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A few things happening in the Worcester area this week.

Worcester board game All About Town Monopoly Worcester Edition 1977

The board for All About Town is more of a map of some of the city’s more popular streets focusing on downtown Worcester and some neighborhoods.

Then & Now: Sears Roebuck, 661 Main St., Worcester

John Creamer recalls Sept. 11 attacks that killed wife Tara Creamer Worcester

Hanover, Palladium lead the 22 Central Mass. venues receiving $15M in COVID relief

Worcester Center for Crafts forging its presence in the community

WORCESTER The wheels have kept turning for the Worcester Center for Crafts during the pandemic, and not just the potter s wheel   although ceramics is one of its most  popular offerings. But Elaine McKenna-Yeaw can certainly be said to have had an eventful first two years as executive director of the Center since officially coming on board on April 19, 2019, following the retirement of Honee A. Hess. McKenna-Yeaw, former executive director of the Artists’ Exchange in Cranston, Rhode Island, was hired after a nationwide search. Two years. One was a whirlwind because it was my first year, and the second year was COVID, she said.

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Mass. Cultural Council funnels $719K into Central Mass. nonprofits

More than $700,000 has been funneled into Central Mass. cultural nonprofit organizations as part of a $10-million funding package disbursed to 183 groups across the state through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, the groups announced on Thursday.  The grant program attracted more than $30.2 million in requests from 424 different applicants, according to the Mass. Cultural Council, making the process quite competitive. “The commonwealth’s cultural institutions make significant contributions to our economy by driving local commerce and employing a specialized workforce, while also preserving and fostering key components that make Massachusetts unique,” said Housing & Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, in a statement.

Vaccines Are Boosting Hope In The Pandemic. But New Worries About Testing Supplies Are Rising

A sign posted outside the Family Health Center of Worcester, indicating the long wait time for COVID tests. (Deborah Becker/WBUR) Amid the celebrating over the recent arrival of the coronavirus vaccine came a sense of dread among some health care providers about a short supply of COVID tests especially as demand is expected to spike just before the Christmas holiday. Some health care providers, especially those serving lower-income communities, expressed worries that despite the dramatically changed landscape for testing, widespread and quick testing remains an elusive goal. It s yet another area, they said, in which the pandemic is highlighting societal inequities.