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An attendee holds a sign during a recent Shrewsbury School Committee meeting.

Shrewsbury paraprofessionals union expresses frustration with contract negotiations

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - Standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a recent School Committee Meeting, members of the Shrewsbury Paraprofessionals Association expressed frustration with...

Shrewsbury enacts indoor mask mandate

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - Face coverings will be once again required indoors in Shrewsbury following a vote by the Shrewsbury Board of...
Anshul Dadwal practices outdoor rock climbing.

Shrewsbury teenager competes in national rock climbing competition

By Morgan Hume, Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY - As Olympic athletes were competing in rock climbing in the Olympics this past summer, a Shrewsbury teenager was...
Ramiro Torres stands with his ex-wife Sandie and his wife Nicole, who is planning to run the Boston Marathon for Sandie.

Shrewsbury resident to run Boston Marathon for husband’s ex-wife

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor SHREWSBURY - Nicole Torres is planning to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of her husband’s ex-wife, Sandie Rossini. A Shrewsbury...
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...
Photo by/Dakota Antelman

Shrewsbury Police Chief proposes traffic enforcement unit amid discussion on traffic concerns

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury leaders discussed a variety of traffic concerns and ways to respond to them during a Sept....
Shrewsbury players charge onto the field before a home crowd on Sept. 25.

Shrewsbury football beats Acton Boxborough, secures first win of year

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By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor SHREWSBURY - The Shrewsbury High School football team notched its first win of the season, Sept. 25, with a 18-7...

Spirit of Shrewsbury back and in-person

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - Despite a forecast of rain, it was all sunny skies for Spirit of Shrewsbury’s Town Expo and...
An existing flagpole at Dean Park in Shrewsbury honors the late Paula Rourke. A fundraiser is currently gathering money to redesign the area around the flagpole. (Photo/Tami White)

Dean Park flagpole

SHREWSBURY - A prominent flagpole stands in Shrewsbury’s Dean Park alongside a bench dedicated to longtime Parks Department employee Paula Rourke. A new GoFundMe...
: Cars drive along Route 140 in Boylston. Traffic from a new warehouse in Boylston will use Route 140 road to head to the interstate. Photo/Laura Hayes

Boylston Planning Board approves warehouse project near Shrewsbury border

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter BOYLSTON/SHREWSBURY - A warehouse will be built on the border of Boylston and Shrewsbury after the Boylston Planning Board...

Shrewsbury approves agreement with marijuana delivery operator

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – A marijuana delivery operator is now one step closer to opening in Shrewsbury following a Board of...
Drone photo of Shrewsbury’s First Congregational Church by Tami White

Shrewsbury’s First Congregational Church

SHREWSBURY - Drone photography showed sun shining on the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury earlier this year. The First Congregational Church is located at...
Beal School students arrive on the bus for the first day of school earlier this year. Photo/Laura Hayes

Shrewsbury bus ridership down compared to pre-pandemic rates

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - Nearly 4,000 students are riding the school bus in Shrewsbury this year.  That’s an increase of almost 500...
Noelle Sowden and Nithya Sudharshan posed for a photo at the Spirit of Shrewsbury Expo in 2019. The expo is back, this year, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25.

Spirit of Shrewsbury headed to Oak Middle School Sept. 25

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - After a virtual festival last year, a hybrid Spirit of Shrewsbury will be both in person and...

Shrewsbury notes COVID-19 cases in schools

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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...
An outdoor dining area sits outside of Burton’s Grill and Bar in Shrewsbury. Photo/Laura Hayes

Changes to outdoor dining process could be on Shrewsbury Town Meeting warrant

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Voters may soon decide whether to allow outdoor dining in more Shrewsbury zoning districts as town officials...
Superintendent Joseph Sawyer fist bumps a student.

Shrewsbury’s new Beal school officially welcomes students

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Applause and cheers filled the entrances of the new Maj. Howard W. Beal Elementary School as school...
Orion Coffin tosses a ring around a cone. (Photo/Laura Hayes

Community celebrates during the Shrewsbury Summer Festival

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – It was a warm and sunny day — perfect for a festival. So, Shrewsbury residents flocked to...

Hannah Kane Charity Classic Golf Tournament raises $60,000

SHREWSBURY/WESTBOROUGH - State Rep. Hannah Kane (R-Shrewsbury) hosted her seventh annual charity golf tournament Aug. 16 at The Haven Country Club in Boylston. The event...

Oak Island Boat Ramp

SHREWSBURY - Drone photography recently captured the sight of a boat motoring away from the Oak Island Boat Ramp in Shrewsbury. Closed earlier this...