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Shrewsbury CPC Unanimously Rejects CPA Funds for Arrowwood Park Sidewalk

SHREWSBURY — June 10, 2026 — Shrewsbury's Community Preservation Committee voted 6-0 to reject a request to use Community Preservation Act funds for sidewalk paving along Arrowwood Drive adjacent to the newly completed Arrowwood Park playground. The committee, meeting via Zoom on June 10, heard from planning staff member

Shrewsbury Council on Aging Adopts New Trip Sign-Up Rules to Boost Fairness

SHREWSBURY — June 10, 2026 — Shrewsbury Council on Aging overhauls special-trip reservations and closes FY26 with $138,224 formula grant nearly fully spent. Director Holly Lu told the Board of Directors at its June 10 meeting that the new policy limits seniors to one subsidized trip registration on the first

Shrewsbury Select Board defers solid waste rate vote, approves World Cup bar-hours pilot

SHREWSBURY — June 9, 2026 — Shrewsbury Select Board defers a 10 percent solid waste bag fee increase and opts in to a World Cup liquor license extension. The board unanimously voted Tuesday to approve two home rule petitions — one allowing digital legal notices in place of print newspaper publication, the other

Shrewsbury High School Building Committee Elects Boucher Chair, Sets August Designer Timeline

SHREWSBURY — June 9, 2026 — Shrewsbury's High School Building Committee reorganized Tuesday and set its next meeting for August 26, when the project's new designer may attend. The committee unanimously elected Aaron Boucher as chair and Michelle Conlon as vice chair, then heard an update from owner&

Shrewsbury Housing Authority Approves $236,400 Capital Plan Before Fiscal Year Deadline

SHREWSBURY — June 9, 2026 — Shrewsbury Housing Authority approves $236,400 capital improvement plan as nine units sit vacant across its properties. The board, meeting June 9 at Shrewsbury Towers, unanimously approved the fiscal year 2026 capital allocation before the June 30 submission deadline, with planned spending at Shrewsbury Towers on

Planning Board Closes Maple Avenue Commercial Hearing, Advances Toward Conditional Approval

SHREWSBURY — June 4, 2026 — Shrewsbury Planning Board closes commercial hearing at 335 Maple Avenue, continues mixed-use component to July. The board voted unanimously Thursday night to close the public hearing on the commercial pad site component — Lot 1 — of the 335 Maple Avenue development, with attorney Mark Borenstein of

Shrewsbury School Committee Accepts $31,385 in RISE Gifts, Backs Tuition Hike

SHREWSBURY — June 3, 2026 — Shrewsbury School Committee accepts $31,385 in donations to RISE program and signals support for a 5 percent after-school tuition hike. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept two charitable gifts to the district's post-secondary RISE program: $23,885 raised by marathon

Shrewsbury Committee Hears Andover Town Manager Defend Open Town Meeting After Decade of Study

Shrewsbury's Form of Government Study Committee heard from Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan, who described how his town twice studied changing its government and both times chose to keep open town meeting.

Shrewsbury CPC Seeks Coalition Ruling on ADA Sidewalk Funding at Arrowwood Playground

SHREWSBURY — June 1, 2026 — Shrewsbury's Community Preservation Committee deferred action on a $14,900 sidewalk repair at the Arrowwood playground pending a ruling from the Community Preservation Coalition on whether CPA funds may be used for the work. Ryan Pottebrin, the town's new Parks and Cemetery

Shrewsbury ZBA Continues Patrick Subaru Special Permit Hearing to July

SHREWSBURY — May 27, 2026 — Shrewsbury Zoning Board of Appeals continued a Patrick Subaru dealership permit hearing and cleared four other residential and development matters at its May 27 meeting. The board postponed action on two special permits sought by McCarty Engineering Incorporated and Patrick Motor Group for a proposed 50,

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