Proud aunt enters 10th year as Shrewsbury Special Olympics volunteer
By Lori Berkey Contributing Writer
      Shrewsbury - Lynn Pearson used to attend Special Olympics banquets as a guest. She'd clap as her nephew, Ryan Dixon, and other athletes from the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Special Needs program were called to the podium for awards. She was moved by the sheer joy and exhilaration that fille...
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SOS committee to evaluate 2007 Fall Festival
      Shrewsbury - The Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Committee will hold an evaluation meeting Tuesday Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. The discussion will be an assessment of the 2007 Fall Festival and how to improve the community event for 2008.
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Community celebrates Spirit of Shrewsbury
     Shrewsbury - Left: Sarah Kasof, 10, of Shrewsbury makes her way to the top of the U.S. Army Rock Wall at the Oak Street Expo Sept. 29 during the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival.
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Host families sought for Chinese visitors
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury school officials are looking for families interested in hosting educators from China in their homes Nov. 3 through 10. Four teachers and one administrator from Dongzhimen school in Beijing will travel to Shrewsbury as part of an exchange program between the two sister dis...
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Homework Academy has students falling into line
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - Not doing homework is not an option for Oak Middle School students anymore. Homework Academy is a new after-school obligation for students who don't complete homework on time. Students who don't turn in homework on the due date get a note for parents that must be signed and return...
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