Shrewsbury Local News, Updates and Events

Westborough, Algonquin also perform well By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY — Shrewsbury High School is ranked among the top six percent of high schools nationwide,...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – As the number of COVID-19 cases have risen, Shrewsbury residents have been revving up their sewing machines...

SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury’s Town Manager will soon begin to negotiate a land disposition agreement with the potential developers of a project at the former...

By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen moved forward May 11 with sending a letter to the Massachusetts Department of...

Plans for a McGovern collision and fit-up center on Route 9 are moving forward after the Shrewsbury ZBA voted to approve a series of permits.

REGION - A handful of area basketball and hockey teams celebrated favorable rankings this past week through the state’s new power ranking system. Weighing win-loss...

Shrewsbury - Matthew R. Chamberlain, 47, passed away peacefully on October 4th surrounded by his loving family, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Police Department released this statement this evening: Shrewsbury Police responded to 200 Boston Turnpike (Rt. 9) TD Bank on July 7th,...

SHREWSBURY – A Worcester woman is facing charges including trafficking heroin and reckless endangerment of a child following a traffic stop in Shrewsbury early...

SHREWSBURY - Community members voiced concerns earlier this month as the Shrewsbury Planning Board got its first look at plans for a 55+ development...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – In a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee, held March 2, officials discussed...

Shrewsbury – Dr. Joseph Sawyer, the Superintendent of the Shrewsbury Public Schools, released this statement this afternoon: Dear Shrewsbury Families, While there are NOT any confirmed or presumed...

SHREWSBURY – Remnants of a Spotted Lanternfly have been found in Shrewsbury. Town Manager Kevin Mizikar told the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 11 that...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Last August, Shrewsbury’s Annual Town Meeting approved a slate of zoning bylaws that created a new Town...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Police Department released this statement this afternoon: On Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 7:40 p.m., the Shrewsbury Police responded to a...

SHREWSBURY – The new owner of Shrewsbury’s historic Edgemere Diner is working with a contractor on the process of removing the diner, according to...

SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury Public Schools Superintendent Joe Sawyer addressed a pair of incidents involving “unacceptable” and “hurtful” language at Shrewsbury High School during a...

SHREWSBURY - A man died, Wednesday, after being pulled from a pool on Spring Street in Shrewsbury, police say. An initial 911 call came in...

Now cancer free, but battling lasting effects of that relapse, Jonathan Tomashefsky is thanking his community while eyeing a long road ahead.

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – Supporters stood along Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury on Oct. 27, holding signs that read “honk for fair...