SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury – Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation's premiere donor and volunteer-supported youth mentoring organization, celebrates National Mentoring Month during the month of January. In collaboration with that initiative, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest, Inc. is delighted to share this story of a very special match.

Westborough – The undefeated Shrewsbury High School Colonials hosted their cross-town rivals St. John’s High School Pioneers at Northstar Ice Sports Jan 9.

Shrewsbury - Jack Frailey led a good and long life. He died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, after a prolonged illness. He was 90. Jack H....

Shrewsbury - The Board of Directors of The Shrewsbury Education Foundation (SEF), recently announced that Howard Grossman, of Grossman Development Group, LLC in Southborough...

Shrewsbury - Dr. Richard Norton Curtis, 93, of Shrewsbury and former longtime resident of Hudson, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Born in Hingham and...

Shrewsbury - Ski Ward is busy taking advantage of the colder weather this week to make snow. Photo/Jerry Callaghan

Shrewsbury - Vincent A. Ricardi, a Shrewsbury resident for over 60 years, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side Sunday, Jan. 3,...

Shrewsbury - Carol A. (Smith) Dodds, 80, of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, in her daughter’s home. She...

Shrewsbury - Michael F. Galli, of Shrewsbury, died after a long illness Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 in UMass Memorial Medical Center. He was 54. Michael...

Shrewsbury—The Shrewsbury Athletic Club just off Route 9 is undergoing major renovations to upgrade the facility and to offer new services. “When the renovations are all done, we will be offering a full-service athletic facility with a health club aspect for adults and kids of all ages,” said Nathan Sorensen, who bought the business about a year ago. He owned and operated the Hit Quarters turfed sports facility within the club for the past 10 years.

Marlborough - The visiting Shrewsbury High School Colonials boys ice hockey team defeated the Marlborough High School Panthers by a score of 4-1 in a New Year’s Eve matchup played at Navin Arena.

By John Orrell, Contributing Writer Worcester - The climb is the steepest of the steep for any winter sports team that remains winless once the...

Shrewsbury – The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks girls' basketball team defeated the Shrewsbury High School Colonials by a score of 41-31 in a game played on December 28.

Shrewsbury - David L. Nourse, 84, of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Nourse was born in Framingham,...

Shrewsbury - Barbara (Lowder) Petroskovich, 78, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Holden, passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at UMass Hospital. Barbara had a son,...

Shrewsbury - Michael Hale, Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations (SELCO) general manager, gave a status update to the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen at their Dec. 22 meeting. As in previous years, Hale forecast increases in television rates.

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services (SYFS) announced that due to the efforts of many volunteers, donors, businesses and the Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus, several disadvantaged children will have gifts to unwrap for the holidays. In Shrewsbury, 78 children were served through this drive and will have toys, books and warm clothes to unwrap. Additionally, 34 families received grocery gift cards to help with the costs of a holiday meal. The remaining gifts were sent to the Department of Children and Families to help bring holiday joy to children in foster care.

WESTBOROUGH Congregational Church of Westborough, 57 W. Main St., Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. (family service) and 7 p.m. (candlelight service). For more information, call...

Shrewsbury – At the Dec. 22 meeting of the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen, the board denied a request from the recently opened Hooters Restaurant on Route 9 to shoot unloaded muskets outside the restaurant.

Shrewsbury - Lisa M. (Silvia) Gordon, 48, of Shrewsbury, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, surrounded by loving family members, at UMass Memorial Medical...