SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., will be hosting two free events in early October. On Saturday, Oct. 5, Dr. Susanna O"Hara,...

Shrewsbury - As the new school year gets under way, members of the Shrewsbury High School FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Team 467 have begun to prepare for a year of team building, community building and robot building. The team of 49 students, which falls under the leadership of the Shrewsbury Robotics Steering Committee, is led by student leaders, industry engineers, parents and community members.

Shrewsbury - George D. Brodeur, 92, of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, following an illness. His...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury High School student Nathan Kessel has been selected as a member of the 2013 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National...

Shrewsbury - Julia M. (Cilia) Orrizzi, 92, of Shrewsbury, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center at Northbridge....

Shrewsbury - Rosemary Shamey's sixth grade class (6 yellow) at the Sherwood Middle School participated in a "Mock Dig" Sept. 10. ?Students took turns...

Shrewsbury - Catherine Y. (Fairbanks) Hopkins, 83, a longtime Shrewsbury resident, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 after a brief illness. She leaves her two daughters,...

Shrewsbury - The General Artemas Ward House Museum open house that was scheduled to be held during the Spirit of Shrewsbury Festival Sat., Sept....

Shrewsbury – Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 18 a portion of Main St., will be closed to allow crews to work on sewer construction. ...

Shrewsbury - For the ninth year the Shrewsbury Garden Club is sponsoring its annual Scarecrows on the Common display as part of the town's...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations (SELCO) General Manager Michael Hale met with the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen during the board's Sept. 10 meeting to address a problem that customers of the cable provider have been experiencing since May.

Shrewsbury - Gov. Deval Patrick visited Phoenix Communications Sept. 10. to celebrate the company's recent growth from 23 to 103 employees. The company moved into its new facility located at 25 Bowditch Drive in June. Phoenix Communications is an "independent fiber-optic cable services company delivering innovative, end-to-end, turnkey solutions 24/7," according to its website. The company's growth has been supported in part, company officials said, by the Patrick's administration's initiatives to expand broadband access in unserved and underserved communities.

Topsfield/Shrewsbury - Josephine (Contilli) Galli, 88, most recently of Topsfield, and a long-time Shrewsbury resident, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, with her loving...

Shrewsbury - The General Artemas Ward House Museum open house that was scheduled to be held during the Spirit of Shrewsbury Festival Sat., Sept....

Shrewsbury ?In his much too short life, Andrew Paul "Drew" Stevens was a busy and active child who loved to be around people and play with his classmates at the Parker Road Preschool. The boy who would introduce himself as "Drew Paul Stevens with a V" also loved fire trucks and visiting the Shrewsbury Fire Department. Sadly, Drew passed away from an illness on April 27, 2012. He was only four years old. On Sept. 7, Parker Road staff and parents, town officials and members of the community gathered at the school to start the installation of a project dedicated in the little boy's memory, Drew's Dream Playground. Representatives from the Shrewsbury Home Depot and Marshfield-based company Childscapes also assisted in the event which was billed as "Build Day."

Shrewsbury - Barbara E. (Henderson) Johnson, of Shrewsbury, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 in Millbury Healthcare Center. She was 93. Born Oct. 13, 1919 in...

Shrewsbury – A controversy has been brewing over the last several weeks regarding a proposal to rename the Shrewsbury Senior Center in honor of a current Council on Aging (COA) member. While many seniors agree that honoree in question, John Concordia, has been a dedicated volunteer, they insist others have worked just as hard and as such, the center should not be named for one person but kept as is.

Shrewsbury - The status of the order issued by the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen in June regarding complaints of unruly dogs in the Westmont Road neighborhood was reviewed at its regularly scheduled meeting Aug. 27. On June 11, Shrewsbury Animal Control Officer Leona M. Pease had brought before the selectmen the case of complaints from neighbors of Rolland Demers, of 31 Westmont Road, about unleashed dogs "Saydee" and "Pesky" roaming the neighborhood and allegedly causing problems for other property owners.

To the Editor: This is in response to Rita Dichele's letter regarding changing the name of the Shrewsbury Senior Center. We Shrewsbury residents are grateful to...

Shrewsbury - U2 Tribute band Joshua Tree will headline Veterans Inc.'s annual Freedom Song Festival Sunday, Sept. 8, from noon to 6 p.m., at...