The Select Board scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 25 to gather input on naming a town building. The hearing, set for 7:05 p.m., follows a busy Monday in which the town restored water service to Beacon and Marlborough streets after a main break and the Central Massachusetts Mosquito C…
One Shrewsbury obituary was published this week: Macdonald, Alexander W. "Al," age 99, who died August 10, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Miles Funeral Homes, as listed on Echovita.
Shrewsbury's cultural calendar heats up this week with a Mediterranean Festival set for Aug. 21 and a full slate of library programs. St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church hosts the festival at 5 p.m., while the Shrewsbury Public Library runs 10 programs for children, teens and adults betwe…
Nine Shrewsbury property deeds were recorded July 17, 2026, but only one disclosed a sale price: $100,000, for a property whose street address was not listed, sold by Kelly M. Landini to Middlesex Savings Bank. The other eight transactions, on Ashton Drive, Ferncroft Road, Baker Avenue,…
Shrewsbury secured extra funding to finish design work on Route 20 safety upgrades this week. The town added $76,000 from developer Prologis to fully cover design costs for the Route 20 and Centech Boulevard intersection project tied to a new UPS distribution facility, per Shrewsbury Pa…
Shrewsbury's Council on Aging Board reviewed a $138,224 FY27 Formula Grant allocation and new special-trip registration rules at its August 12 meeting.
This week's Shrewsbury obituary column lists one notice: Truelson, Barbara, 94, who died August 4, 2026, and whose arrangements are being handled by Britton Funeral Homes, Inc. of Shrewsbury. Full details are available via Echovita.
Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show 10 Shrewsbury property transfers recorded between July 10 and Aug. 8, all on July 10. None of the deeds disclosed a sale price, so no price range or median can be reported for the period. Lake Street had two transfers, more than any other …
An electric system survey begins across Shrewsbury neighborhoods Monday, Aug. 10, with residents asked to watch for utility crews working in their area, according to a report from Shrewsbury Patch. Elsewhere in the region, Northborough is among districts set to receive part of nearly $2…
Shrewsbury this week is remembering a longtime elementary school teacher while also welcoming word of a new children's swim school. The community mourned the educator in a tribute reported by Shrewsbury Patch, while Big Blue Swim School announced an opening date for its new Shrewsbury l…