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COVID-19: UMass Memorial Enacts Emergency Plan COVID-19: UMass Memorial Enacts Emergency Plan
Covid-19: UMass Memorial Enacts Emergency Plan It’s a full emergency at UMass Memorial Health Center. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, around noon, hospital leaders said the Worcester medical care facility would shift into an “emergency operation plan” due to COVID-19, according to the Worcester Business Journal. The Worcester-based health care system is attending to a “critically” high number of patients, making the switch necessary. The emergency procedures include faster patient discharges, virtual control of the command center, tightening travel restrictions, and rescheduling any operations that can be delayed. Between Worcester’s St. Vincent…

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100,000-Van Parking Lot, Warehouse Proposed For Fading Mall 100,000-Van Parking Lot, Warehouse Proposed For Fading Mall
100,000-Van Parking Lot, Warehouse Proposed For Fading Mall Owners have proposed demolishing the Greendale Mall. If plans are approved by city officials, the largely empty mall on Neponset Street in Worcester would be torn down apparently in order to build a warehouse for Amazon, according to the Worcester Business Journal. Prior to this, Boston-based owner Finard Properties had proposed turning the structure into a mixed-use building with retail, light manufacturing, and residential spaces. While official word that the warehouse would be used by Amazon has not been made, WBJ noted that building plans are similar to those filed in other communitie…

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by Kristin Palpini