SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen voted to call a Special Town Election to consider a debt exclusion...

Shrewsbury - Daniel O. Murphy, a longtime Shrewsbury resident, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 214 at the Vibra Hospital in Leicester with his family...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Farmers Market (WE CAN) and the Shrewsbury Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) have joined forces...

Shrewsbury - Howard K Borggaard, 80, of Shrewsbury, Martha’s Vineyard and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Jan 22, 2022. He...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Governor Charlie Baker recently announced a four-phase approach to opening the state. On May 18, Phase I...

Shrewsbury – The St. John’s High School Pioneers defeated the Shrewsbury High School Colonials by a score of 28-7, in a game played Friday, October 9 at Shrewsbury High School.

SHREWSBURY - Normal operations at Shrewsbury’s sprawling Dean Park will slowly return this summer as the COVID-19 reopening process continues.  In a notice published on...

Shrewsbury - In an event that took many people by surprise, voters at the May 16 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) voted to ban the use of plastic shopping bags in town. The article, which has been submitted by citizen petition, had previously been rejected by both the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee (FINCOM).

Shrewsbury - Eva M. (Lipkavich) Goodrow, 86, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Worcester, died peacefully at the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Monday,...

Shrewsbury - At their June 28 meeting, Shrewsbury selectmen considered an application from Patrick Motors to add a 25-car lot nearby their sales location at 247 Boston Turnpike. The application was for an Extension of Premises to a Class II License to be displayed at 255 Boston Turnpike.

Shrewsbury - Frederick Brennan, longtime resident of Shrewsbury and WWII veteran, died Feb. 9, 2019 at the age of 93. The loving husband of Betty...

A Land Court judge has ruled against allowing eight new plaintiffs to the Beal Commons appeal during a hearing on July 14.

Shrewsbury - Richard D. Carney Sr., 84, the retired town manager of Shrewsbury, died at his home Friday, Oct. 14, following a battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

Shrewsbury is refocusing and looking forward to the upcoming season and the opportunity to become back-to-back state champions.

Whitinsville – Unibank, a full-service, mutually owned community bank, has made a $5,000 donation to Veterans, Inc. Headquartered in Worcester, Veterans Inc. is the largest...

Yesterday's winter storm dropped up to nine inches of snow on area communities, with Hudson leading the way in accumulation.

Shrewsbury -The Shrewsbury Municipal Highway Garage was filled with the sound of happy chatter and laughter May 18 as children took the opportunity to climb on a variety of town vehicles. The occasion, "Kids" Equipment Day, Featuring Drew's Dream," was a fundraising event held in memory of the late Andrew "Drew" Stevens, who passed away in 2012 at age four. Monies raised at the event will be used to purchase a fire truck play structure and make the current playground at the Parker Road Preschool, where Drew was a student, accessible to children with special needs and mobility issues.

Shrewsbury Special Olympic basketball team begins journey to Abu Dhabi for World Games By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – In the wee hours of March...

Shrewsbury - The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library, in conjunction with the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department, will once again present an outdoor...

Shrewsbury – A medication take back day will be held Saturday, April 29, at the Shrewsbury Senior Center, 98 Maple Ave., from 10 a.m....