SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury - For 12 years, the Destination ImagiNation (DI) program has been taking kids places. They have learned skills from problem-solving and teamwork to innovative challenges taught there.

Shrewsbury - In first grade, group reading time usually involves a teacher sitting in the front of the class, reading a story and showing students the pictures to accompany the text. But recently, the first-graders in Sally Lividini's art class at Spring Street School in Shrewsbury were not allowed to look.

Gymnastics teams flying high Region - Shrewsbury High School's (SHS) Megan Yuen leaps on the balance beam during a quad meet at Algonquin Regional High...

Shrewsbury - A holiday gathering at the Shrewsbury Public Library in December was sponsored by SPLAT, a library team with the mission of engaging...

Shrewsbury- Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. (SYFS), the town of Shrewsbury's only private, nonprofit community counseling and social services agency, has announced the...

Shrewsbury - Ring in the New Year with a relaxing and cozy evening at the Shrewsbury Social Club's Annual Regifting Raffle Dinner Party. Catch...

Shrewsbury - Hundreds of supporters of the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Central Mass. Processing and Distribution Center, located in Shrewsbury, attended a meeting Jan. 5 at the Marlborough Holiday Inn to discuss the future of the center.

Shrewsbury - Darline Thorp Yatim is a woman on a mission. That mission is to share her passion for fitness with as many people as possible. As the owner of Shrewsbury Health & Racquet Club (SHARC), she's in a good position to do just that.

Algonquin gets on board(s) Region - Shrewsbury High School (SHS) sophomore defenseman Cole Ambach mixes it up on the boards with Algonquin Regional High School...

Team: Shrewsbury High School Girls Basketball Coach: Erin Largess Background: Three-sport star for the Colonials. Playing softball for Providence College next year.

Shrewsbury – At a recent Eagle Court of Honor at the First Congregational Church, Tyler James Murphy of Shrewsbury was awarded the rank...

Shrewsbury - When is a bank not a bank? When it's a credit union. Central One Federal Credit Union offers all the services of a bank with a local touch and without the fees. While credit unions originally were intended to serve specific groups of people, today's federally-chartered credit unions function much as a bank does, with location in a specific area the only restriction.

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Historical Society has announced two scholarships for high school seniors. The Stephen Porter Scholarship is given annually by the Shrewsbury Historical...

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

Laughing out loud at the library Shrewsbury - Young guests enjoy the antics of Major Holiday, also known as children's performer Robb Preskins, hosting the...

Shrewsbury – An Upton teen, John Street, 18, has been identified as the young man killed in an accident last night at the Ski Ward venue. According to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, whose office is investigating the accident along with State and Shrewsbury police, Street was attending a practice at Ski Ward with his teammates from Nipmuc Regional High School.

Shrewsbury - On Dec. 27, the Board of Selectmen agreed to submit applications for two grant proposals that were presented by the town's Principal Planner/Economic Development Coordinator Kristen Wilson.

Shrewsbury - Board gamers wanted! The first gathering of the Twentysomething Gamers of Central Massachusetts will take place Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m....

Shrewsbury - A 19-year-old Upton man was killed last night in an accident at the Ski Ward venue. According to the Worcester County District Attorney's office, the teen, a student at Nipmuc Regional High School, was at the venue with the school's ski team. He was on a ski lift when he fell nearly 30 feet to the ground and hit his head. He was rushed to UMass Medical Center- University Campus in Worcester where he died.

Shrewsbury - This January, Oak Middle School continues its initiatives to combat bullying by "Changing the Conversation," which helps students develop positive ways to...