Shrewsbury's weekly obituary column carries one notice this week: Keville, Kathleen T. (Fitzgerald), age 97, who died Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Notre Dame Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester. She was the widow of the late William L. Keville, Sr. The notice was posted…
Longtime Shrewsbury restaurant closes for good after more than a decade in business. From our own coverage: Shrewsbury records nine deeds in September. Also in today's brief (6 items): Longtime Shrewsbury eatery closes for good; Library hosts Knit and Crochet Night; Library's Book Beats…
Nine property deeds were recorded in Shrewsbury from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3, but sale prices have reached the registry for only two so far. The top recorded sale was 67 Crescent St. at $525,000; a second transfer, address unspecified in the deed, sold for $400,000 to Central One Federal Cred…
Shrewsbury secures $3.6 million to build a Route 20 traffic signal and spur new development. Also in today's brief (8 items): Shrewsbury lands $3.6 million for Route 20 signal project; Spirit of Shrewsbury fall festival set to return; Library hosts Book Beats program Monday; Community P…
Shrewsbury Planning Board previews drone and data center zoning ahead of December town meeting.
Shrewsbury school board bars civil immigration arrests from campus without a judicial warrant. From our own coverage: Form of Government panel preps town meeting forum; DEIB Committee elects new leadership, revisits policy. Also in today's brief (23 items): No-wake order lifted on Lake …
Lake Quinsigamond Commission orders a 34-foot houseboat removed under its 30-foot vessel limit.
Shrewsbury Board of Health rejects fluoride moratorium in 2-1 vote. The three-member board voted Wednesday not to impose a temporary pause on community water fluoridation while it awaits a long-delayed "state of the science" forum, with members Emily Walker and Dr.
Shrewsbury secures nearly $10 million in federal funding for a Route 20 overhaul. Also in today's brief (15 items): Route 20 overhaul gets nearly $10 million in federal funds; Special town meeting date set for December; Lake Quinsigamond gets no-wake zone amid erosion concerns; Water ma…
Shrewsbury Zoning Board splits 4-1 to approve a contested John Street house lot over neighbors' safety objections. The board granted Mark Peris a variance for a lot with a .41 lot shape factor against a required .45, citing a new Massachusetts "practical difficulty" standard under M.G.L.
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