Health officials urge Halloween safety precautions. From our own coverage: Health officials urge Halloween safety precautions; Town reports sewer overflow, already stopped.
Former Green Bay Packers Super Bowl winner Phil Vandersea has died in Shrewsbury at age 83. From our own coverage: SELCO earns gold award for second time.
Shrewsbury's electric utility earns national award for customer satisfaction for the second time. From our own coverage: SELCO wins gold customer satisfaction award again; SHS crew sets six-year program records.
North America's largest South Asian supermarket, Apna Bazar, opens its doors in Shrewsbury with more than 100,000 products.
Shrewsbury High School crew posts its fastest times in six years at Head of the Charles. From our own coverage: Crew program sets six-year records at Head of Charles.
This week's Shrewsbury obituary notices include one entry: Pierce, Betty (Dowd) (also listed as Elizabeth A. Pierce on Echovita), who died Oct. 24, 2026, at age 79. The notice was posted via Joyce Funeral Home of Waltham and was also listed on Legacy.com and Echovita's Shrewsbury obituary pages.
Shrewsbury High School's crew program had a standout week at the Head of the Charles Regatta, with both the boys varsity and girls varsity eight-plus boats posting their fastest times in six years, Superintendent Dr. Ostrander announced at the Oct. 21 School Committee meeting.
Shrewsbury opened a second food waste drop-off location this week, giving residents another way to divert scraps.
The town tests voting equipment today, Oct. 23, starting at 9 a.m. at the Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Avenue. From our own coverage: Disabilities panel sets NDEAM posts, award plans; Opioid task force finalizes grant review timeline.
Regional opioid task force prepares to announce PATH grant awards this week. From our own coverage: Disabilities panel approves NDEAM posts, plans award events; Form of government panel maps resident outreach push.
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