SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury – Darci, 2-1/2, plays along with mom Bree while singing "Row Row Your Boat" at a playgroup hosted by the Shrewsbury Child Development...

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury's Troop 158's boy-led troop philosophy means that the scouts take the reins in the organization and day-to-day function of the troop. Senior Patrol Leader Thomas Bodden has been in his current position within the troop since June. Prior to that, he served as an assistant senior patrol leader for a year.

Shrewsbury - With less than a week left until residents decide whether to move forward with a $23.3 million appropriation for the renovation and expansion of the Shrewsbury Public Library, dissidents and advocates of the project are raising key issues and concerns about the project's budget.

Shrewsbury - With just a few weeks to go before the town's voters decide whether to move forward with a $23.3 million appropriation for the renovation and expansion of the Shrewsbury Public Library, dissidents and advocates of the project are raising key issues and concerns about the project's budget.

Shrewsbury - After a prolonged saga in which the Shrewsbury owner of two dogs appeared to be adhering to an order to safeguard the public from her pets" dangerous behavior, another attack has resulted in the decision to euthanize one of the dogs.

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Woman's Club welcomed Shrewsbury native and award-winning journalist Paula Ebben to its?first meeting of the 2013/2014 year Oct. 4.?Ebben described...

Shrewsbury - Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is not easy bidding, but Beth and Peter Hook have come to love growing fresh vegetables year round, and the fulfillment of providing them to appreciative community members.

Shrewsbury ? The ninth annual Veterans Memorial 5k Road Race and Walk will be held Sunday, Nov. 3, starting at Independence Hall, 59 South...

Shrewsbury – Fall has just arrived but it's not too early to starting thinking and planning for the new year. For Shrewsbury residents there is now a new way to help organize all your plans – the 2014 Shrewsbury Rotary Club Calendar.

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.