SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury - At the beginning of the regularly scheduled June 24 meeting of the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Daniel J. Morgado took the time to comment upon the difficulty in paying for what seems like an endless stream of unfunded mandates imposed upon Massachusetts towns and cities by both the state legislature and the federal government.

Shrewsbury - To assist residents with the disposal of yard waste resulting from storm damage sustained from Tropical Storm Irene, a special curbside collection...

Shrewsbury - In recognition of Memorial Day, Shrewsbury Crossings will offer a free Veterans" Benefits Seminar, Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.? A...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Education Foundation (SEF) invites the greater Shrewsbury community to honor and celebrate this year’s educational grant recipients and John P....

Shrewsbury - The Burns Bridge was lit in purple last night to honor Prince, the iconic musician who passed away yesterday morning. (Photo/MassDOT)

Shrewsbury - An effort to replace a decaying World War I memorial in Shrewsbury received a boost Sept. 26 when students and faculty at the Beal Elementary School presented a $600 donation check to the Shrewsbury Veterans Council.

Region – Fred P. Lucy II and James David Quinn were the two candidates in a field of five to win the two seats on the Board of Selectmen in the Hudson Annual Town Election April 30. Lucy, who entered the race as an incumbent, received 1,397 votes. This will be Quinn's first stint on the board. He received 1,261 votes. Charles McGourty, who was also an incumbent, came in third with 1,023 votes. Phillip "Paddy P. Dolan had 1,0121 votes and Susan Dunnell had 768.

Shrewsbury - Ken Swift recently took advantage of the recent snowstorms to create an 11-foot snowman in his yard. Swift is a veteran of the...

Shrewsbury - Fernand R. “Pete” Dubois, 91, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Westborough, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at home. He was the husband...

Shrewsbury - A week before Shrewsbury voters go to the polls in a special election to approve funding for the proposed $18 million expansion of the public library, Town Manager Daniel Morgado took a moment at the outset of the Oct. 11 Board of Selectmen meeting to clarify that the vote was for a temporary debt exclusion and not a permanent Proposition 2-1/2 override.

Shrewsbury – Anna Maria College student Teresa Ryan could not have imagined what her senior year would bring. At the end of her junior year, Ryan – who majors in psychology and minors in Catholic studies – heard the news that she and fellow classmates would have the opportunity to be a part of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia.

Shrewsbury - Members of the Shrewsbury Social Club for Neighbors and Newcomers will launch their fall season with a kick-off dinner and unveiling of...

Shrewsbury – The Fraternal Order of the Eagles #4541 will hold its annual Classic Car Show "Meeting of the Minds" at the Hebert Candy...

Shrewsbury – Voters overwhelmingly approved nine articles at a Special Town Meeting (STM) April 29 to rezone the former Spag's property on Route 9. The measures were necessary for the developer, Grossman Development Group, LLC, to start the process of creating a mixed-use commercial-residential site, "Lakeway Commons," on the approximately 20 acres. Over the course of three hours, 9 articles were presented on the meeting's warrant, all of which were approved, and most by unanimous vote. The articles cleared the way to allow medical and dental offices to be at the site and rezoning the property to commercial-business. Because of the commonwealth's 300-year-old property rules and records, the site has been a patchwork of deeds, easements, and disconnects that substantially complicate zoning and property ownership changes. One article on the warrant dealt with a separate strip of land 5 by 35 feet long that is in the middle of the site.

Shrewsbury - The 25th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive to Stamp Out Hunger will be held Saturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. -6 p.m....

Shrewsbury - Mary G. (Martinelli) Silva, 94, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Shrewsbury Nursing Home. Mary was born and raised...

Region – Towns in the Community Advocate readership area are slowly starting to get back to normal but there are still significant power outages throughout the communities.

Region - Amanda Winer, of Westborough, was awarded third place in the Binghamton University Alumni Association's 2011 Exemplary Student Award Competition. The award honors...

The Shrewsbury town meeting members who voted with glee for Article 13 to ban traditional plastic bags should be ashamed they were led like lemmings to impose one of the worst anti-business by-laws in the history of the town by progressives with a personal agenda. Next they will seek to ban all plastic bags, plastic water and juice bottles, and once they make the town The People's Republic of Shrewsbury, like Cambridge and Concord, they'll likely push for Sanctuary Status.

Shrewsbury – Four people have been displaced, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries, after an early morning garage fire that officials say was started by the disposal of smoking materials near bags of mulch.