SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury - Fourth-graders from Coolidge Elementary School (l to r) Shaloni Patal, Olivia Meuse, Rebecca Shan, Alex Cashman, Grace Zucchero and Joe Morgan learn...

Shrewsbury - Yashika Gandhi, 8, samples the "edible aquifer" she created during a fun and educational program presented April 20 by the...

Shrewsbury - The King brothers of Shrewsbury enjoy Friends With Heart family night at the Worcester Sharks game. Ben (front, center), 13,...

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Council On Aging ( COA) celebrated National Volunteer Week with its annual Volunteer Appreciation Ice Cream Social at...

Borders at 476 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury will close its doors permanently sometime in May as part of the company's Chapter 11 reorganization process. Shrewsbury - Borders at 476 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury will close its doors permanently sometime in May as part of the company's Chapter 11 reorganization process.

Shrewsbury - A group of properly "hatted" Shrewsbury ladies gather at the home of Rosemarie Boyd to watch the royal wedding of...

Shrewsbury - Storyteller Diane Postoian performs for the crowd at Floral Street School's Literacy Night April 8. Students also had the opportunity...

Shrewsbury - Attendants hold candles at a prayer vigil for the victims of the devastating tsunami that hit many coastal communities in...

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury's Public Library officials have come up with a unique way to help both their patrons who have been tardy...

Barbara Fink always knew her son, Zack, would get easily frustrated and seemed a bit different as a young child. But it wasn's until one fateful day, when the Shrewsbury mother was volunteering in his third-grade classroom, that she saw the first signs that something more serious was happening.

Shrewsbury - St. John's High School first baseman Andrew Lorusso (#11, center) is congratulated by his coach and teammates after his first ...

Shrewsbury - (l to r) Third-graders Jacob Rogers and Jared Ross and secondgrader Prathylsa Miyala get a fun workout during the March...

By Nancy Brumback Contributing Writer Shrewsbury - Cheerleaders are athletes, and Bay State Cheer & Dance treats them like athletes, with all the...

Shrewsbury - Community Advocate Publisher David Bagdon spoke before the student staff of the Spring Street Gazette newspaper April 6. After a...

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Rotary Club's weekly meeting held April 11 at Buca Di Peppo restaurant featured 12 Ukrainian doctors and guest...

It has been said by world leaders, scientists and economists that "water is the new gold" and that the "next great war will be over water." The issue of water may not have reached that critical a stage yet in central Massachusetts, but it is still a significant factor in every part of our lives. That was the consensus of several legislators who participated in a forum March 30 hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV) in Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury - Rev. William W. McGovern, 93, died Tuesday April 5, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born in Worcester, the son of...

Shrewsbury - Edward W. O"Rourke Jr., 56, passed away Monday April 4, 2011 at UMass Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife...

Shrewsbury - Ariana Snell, 7, keeps her eye on the ball while taking a swing during the Softball Skills Clinic offered Feb....

Shrewsbury - There's no denying that the Kenneth F. Burns Bridge, which spans Lake Quinsigamond and serves as a major connector between...