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The City of Worcester plans to allow some construction projects to move forward beginning Monday, following a month-long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, City Manager Edward Augustus said during a Sunday press conference.

Quickly picking up on technology has become a necessary skill these days for museums more accustomed to bringing in crowds to see artwork, watch and hear animals in their habitats, or experience first-hand the wonders of science.

The administration updated a COVID-19 essential services webpage Thursday morning and said that while golf courses are not considered essential businesses, "private operators of golf courses may permit individuals access to the property so long as there are no gatherings of any kind..."

During an interview for the WBJ Podcast, entreprenuer Amy Lynn Chase detailed how she is thinking about slowly reopening her businesses in Worcester and Hudson once the coronavirus shutdown of non-essential business in Massachusetts is lifted.

Major League Baseball and other prominent sports leagues have been put on hold indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Worcester Bravehearts aren't giving up.

Companies like Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Worcester Fitness, Worcester Art Museum and Tegra Medical had recent hires and promotions.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club will purchase $1,000 worth of gift cards each to 36 Central Mass. businesses, as part of a small business stimulus power play program, the organization announced in a press release on Monday.

To make up for lost time, the project team could decide to speed up the schedule by having crews work 12 hours per day and/or six days per week, Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus said on the WBJ Podcast.

Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus joins the podcast to detail how long of a delay the Polar Park stadium project can bear and still be ready in time for the Pawtucket Red Sox to move in by April 2021.

Companies like Worcester Fitness, Centage Corp., Anna Maria College and Clinton Savings Bank all have had recent hires and promotions.