s worth of meals to families in Worcester
+6:15: CVS opens 2 new testing sites in Worcester County
+6:15: State totals: 3,755 long-term care deaths, 6,148 total, 647 in ICU, 1,114 new cases
+6:15: Mass. sees 38,000 new unemployment claims
+6:15: Another 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
+6:15: FTC warns some nursing homes, assisted living facilities keeping residents’ stimulus checks
+6:15: Chinese city of Shulan now under Wuhan-like coronavirus lockdown
-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)
-Patients moved from Worcester Quality Inn after ‘environmental concern’
-West Boylston Police Chief in email: Department 'will not enforce any actions' of Board of Heath
-Oxford gym owner slapped with $300 fine
-Worcester mother diagnosed with COVID-19 finally meets son (:33)
-Worcester Fire Dept. joins celebration of COVID-19 survivor
-Convoy of 50 ambulances drives from Worcester to Fenway in honor of EMS workers (23 photos)
-3 Worcester colleges pitch in to help health care workers amid pandemic
-Worcester summer school to be virtual; Chromebooks going out to families
-Janice Harvey: No pomp, under the circumstances
-Radio Worcester (15:12): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Reopening (May 19)
-WCCA-TV's Daily Breaking (21:29) -- Michael Marchand, Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home
-Changes barber shops, salons making to protect customers
-State totals: 3,701 long-term care deaths, 6,066 total, 675 in ICU, 1,045 new cases
-How coronavirus unemployment gives some laid-off workers a raise
-The wonder of it all: Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun to reopen June 1
-Coronavirus will infect over 5 million by late July if U.S. reopens: model
-Poll: 83% of Americans fearful of new infections with relaxed restrictions
-Coronavirus forces Ford factories to close just days after reopening
-Suddenly it's summer of the RV (4:34)
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Southeast Asian Coalition donates 10,000 masks to Worcester Public Schools
In Other News
+6:15: Worcester Police seek suspects in Beth Israel break-in
+6:15: 46-year-old Worcester man faces cocaine charge
+6:15: 10 great reads to pass the time
+6:15: Bravehearts partner with 'Be The Match - Brothers for Bryce' (2:06)
-3:10: Who's open for take out or delivery? (updated)
-New Bean Counter Bakery Café on Grove Street holds ribbon cutting
-Commissioner of Bravehearts league on playing this season: ‘I think we can pull this off'
-Judge in Worcester mulls early release of man twice convicted of sharing child porn
-Police arrest man in Sturbridge with 215 grams of Percocet
-Gardner teen facing criminal charges after violent rampage
-ICYMI: Double heartbreak: 2 area couples die 9 days apart
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Mass. homeowners focusing on summer projects, home comforts (1:34)
-What's new on Netflix in June (7:53)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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