SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Region - Kicking off the holiday season, The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester will once again be presenting Dickens" "A Christmas Carol," New England's largest production of this celebrated holiday favorite. It features myriad special effects and its famous Might Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ.

Shrewsbury - Starting in January, Gastonart & Frame will be more than just a great place for custom framing. Gastonart will become a place for children to learn to create and to appreciate art.

Shrewsbury - Most high school students have difficulty finding a career focus as they prepare to enter college. This was not the case, however, for Shrewsbury resident Monica Mansfield. From an early age, she knew with great clarity that she wanted to become a veterinarian.

Marlborough/Shrewsbury - It was a day filled with loud music, louder cheers, acrobatic flips, scintillating stunts, dozens of teams, hundreds of cheerleaders, dancers and spectators, and more than eight hours of competition and routines at Marlborough, Shrewsbury head to Cheerleading Nationals (SHS) Nov. 20. In the end, the cheerleading teams from Marlborough High School (MHS) and SHS both received bids to Nationals. MHS and SHS finished 7th and 8th out of more than 15 teams in a competitive Division 1 field. MHS cheerleading coach Adrienne DeGeorge spoke about her team's performance despite the loss of a key performer earlier this fall.

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury Education Foundation (SEF) invites the Greater Shrewsbury Community to honor and celebrate exemplary achievement at the Annual Awards Dinner, which will...

Shrewsbury - Heald & Chiampa's annual "Santa at The Sumner House" event will take place Saturday, Dec. 10, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. After...

Shrewsbury - Getting presents is always great. But if you ask members of the Knights of Columbus, they would tell you that giving gifts is even better. Jack Williams is a member of the Adelphi Council 4181 of the Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus, an organization dedicated to community good deeds.

Shrewsbury - Trinity Episcopal Church, 440 Main St., Shrewsbury, will present its St. Nicholas Fair Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There...

Rotarians lend their support Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury Rotary Club member Art Dobson presents a $600 check to Elaine LeBlanc, director of Human Services...

Region - The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program is in need of volunteers from central Massachusetts communities to drive local cancer patients...

Shrewsbury - Scott Hawley, raised in Shrewsbury, is now standing on the doorstep of the PGA Tour. After holding the Canadian Pro Tour card for eight years,

Westborough – Since its inception 15 years ago, the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded nearly $98,000 in funds to local educators....

Shrewsbury - Visit the St. Mary's Parish Holly Fair for Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4, from...

Shrewsbury - In order to advance the process of determining whether the Beal Early Childhood Center can receive state funding for a potential renovation and facility improvement project, on Nov. 22, the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen unanimously endorsed the refiling of a statement of interest form with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).

Shrewsbury – On Nov. 22, the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a single tax rate of $11.11 per $1,000 of assessed value, or a 4.12 percent increase, for residential and business properties in fiscal year 2012.

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services (SYFS) and the Department of Children & Families (formerly DSS) are collecting toys in the Holiday...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., has announced its upcoming adult programs for the month of December. For more information about any...

Mothers learn about football Shrewsbury - (l to r) Joni Theodoss, Suzanne Jackson, Doreen O'Neil, Lisa Clouthier, Jodi Couture and Michelle Theis participate in a...

"We'se been doing this part-time since 1989, full-time since 1998," said Ed Paquette. He and his wife, Toni, grow vegetables on leased land in Shrewsbury, Grafton, and other towns, supplying area supermarkets and the year-round farm stand they operate on Route 140.

Beaton speaks at SYFS breakfast Shrewsbury - State Rep. Matthew Beaton, R-Shrewsbury, speaks at the 28th annual Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services Community Breakfast,...