Planning Board questions hotel proposal
By Melissa Muntz Cole Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Planning Board is just one month away from making a decision about the proposed Value Place Hotel, more than a year after the initial plan was presented.
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Library to bring town together for record-breaking 'read'
By Kate Daly Contributing Writer
      Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Public Library has a plan to bring the community together to read the same poem from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 25 on the library lawn. "Essentially what we are trying to do is a celebration of reading," Library Director Ellen Dolan told the Board of Selectmen Sept. 22.
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Beetle Regulation area expanded
By Melissa Muntz Cole Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - Curbside pickup of yard waste will go on as scheduled during the weeks of Oct. 20 to 24, Nov. 3 to 7, Nov. 17 to 21 and Dec. 1 to 5 despite the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) restrictions in town.
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Student's banner is tops at Northeastern
By Kate Daly Contributing Writer
      Detail of one of Ashley Seto's award-winning banners. SUBMITTED Shrewsbury - Art and computers combine in Ashley Seto's family - her mother is a crafter and her father works with computers. By the time she was 12, Seto was teaching herself to use graphic arts programs and developing her drawing skills.
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WallE' takes 'best in show'
      Shrewsbury - Brownie Troop 423 won "Best in Show" at this year's Spirit of Shrewsbury Scarecrow Contest on the Common. Along with "WallE" are Maya, 9, Syra, 6, and Aja, 9, Pandey.
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