SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury School Superintendent Dr. Joseph Sawyer presented a revised district budget for fiscal year (FY) 2012 at the March 9 School Committee meeting. Although the proposal is a 2.98 percent increase over last year, the $48.5 million proposal is still $2.1 million more than the $46.3 million recommendation put forth by Town Manager Daniel Morgado.

By Nancy Brumback Contributing Writer Shrewsbury - "We'se not just a physical therapy center and we'se not just a gym. We are all about...

When Kelsey Reilly, a sophomore at Shrewsbury High School, started planning her 16th birthday party, she decided that she didn's want to be like everyone else. She wanted something unique, something very special, and something that would be lots of fun.

By Joan Goodchild Community Reporter Shrewsbury - The sixth-grade students on Judith Avery's Purple Team at Sherwood Middle School have enjoyed this year's...

January 18, 1957 - March 3, 2011 Shrewsbury - Donna M. ( Adua) Johnson, 54, passed away Thursday March 3, 2011, surrounded by...

January 29, 1943 - March 1, 2011 Shrewsbury - Joseph F. "Joe" Panarelli Sr., 68, passed away Tuesday March 1, 2011, in St Vincent Hospital...

Shrewsbury - Thirdgrader Isabella Sciplini receives instruction from Paula Toti, the assistant coach of the Shrewsbury High School Field Hockey team, during...

Marlborough/Shrewsbury - Marlborough High School senior Carlos De La Cruz (#34, center) attempts to thread his way through the Shrewsbury High School...

Joan Goodchild Community Reporter Shrewsbury - After this long winter, talk of spring and hope that it arrives soon is on most minds. ...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services (SYFS) held its 7th Annual Gala Celebration at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury Feb....

Shrewsbury - Patty McCaffrey never imagined a time would come when she would train to run a marathon.

Shrewsbury - Budgets for fiscal year (FY) 2012 were the subject of a joint meeting of Shrewsbury's Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee March 2.

Shrewsbury - Grace D. (D'Elia) Ventresca, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 9, 2011 at Shrewsbury Nursing Home and Rehabilitation following a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, who was her cherished partner for 66 years.

Shrewsbury - Hours of dance practice and years of classroom study came together for Saint John's High School students at a festival celebrating the Chinese New Year Feb. 13.

Shrewsbury – Several hundred people gathered at a public hearing held Feb. 23 at the UMass. Medical School's Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center to protest a proposed cut in funding by the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) for critical day habilitation services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Shrewsbury – At its Feb. 28 meeting, the Board of Selectmen heard from members of the Board of Sewer Commissioners regarding the issue of sewer rate increases expected to go into effect April 1. Water and sewer rates will need to be increased due to a predicted deficit for the Sewer Department for the next fiscal year, according to Town Manager Daniel Morgado.

Budgets for fiscal year (FY) 2012 were the subject of a joint meeting of Shrewsbury's Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee March 2.

Shrewsbury - John A. DeAngelis, 96, died at his home Sunday Feb. 20, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. His wife of...

Region – Shrewsbury High School's Julia Mastrototaro (#5, left) battles Algonquin Regional High School's Cassandra Chaves (#14, right) for the puck....

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Senior Center, in conjunction with St. Anne's Food Pantry, is proud to announce the opening of a food...