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  >WEATHER: Partly sunny, high of 72 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Worcester man wins $1,000,000 on gift scratch ticket

  +6:00: Controversial blogger Turtleboy gets into altercation outside courthouse for Karen Read trial (2:04) (pictured)

  +6:00: Info session Wednesday on becoming a firefighter in Worcester

  +6:00: Aislinn Doyle: June 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview

  +6:00: Monday's Child: Kavon, 11, is a sweet, friendly and outgoing young boy

  +6:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:26): The Breakdown Lane

  +6:00: Cute, fuzzy and vulnerable: Southwick's Zoo welcomes 3 cheetah cubs

  +6:00: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station

  +6:00: Is this your dog?
  
  

  -Worcester City Council redo after protest shuts down last week’s meeting

  -Mass. city leaders, including in Worcester, call on U.S. attorney to investigate local I.C.E. actions

  -Worcester students shine at statewide civics showcase

  -Who is running for School Committee in Worcester this year?

  -Abby Kelley Foster science teacher among those honored at Latino Educators Shine Awards

  -Radio Worcester (21:14): Superintendent Rachel Monárrez reflects on 3 years of progress

  -Woo! Science: Milky Way, Mars, meteors and more on tap for summer stargazing

  -Selections from what customers at A Great Notion are reading

  -3 arrested in Springfield after crashing car stolen in Worcester into police cruiser; illegal gun seized

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:11): Police union controversy, immigration protests, future of Saint-Gobain property

  >DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut

  -ICYMI: "No Kings," say over 2,000 at Worcester Common in massive rally

  -Turtleboy acquitted of restraining order violation tied to Karen Read court appearance

  -Related: John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts

  -Worcester police investigate motorcycle collision on St. Nicholas Ave.

  -"I feel real good": Hundreds of people come together for the Prom For All Ages

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police warn of new text scam

  -Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)

  -Why's it called that? Gale Free Library, a Holden teacher gets rich in Minnesota real estate

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man arrested for breaking into car at condo complex claims he was there to clean doors

  -Item photos: Girls bring special people to Daughters' Dance

  -Man found unresponsive in Shrewsbury Shaw’s parking lot faces fentanyl possession charge

  -Shrewsbury police log

  -2 Millbury students awarded with Hanover community scholarship

  -The Item's public safety logs

  -Wachusett area goings on
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday

  >SHOWTIME: Paxton C.O.A. Art Show Best in Show

  -W.S.C. Stay Connected (59:12): Tribute to Neil Diamond, performed by Charlie Lask

  >OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The library that saved my summer

  -Giselle Rivera-Flores: When profits come before people — How corporations are failing American workers

  -Joe Curtatone: Battery storage part of path to clean energy in Mass. 

  -WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 591 (29:41): Jose Rivera

  -This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:03:03)

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who finally retired at age 89
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox trade Rafael Devers to Giants (6:24). Article

  -Red Sox sweep Yankees, 2-0

  -Bravehearts win 10th straight, 9-8. Jack Quick named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game

  -Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Get tickets here

  -WooSox fall to IronPigs, 4-1

  -U.S.M.N.T. routs Trinidad and Tobago in Gold Cup opener
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Vance Boelter taken into custody in lawmaker shootings in Minn. (2:31). Article

  -Filing personal injury claims against government entities: What you need to know

  >TRAGIC: Teen dies after slipping on rocks and plunging 50 feet down waterfall

  >NEW ENGLAND: 15 homes may need to be razed to replace Sagamore Bridge (2:40)

  -State Police denying some private investigator license renewals (3:34). Article

  >COLLEGES: 5 reasons to choose WPI (:16)
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 11 iconic Flatiron buildings across the U.S.

  >BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers

  -Recent grads fear negotiating a salary more than breaking up with someone

  -"Office chair butt" is giving workers a droopy derriere — here's how to stop the sag

  >HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers for Sunday, June 15th

  >HEALTH: How to prevent "swimmer's ear" (1:45)

  -Doctor warns against using social media, internet to make medical diagnoses (2:10). Article

  >FOOD: Beef prices continue to rise, latest data shows
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: 6 things you need to watch on Hulu + Live TV in June

  >MOVIES: Rob Lowe gives an update on "St. Elmo’s Fire 2" script he’s developing 

  >CELEBRITY: MTV VJ Ananda Lewis' heartbreaking final text revealed after dying of breast cancer

  >ANIMALS: Rescue pig's better half is a tortoise (2:01)

  >HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?

  >GOOD NEWS: Middle schoolers design prosthetics for paralyzed dog

  -Meanwhile, in France, 3,076 "Smurfs" come together to break world record

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