SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Region – As the 2012 season approaches, Ski Ward looks to add depth to its celebrated race team.

In a rematch of last year’s MIAA Division 1 state championship, the Shrewsbury girls hockey team faced off against Saint Mary’s (Lynn).

Since raising the curtain on its first production in 2021, Square One Players has been working to keep live theater thriving in Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury – About 25 fifth- and sixth-grade students at Sherwood Middle School (SMS) and their parents recently participated in the Super Power Fun Run,...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Dignitaries, alumni and students took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking May 24 for new turf fields at...

REGION - A new bill introduced in the state legislature by Sen. Jamie Eldridge and Rep. Dan Sena would establish and tighten regulations on...

Shrewsbury - Thanksgiving will soon be here and Shrewsbury Human Services Food Pantry, located at St. Anne's, is already planning to assist an estimated...

Shrewsbury –Ski Ward will begin selling alcohol this winter in an attempt to increase its revenue as operating prices continue to rise due to the sluggish economy.

Northborough/Shrewsbury - Players, buddies, coaches and families from Shrewsbury, Northborough and Millbury gathered to close the season of their Challenger Baseball League at Melican Middle School in Northborough June 21. The game opened with a group singing the National Anthem. Outs and keeping score are not part of this league, designed to simply allow players to enjoy the game of baseball. Every player has the opportunity to hit the ball, run the bases, and field the ball, with the support of their buddies and coaches. The game ended with trophies for all players and a cookout sponsored by the Mark Fidrych Foundation.

By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer Shrewsbury — Shrewsbury High School senior Kacie Conant has always known that she wanted to be a nurse. However, with the...

Shrewsbury - Rita (Dubois) Astrella DiReda, a longtime resident of Shrewsbury, passed away Nov. 30, 2020 in Worcester. She was 93. Rita was born in...

By Michael Perna Jr., Contributing Writer  Shrewsbury - The great White City Amusement Park has been closed for over 60 years now, however fond memories of...

Shrewsbury - Paula (McGrail) Fisher, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. She was 74. Born Dec....

Students had the last week of school off due to February break, but regional high school sports teams stayed active.

Shrewsbury - An artist, a gardener and a teacher. While it sounds like the start to a joke, these are actually three trades that Pauline Bergassi of Shrewsbury discovered as appropriate avenues to fill her creative niche. Now retired from teaching high school - she taught English, creative writing, and journalism in Worcester and Hudson for 10 years - Bergassi has set out to prove that the ancient art of flower pressing is not dead.

Shrewsbury voters will head to the polls next month with a series of choices to make. The Community Advocate reached out with questions.

Shrewsbury – The Stewardship Ministry at St. Mary's Parish held the first Day of Service April 20 to allow parishioners to "live out their faith as stewards of God's many blessings," according to the day's organizers. Approximately 300 volunteers worked on service projects for three to four hours at locations in Shrewsbury and Worcester.

Shrewsbury – When Barbara Graf, 78, recently arrived for what she thought was going to be the annual summer bridge club party at a friend's home, she was flabbergasted to be greeted with her friends singing a "Happy Wedding to You" version of "Happy Birthday."

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – The room was full Sept. 20 at the Italian American Victory Club when local historian and veteran’s...

Shrewsbury – Wednesday Sept. 28, at 7 p.m., the Shrewsbury Historical Society will host Eamon McCarthy Earls, author of "Wachusett: How Boston's 19th Century...