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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

New Care Mobile hits the road, and Indian Lake reopens

Plus, Indian Lake reopens after three months and Repaci returns to the Railers on Saturday.

The Daily Worcester team2 stories12 sources4 min read

HealthTop story

A new 40-foot Care Mobile brings medical and dental care to Worcester schools and neighborhoods

The Care Mobile's reach by the numbers

26
Worcester public and charter schools served
11
community locations served
5,000+
patient visits in fiscal 2025

Sources: The Worcester Guardian, Worcester Patch

If you're a Worcester parent, a new clinic on wheels is hitting the road. UMass Memorial Health and Ronald McDonald House New England unveiled the third-generation Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Tuesday at the Green Island Neighborhood Center at Crompton Park. It replaces a vehicle that served the region for 14 years.

It offers primary care, preventive dental services, immunizations, health screenings and health education. The program is designed to reduce barriers like transportation trouble, cost and missed work or school.

“Access to care remains one of the greatest challenges facing many families.”

Dr. Eric Dickson, UMass Memorial Health president and CEO
  • Launched: 2000, in Worcester, first of its kind in the country
  • Migrant families in shelters: more than 1,000 visits since July 2023
  • Partners: Hanover Insurance Group, Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation

Care Mobile staff gave more than 114,000 free COVID tests in three years

Sources: The Worcester Guardian, Worcester Patch

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Masks distributed101K
Vaccinations12,000

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Indian Lake reopens three months after a cyanobacteria closure

If you swim, boat or fish at Indian Lake, you can head back. Worcester officials announced Wednesday that testing found no longer pose a public health threat. The lake had been closed since Aug. 4, when testing showed cell densities above the state recreational threshold, and the city lifted restrictions after later tests came back lower.

193 acresIndian Lake's size

The city monitors the lake as part of its management program.

Source: Worcester Patch

Boston 25 News reports that Worcester health officials continue to monitor the area.

  • Uses: swimming, boating and fishing
  • Toxins: all three August types can produce toxins harmful to people and animals
  • Pets: cyanobacteria is very dangerous to dogs

Indian Lake reopened on Nov. 4 after closing on Aug. 4

  1. Aug. 4Test results show above the state recreational threshold, and the lake closes.
  2. AugustTesting identifies Microcystis, Planktolyngbya and Aphanocapsa as the dominant cyanobacteria.
  3. Nov. 4Worcester officials announce the lake is reopening.

Sources: Worcester Patch, Boston 25 News

News Notes

Railers

Anthony Repaci, the team's career scoring leader, returns Saturday when the Worcester Railers host the Wheeling Nailers at 6:05 p.m. at DCU Center. He had labrum surgery in May and was cleared to play earlier this week. The Gardner News

Railers hockey, a parade, a food fundraiser and a new exhibit fill Nov. 7 to 14

  1. Nov. 7The Railers host the Wheeling Nailers at DCU Center at 6:05 p.m.
  2. Nov. 11The Veterans Day parade steps off on Grove Street at 11 a.m.
  3. Nov. 12Dine for Good weekend begins at six local restaurants and runs through Nov. 14.
  4. Nov. 14The EcoTarium opens Journey to Space with an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting.

Sources: The Gardner News, Radio Worcester, This Week in Worcester

Veterans Day

The Veterans Day parade returns to Grove Street on Nov. 11 and begins at 11 a.m. The Veterans Inc. Pancake Breakfast runs from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Armory. Radio Worcester

Dine for Good

Rachel's Table's Dine for Good weekend runs Nov. 12 to 14 at six local restaurants, including American Flatbread Worcester, The Fix and The Broadway. Rachel's Table rescues more than 500,000 pounds of surplus food a year. Radio Worcester

EcoTarium

The EcoTarium opens Journey to Space with an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting Saturday, Nov. 14. The exhibit fills Stoddard Exhibition Hall at 222 Harrington Way and runs through April 25, 2027. This Week in Worcester

Washington Square

Work on a 105-room Hampton Inn by Hilton at 30 Washington Sq. is underway. The city issued a building permit for the foundation Oct. 13, and First Bristol Corp. is the developer. MassLive.com

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Grove Village shows what a century-old mill can do with a second act. The brick buildings tied to the old Washburn & Moen complex now hold a coffee stop, a market and the new Grove Village Lofts, a 46-unit development in a mill that dates to 1863. The bricks look great in late-afternoon sun.

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New Care Mobile hits the road, and Indian Lake reopens

Plus, Indian Lake reopens after three months and Repaci returns to the Railers on Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. New 40-foot Care Mobile brings medical and dental care to Worcester schools
  2. Indian Lake reopens after a three-month cyanobacteria closure
  3. Veterans Day parade, Railers, EcoTarium and a new hotel in the notes
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