SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury - Mary Theresa (Downey) Kelley, 81, of Shrewsbury, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 in UMass Memorial Healthcare Center, surrounded by her loving family...

Shrewsbury - Georgette H. Rudden, 92, passed away at home Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at "Southgate at Shrewsbury." Her husband of 64 years, Francis...

Shrewsbury - Rev. Richard John Lake Sr., of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 after a long life of service to Jesus Christ....

Shrewsbury - Marie M. Leary, 88, a longtime Shrewsbury resident passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 in The Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, surrounded by...

Naples, Fla. - Lillian M. (Ploof) Cooper, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Shrewsbury and Grafton, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at Vitas Hospice...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Sept. 24 not to support a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana facilities. The moratorium was placed on a draft of the Oct. 21 Special Town Meeting warrant.

Shrewsbury - The Cub Scout Webelo boys of Pack 114, Den 5, in Shrewsbury are only the second group in Central Massachusetts to earn...

Shrewsbury – Three years ago, Shrewsbury resident Audrey Kurlan-Marcy and Rebecca Soulliere of Leominster co-founded an alliance for the UMass Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center in Worcester. The co-founders knew they wanted to help anyone in central Massachusetts to live stronger with breast cancer. But they weren's as sure about choosing the organization's name. "The first name we came up with was A Better Breast Alliance, which wasn's strong enough," Kurlan-Marcy said. "The words "pervasive change" are in our mission statement. What's a stronger word that means change? That's how we became Pink Revolution."

Region – A former law firm administrator who grew up in Shrewsbury has not only changed her career, but is also changing the lives of many. In June 2012, Susan Posterro, now a resident of Grafton, left the professional life she had known for 20 years to follow her passion for helping others. Now she is founder and executive director of Binkeez for Comfort, a nonprofit organization that provides blankets nationwide to recipients of all ages in hospitals, nursing homes or hospice at no cost to them.

Shrewsbury – Students on the "Five Red" team at the Sherwood Middle School are participating in this year's 9th annual Scarecrow on the Common...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury High School's new outdoor zip line and ropes course was host to the Get Fit Family Climbing Adventure Sept. 21. Students in grades 9-12 and their families gathered in the morning to engage in a variety of outdoor adventure elements. Students climbed up utility poles and walked across wires while instructors belayed below.

Shrewsbury – A full weekend of activities continued downtown Sept. 29 with the 17th annual Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Parade. This year, 88...

Shrewsbury - Michael J. Palumbo, 66, longtime Shrewsbury resident, firefighter and musician, passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 with the family he loved so...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Police Department issued this statement this evening: On Sunday, September 29th, 2013, at 2:23 pm Shrewsbury Police responded to Main Street at Main Circle for a report of motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist.

Shrewsbury – Hundreds of people of all ages attended the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Town Expo Sept. 28. The expo, which was one...

Shrewsbury - The Town of Shrewsbury Cemetery Department requests that all lot owners remove all flowers, plantings, flags, and decorations from flower beds and...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Health Department will begin its Fall Yard Waste Pick-up Program to collect leaves, grass and yard waste.There will be four...

Shrewsbury – New Experience Theatre Works – more commonly known as NETWorks Productions – is a community theater group with over 20 years of experience, based at the Flanagan Theatre in the retirement community Southgate at Shrewsbury since 2008. As they'se done since Holly Dion founded the group in 1992, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to a worthy cause when they present its fall production, "Play It Again, Sam," written by Woody Allen.

Shrewsbury - Dr. Paul V. Nally, 82, a longtime resident of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 after an illness. Paul leaves his beloved...

Shrewsbury - Ethel J. (Marshall) Casey, 90, longtime Shrewsbury resident, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, with family by her side, after a...