Shrewsbury

Food Truck Thursdays returned to Shrewsbury Town Hall on May 18. The event will return for the next 21 Thursday nights.

Several Shrewsbury Girl Scouts have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award. A ceremony took place to recognize the recipients.

Four area students were awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Headmaster of Saint John’s High School Alex Zequeira plans to depart at the end of next school year in June 2024.

Troop 114 and 7114 will be holding their final 2023 bottle drive June 3 at Shrewsbury Town Hall from 9 a.m. to noon. 

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

Hundreds of friends and family gathered to celebrate the 204 seniors graduating as part of the Saint John’s High School Class of 2023. 

In the latest chapter of Shrewsbury’s intra-town rivalry, the St. John’s Pioneers held off the Shrewsbury Colonials baseball team, winning a hard-fought and highly competitive game by a score of 4-2.

Following the election, the Select Board chose the re-elected Beth Casavant as chair during its May 9 meeting.

Handicap parking violations are increasing in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town Meeting members approved the fine’s increase from $100 to $300.

The Shrewsbury Garden Club is inviting the community to its plant sale on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Members approved Article 48, which funds an emergency medical services study to evaluate the current ambulance and emergency care practices.

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) presented its first project proposals during the second night of the 2023 Town Meeting on May 16.

A citizens’ petition concerned with 1-7 Maple Avenue, the former site of Maj. Howard W. Beal School, was ruled out of order by the moderator.

A new homework policy is coming to Shrewsbury Public Schools after the School Committee voted to approve a revised policy April 26.

Shrewsbury Town Meeting members have officially voted to fund the expansion of Mountain View Cemetery across the street to Prospect Park.   

At the annual Town Meeting on May 15, community members voted to establish the town’s 300th Centennial Celebration Fund.

As part of the project, the wall shows photographs, oars and memorabilia from the Shrewsbury High School Crew’s history.

Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office announce the return of the annual Sheriff’s Senior Picnic