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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 (:28). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Senior housing squeeze: Aging population faces limited market across Central Mass.
+Noon: After 16 years, Auburn Fabric Outlet announces it will close
+Noon: Bay Path School Committee backs superintendent following teachers union's no-confidence vote
-Patient steals ambulance in Worcester, crashes it in West Boylston, police say (:23). Article
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester brewery (5:08)
-Worcester library opens centuries of newspaper history to cardholders
-3 affordable Worcester condos offered to first-time homebuyers
-Worcester fall leaf collection starts today
-National Grid to host 3 Worcester events to help residents lower winter energy bills
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-In Massachusetts, chronic absence impacts Hispanic students most. Why?
-East Brookfield man pulled over on go-kart arrested on outstanding warrant
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe awarded $200,000 for job training program
-What's cooking? A low-cost way to put your restaurant in front of thousands of local customers!
-Sturbridge farm restaurant serves a turkey dinner families plan their whole Thanksgiving season around
-ICYMI: Rift between Worcester police chief, deputy revealed in D.E.I. complaint
-Diocese to tear down unused rectory in Worcester
-Construction begins on long-awaited 105-room Hampton Inn in Worcester
-Initiative pairs cancer survivors, patients at UMass Memorial (3:54)
-Sainthood effort for Worcester mother and activist suspended
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Ten West Market in Holden nearly ready to reopen after devastating fire
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver unhurt after rollover in Northborough
-Pair charged with breaking into 12 storage units in Winchendon
-For 26 years, Deb Richard has kept students safe as Floral's crossing guard
-Meet Shrewsbury’s assistant building inspector: Carpenter, dad, and cross-country star
-Sturbridge announces 2027 Hometown Heroes banner program
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Channel 5's Ted Reinstein to bring Revolutionary-era stories to Webster
-Library exhibit celebrates more than 50 years of Rosenberg’s art quilts
-Posthumous Dolly Parton memoir sells for eye-popping sum
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester City Council after 529 days: We tell you nothing
-Jessica Katz: A mom's perspective on journaling
-Unity Radio's The SuSanity Life (56:59): Dave Geraway, Rolling Roots BJJ
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:57): Police oversight, housing and voter registration
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor who spent his career in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has 3 touchdowns as Patriots rally to beat Dolphins, 24-19
-DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams step up with A.J. Brown absent
-Another sloppy Patriots performance, but another divisional win
-Celtics outlast Magic, 108-97
-Holy Cross women’s basketball to open season at Boston College on Monday
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 2026-27 captains
-100 FM The Pike (8:30): Holy Cross women's basketball coach Candice Green on the upcoming season
>NATIONAL: 9 die as Learjet crashes in Florida (2:44). Article
-Related: Haunting final message from Learjet as it plummeted in Florida
-Dozens injured, at least 6 dead in Halloween weekend gun violence at nightlife districts across U.S.
-Tragic: Girl stabbed in shop by "obsessed" boy, 14
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 police officers fired after investigation into Flock misuse (1:09)
-Mass. man dies in New Hampshire A.T.V. crash
>POLITICS: Debate over ballot Question 5 (3:00): State revenue limit and rebate
-Ballot Question 6 (1:29): Fund for natural resource conservation
-Your ballot questions, explained
>COLLEGES: Lancer Spotlight: Ruth Adams shares her favorite campus memories and filmmaking aspirations
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-OPEC+ keeps December oil output targets steady ahead of tougher call for 2027
>SHOPPING: Bodum French press recall involves nearly 6 million coffee makers
>HOMES: America's "zombie foreclosures" are declining
>HEALTH: C.D.C. report: "Superbugs" kill more than 50,000 Americans annually
-"Largest measles outbreak in over 35 years": What to know (1:54)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Ground turkey skillet
-Popular snack may protect the aging brain when eaten every day
>TV/STREAMING: "Criminal Minds" ending after 20 seasons as cast breaks silence over abrupt cancellation
>MOVIES: "You Can See Everything," "Clayface" seek No. 1 at Halloween box office
>CELEBRITY: "All My Children" star Alan Dysert dies at 75 after incurable cancer diagnosis
-Inside Sharon Osbourne's final moments with Ozzy as she shares rocker's last words
>ANIMALS: Dog refuses to leave the spot where he last saw his dad (2:16)
>HISTORY: Try a recipe from the 1886 "Woman Suffrage Cook Book" (1:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Manchester grandmother has Halloween of a lifetime
-Meanwhile, in Dedham, police called to Starbucks for dispute over 2 cents
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