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Shrewsbury Newsletter

List of posts to be included in the Shrewsbury newsletter email.

Shrewsbury town leaders weigh feedback from community survey

Residents think that Shrewsbury is a great place to live. They also, though, have noted room for growth and improvement.

Shrewsbury Engineering Club hopes to reach new heights

If you’re near SHS on Monday afternoons, chances are you’ve just seen the launch of one of the Engineering Club’s rockets.

The Food Farm was an early Shrewsbury supermarket

The Food Farm, as can be seen from the photograph, was located “in Fairlawn in Shrewsbury on the Pike" and was in operation into the 1960s.

Shrewsbury looks to make parking more environmentally friendly

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

Shrewsbury warehouse plans approved by Planning Board

On July 6, the Shrewsbury Planning Board approved the site plan for a 134,000-square-foot warehouse building.
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Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day to remain combined on Shrewsbury school calendar

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SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury School Committee approved the district’s calendar for next year, which includes both Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day on Oct....

Shrewsbury Garden Club awards 2022 scholarship 

The Shrewsbury Garden Club recently awarded its $1,000 2022 scholarship to graduating Shrewsbury High School senior Hailey Luke.

Shrewsbury officials embrace opportunity to address racial inequities 

In the wake of the recent killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the national and local protests that followed, the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen released a statement on June 4 condemning the “horrific” actions of the police officers involved with this tragedy.
Cars bustle past the intersection of Route 20 and South Street in Shrewsbury. Photo/Tami White

Route 20 in Shrewsbury part of federal infrastructure bill

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Writer SHREWSBURY — Work on Route 20 in Shrewsbury was included in the Federal INVEST in America Act legislation, according...

Shrewsbury shop still in the cleaning business after 30 years

Jay Wilson and his father, Tom, didn’t know what to expect when they ventured out to open their own vacuum business in 1992. 
Superintendent Joseph Sawyer speaks at a School Committee meeting earlier this year. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Shrewsbury proposes $79.3 million school budget

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SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Sawyer recently presented an updated district budget that would restore positions and add resources. A year after facing...

New Beal School under budget as it nears completion

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Crews are making steady progress on Shrewsbury’s new Beal School, a project architect and a contracted consultant...
The Shrewsbury Police will soon wear body cameras.

Shrewsbury Police to install electronic citation system, hire mental health clinician

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - The Shrewsbury Police Department will soon add a mental health clinician to accompany police officers responding to...
Shrewsbury employees will now be required to wear masks again in Town Hall following an Aug. 10 announcement by Town Manager Kevin Mizikar. (Photo/Dakota Antelman)

Shrewsbury maintains AAA bond rating

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Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, has “reaffirmed” Shrewsbury’s AAA bond rating. 

Committee takes first step toward Shrewsbury High School expansion

Solving the overcrowding problem at Shrewsbury High School won’t happen overnight. The committee will send an SOI to MSBA.

Edgemere enters new era

SHREWSBURY - Drone photography shows construction continuing at the old site of Shrewsbury’s Edgemere Drive-In Theater. The sprawling lot overlooking Lake Quinsigamond had delighted...

Shrewsbury hockey more than semi-tough, reaches D1 Final

Trailing 2-0 after one period, No. 3 seed Shrewsbury hockey team dug deep and rallied for a 4-3 win over No. 2 Notre Dame of Hingham.
Members of the Masonic Lodge with gifts they donated to Friendly House children.

Masonic Lodge donates gifts to Friendly House children

Shrewsbury - On Dec. 19 members of the Level Lodge Masonic Lodge in Shrewsbury delivered Christmas to the children of Friendly House. Each year...

Friends of Shrewsbury Senior Center plan ventriloquist show

SHREWSBURY - The Friends of the Shrewsbury Senior Center is gearing up for a ventriloquist show, Jan. 10 at the Shrewsbury Senior Center.  Slated to...

McGovern Auto seeks to redevelop ‘run down’ site off Route 9 in Shrewsbury

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A “run down” site on Route 9 in Shrewsbury may become the future home of a McGovern Auto Group collision center and fit up center.