Trash talk
      Shrewsbury - Recently, the Shrewsbury selectmen got an earful over their proposal to implement a "pay as you throw" trash program in town. This is not surprising, as people rarely welcome stand-alone fees for services that were once covered by taxes.
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Rotary Club hosts 'Save the Warmth' fund-raiser
      Shrewsbury - (l to r) Jen and Dan Wren of Sutton and Dennis and Annette Doyle of Shrewsbury enjoy samples of wine at the Shrewsbury Rotary Club's Seventh Annual Wine and Beer Festival last month at Wagner BMW Motors of Shrewsbury.
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Most oppose trash fee at hearing
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - The bulk of people attending the trash removal hearing Feb. 12 were opposed to a pay as you throw solid waste removal fee.
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Brownies make Valentines for Marines
      Shrewsbury - (l to r) Members of Brownie Troop 316 Rachel Pritchard, Diana Wall, Anna Badstubner, Sarah Pfeifle, Brielle Carelli, Maggie Keene, Mikayla Weafer and Lacey Tomaiolo display some of the 131 hand-made Valentine's Day cards they created for a Marine squadron serving in Iraq. The scouts m...
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Historical kits bring back memories
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - Do you remember doing the peppermint twist at a school dance in the 1950s? How about standing in a breadline during the Great Depression? Did you ever take a train ride across the country as a child? If so, then the library has a perfect activity for you.
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Tasty treats turn stay-at-home mother into entrepreneur
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - The eclectic atmosphere of the Bean Counter Coff ee Bar and Bakery, with its terracotta walls, scattered café tables and embossed tin ceiling, is a far cry from where the business was initially housed: Alice Lombardi's kitchen.
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