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SHREWSBURY, MA While U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths have been trending downward over the past week, hospitals across the country still report straining to meet the demands of the ongoing pandemic.
At the national level, during the week ending Jan. 25, deaths were running at an average of just under 3,100 a day down from a peak of more than 3,350 in the weeks prior, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. New cases were averaging about 170,000 a day after hitting almost 250,000 earlier this month.
Meanwhile, state health officials in Massachusetts reported to the federal government that 80 percent of all inpatient beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of Jan. 23. Around 11 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.
Worcester man faces charges linked to Franklin fatal shooting
A Worcester man has been indicted on charges linked to the Oct. 29 shooting death of a 26-year-old Attleboro man in Franklin.
Marcus Thibodeau, 26, was indicted on Dec. 23 on the following charges: carrying a gun; possession of ammunition; and two counts of misleading police, according to a press release from the Norfolk District Attorney s Office.
He will be arraigned Tuesday in Norfolk County Superior Court.
DeAndre Akeem Scott, an Attleboro resident who formerly lived in Franklin, was fatally shot in the chest just after midnight on Oct. 29 in Franklin, authorities said.
In the DA s press release, prosecutors say that at about 12:42 a.m., Franklin police received a 911 call from Thibodeau, who reportedly said someone had been shot at his girlfriend’s home at 25 Elmwood St. However, he didn t provide any details.
Slowey McManus Communications of Boston hired
BRITTANY MURPHY as a senior account executive. She is an alumna of Emerson College in Boston, where she received a degree in journalism. Prior to this she was at Western Mass News as the main anchor on morning and afternoon segments. Murphy will primarily work from Central Massachusetts and provide clients with a range of public relation services.
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Webster Five hired
IZZY CRUZ as assistant vice president, senior branch manager at its Shrewsbury branch. He earned his certificate in finance and credit from the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. Cruz holds more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. In this role, he will oversee daily operations at the Shrewsbury branch and focus on business development and participating in community outreach.
On Aug. 25, 1978, Rockwell International sent a letter to employees at its Hopedale plant, notifying its 600 workers of the company’s plan to consolidate its manufacturing operations elsewhere.
Rockwell, which purchased control of Draper Corp. in 1967, cited several reasons for this closure, including what it called the energy crunch of 1973-74, increased foreign competition, and the expenses of maintaining the plant, which was over 60 years old at the time.
“By this letter, we wish to assure you that the company’s tentative decision to consolidate operations was reached only after most careful study and consideration of every aspect of Rockwell-Draper’s ability to continue a viable business,” the letter, signed by General Plant Manager Alex Archer, said.