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After losing nearly all of its events because of the COVID-19 shutdown, Mechanics Hall officially closed on June 19. Executive Director Kathleen Gagne details the events that led to that closure and discusses what needs to happen in order for the 163-year-old meeting place to reopen.

All visitors will be welcome to come back to Old Sturbridge Village beginning Saturday, President and CEO Jim Donahue announced in a June 11 letter posted to the museum’s website.

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,036,291 in Mass. 

The gradual reopening of the economy in Massachusetts has led to employees feeling more stable in their jobs and financial situations over the past month, according to a new Suffolk University poll for WGBH News, the State House News Service, The Boston Globe, and MassLive.

The Worcester Bravehearts will play their first game of the season on July 2, marking the beginning of the larger Futures Collegiate Baseball League 2020 season, the league announced on Monday.

Emmanuel Larbi joins the podcast to talk about the exciting new developments in the Canal District around the market, the uniqueness of Ghanaian food, how coronavirus impacted his plans, and how entrepreneurs can play a role in the push for racial justice.

Worcester's Mechanics Hall will stay closed until at least the start of October, the venue announced Friday, as it and other facilities remain largely unable to host any events because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Friday step two of the second phase of the Massachusetts economy reopening plan will begin on Monday.

More than a dozen humanities-oriented organizations in Central Mass. will receive coronavirus relief through the federal CARES Act, Mass Humanities announced on Tuesday. According to the organization, which functions as the state-based affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities, $65,000 will be distributed across 13 different cultural institutions.

David Andelman, who bought the Mendon Twin Drive-In with his brothers Dan and Michael Andelman in 2014, will resign from the company, as well as CEO of Phantom Gourmet, Inc. in Boston, which he co-founded in 2013, according to a statement posted to the Phantom Gourmet page on Facebook on Tuesday.