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Developers unveiled a new, scaled-down Beal Commons design that looked to address the community’s ongoing concerns. 

Staff recently announced the façade improvement program, a state-funded grant program, designed to help local businesses restore.

A proposed 40B housing development for 59 Pleasant St. – called The Reserve at Grafton Commons – has drawn concern from Grafton residents.

With the deadline to submit nomination papers now passed, here’s how the annual Grafton election on May 16 is shaping up.

Peter Femino opened Aero Coffee Roasters, which is his third startup, at 318 Main St., Northborough, in June 2020.

The Board of Trustees voted to keep the book “Vaginas: An Important Book about Vulvas, Periods, Puberty and Sex!” by Dr. Alison K. Rogers.

Shrewsbury’s new franchise agreement with SELCO provides cable service to town for just five years, as opposed to the standard 10.

The Board of Health has ordered Hunan Kitchen at 72 East Main St. to “cease and desist” from serving any food to the public.

Approved by residents at Town Meeting in the fall, the plastic reduction bylaw will take effect on April 17.

“Starting April 1, the parking lot of the Congregational Church of Westborough will no longer be available to patrons of the Westborough Public Library."

Article 36, which would have switched Fall TM to a Saturday, was defeated, 104-77, during annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 25.

The move to establish a Stormwater Utility Bylaw passed at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 25.

Town Meeting has approved a transfer of $30,820 from free cash to create a possible trail system for Hocomonco Pond.

Article 12, a request to appropriate $360,459 to fund a building study and design costs, passed by a vote of 239-46, more than the two-thirds majority required.

Under Article 4, operating budgets, the School Department's request for $63,539,476 for fiscal 2024, was approved, 175-74.

Ultimately, they decided to award the contract to Municipal Resources, Inc., which is based in Plymouth, N.H.

Shrewsbury received a $90,000 grant from the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program to update the parking requirements in town bylaw.

Developers of a proposed over-55 housing development near the intersection of Greenbriar Drive and Cypress Avenue have cleared a major hurdle.

When Shrewsbury residents cast their ballots on May 2, there will be three contested races among the four they will be voting on.

The Town Clerk's office has released the official results of the Annual Town Election on Tuesday, March 14.