Shrewsbury Newsletter

By Michael Perna Jr., Shrewsbury History Columnist  SHREWSBURY - Around the turn of the 20th century, what we now know as “motorboats” had just come...

Shrewsbury Police assisted in arresting a Lawrence man accused of carjacking a vehicle on Route 20.

Shrewsbury has a new karate champion in its ranks after 10-year-old Grace Hemenway won gold medals at the WUKF World Karate Championships.

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury school employees will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by Dec. 1 following a vote...

The barred owl – a young male that was about a year old – suffered from head trauma, but didn’t have any fractures.

Worcester County Sheriff Lewis Evangelidis’ annual Sheriff’s Senior Picnic will return at SAC Park in Shrewsbury on June 4.

In recognition of her decades of community involvement and volunteerism, Missy Hollenback was named the Spirit of Shrewsbury grand marshal.

By Melanie Petrucci, Contributing Writer  Shrewsbury – Throughout the long, hot summer, gardeners faced many challenges. But for one Shrewsbury resident, Joe Macchi, 94, who...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – “What’s better than being outside and walking and reading?” inquired Kevin Esposito, Parks and Cemetery Division manager...

For over 50 years, from the 1930s until the mid-1980s, Mattero’s Bakery was a favorite stop in Shrewsbury for baked goods.

The Worcester County Bar Association will present an award to St. Mary School eighth grade student, Liam Collins, for Law Day on May 1.

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - There have been 17 cases of COVID-19 among Shrewsbury Public Schools staff and students since the start...

Shrewsbury Police are now assigning extra officers to monitor for motorists failing to yield for pedestrians in crosswalks in town.

Jay Wilson and his father, Tom, didn’t know what to expect when they ventured out to open their own vacuum business in 1992. 

Visitors to Shrewsbury’s Town Center may have seen new blue signs on Main Street announcing that they are now entering the Town Center.

There will be new faces on the Select Board and School Committee as Shrewsbury voters headed to the ballot box on May 2.

Shrewsbury High School graduate Celeste McKenzie has been cheerleading since she was 5 years old, competing in an all-star program.

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

Although Lake Quinsigamond is still a popular summer destination, it was a much different place years ago.

Several residents have filed an appeal with the Land Court seeking to annul the Planning Board’s approval of the Beal Commons project