Shrewsbury announced a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred Oct. 29 and had already ceased, with the notice serving as both the initial and cessation report.
Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations has earned the American Public Power Association's Gold Public Power Customer Satisfaction Award for 2026, the second time it has reached the gold level.
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.
Three Shrewsbury obituaries were published this week: Kelly, John R.; Rawlinson, Paul Elmer; and Trent, Daniel. John R. Kelly, 76, a former Commissioner of Inspectional Services for the City of Worcester, died October 15 at UMass Hospital in Worcester from complications of Inclusion Body Myositis.
The Shrewsbury Finance Committee reviewed a five-article draft warrant for the December 7 Special Town Meeting, including proposals to exempt police captain and deputy chief positions from civil service and repeal a 32-year age cap on new police and firefighter hires.
The Shrewsbury Master Plan Steering Committee reviewed early outreach for its 2026 plan update and debated rewriting the 2016 vision statement.
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