Highlights in The 016 Monday, June 6th

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  In The News

  >Latest weather: Another pleasant one, high of 81 today in Worcester

  +6:00: Worcester man wins $4 million on scratch ticket, plans to invest in real estate

  +6:00: Worcester man arrested after pursuit on firearms charges

  +6:00: Worcester 300th anniversary: Fireworks, Canal District stroll top full list of events coming this weekend

  +6:00: Don Landgren: Celebrating 300 years of Worcester potholes

  +6:00: Blithewood Park master plan public meeting on Monday

  +6:00: Fan rules for Bravehearts sold out You-Choose-The-Rules games Tuesday and Wednesday announced

  +6:00: WCMS marks 10 years of Neighborhood Strings program with benefit concert at Mechanics Hall

  +Noon: 2 arrested in Worcester traffic stop for gun, drugs

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 6th

  +Noon: City Council to consider charter changes amid realignment of School Committee election districts

  +Noon: Radio Worcester (11:16): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, guns and preventable death

  +Noon: Auburn police note multiple calls about bears in yards

  +Noon: Young farmers bring fresh produce to table out of Oxford farm

  +Noon: West Brookfield man killed in single-vehicle crash

  -Worcester police dedicate plaque to honor fallen Officer Manny Familia (1:05)

  -Hundreds run in 2022 Worcester Firefighters 6K Road Race Sunday

  -Group asks Boston Archdiocese to look at Worcester’s handling of sex abuse investigation

  -Tracing where Worcester’s "grit" comes from

  -Make Worcester-themed cookies this week on Shrewsbury Street

  -Singer Brian McKnight excited to celebrate Worcester Tercentennial with the Pops

  -UMass Medical School confers 270 degrees at 49th commencement

  -University Park Campus School graduation held at Clark's Atwood Hall

  -Bill Shaner: How to lie to the City Council

  -ICYMI: New 111-unit Worcester apartment development, The Kiln, slated for fall opening

  -Massive fire destroys abandoned cereal factory in Orange (1:21)

  -Worcester police investigate death on grounds of Worcester Art Museum

  -Demolition of Table Talk Pies building in Kelley Square begins

  -Worcester apartment building where 4 died in fire is demolished 

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday

  -Brewery hosts Ross "ALF" Reynolds Memorial Cornhole Tournament

  -Vote now to nominate winners in the 2022 readers’ choice awards

  -Vocero Hispano June 3rd edition

  -The Faces of Worcester: Taylor Perkins

  -Results from the Mass. Democratic Convention 

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Brilliant, creative and graduated: Sutton High's Class of 2022

  -Academic achievers for Grafton, Millbury and Sutton

  -Millbury students take part in statewide environmental competition

  -Upcoming Grafton library session focuses on food sensitivities

  -Quilt raffle at Millbury Credit Union to benefit children of Ukraine

  -Shrewsbury Town Hall transitions to summer hours

  -Leicester Special Olympic School Day Games (27:28)

  -Kahula Restaurant in Sturbridge to reopen lounge June 8 for indoor dining 

  >SPORTS: Celtics crushed by Warriors in third quarter, leading to Game 2 loss

  -Here's your chance to win tickets to see Celtics in Finals 

  -Red Sox complete sweep of A’s

  -Bravehearts' rally falls just short, 6-5. Next home game: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox fall to Syracuse, 6-4

  -Bruins’ Bergeron wins 5th Selke, still unsure about future

  -WPI women rowers are headed to Henley Regatta in England

  >BUSINESS: Can I change my employees' schedules to give them a 4-day week?

  -WBJ Editorial: Set the stage for another 300 years

  -HTR to present asset preservation workshop on June 7th

  >COLLEGES: Worcester State Foundation Silent Auction ends at 3 p.m. Monday 

  >NEW! CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08) 

  -RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)

  >NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: All the best moments from Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

  -Bipartisan gun measure "close" but won't include assault weapons ban: Sen. Chris Murphy

  -Crowds Honor WWII Veterans at Normandy D-Day Celebrations

  >NEW ENGLAND: More than 53,000 in Mass. need licenses, ID cards replaced: Here's why

  -Rhode Island man gets life in prison for fatal beating of 78-year-old man

  >TV/STREAMING: New on Disney+ in June 

  >MOVIES: "Top Gun: Maverick" stays aloft with $86 million in its 2nd weekend 

  >CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez, "Spider-Man" highlight MTV Movie & TV Awards 

  >HEALTH: Older drinkers recover faster from surgery than non-drinkers, study reveals

  -Free COVID testing and vaccinations 11-4 Monday in Downtown Worcester 

  >HOMES: Neighborhoods in Worcester with the most expensive home sales

  >HISTORY: Russell Street entrance to Elm Park, 1912

  >ANIMALS: The way these chimps help their friends is so human (3:16) 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teacher surprised with donated car on last day of school 

  -Meanwhile, in North Carolina, 8-year-old drives off in mom's SUV with 1-year-old sibling in the backseat 

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