Shrewsbury DEIB Committee Sets June 27 Pride Event, Eyes Select Board Report
Shrewsbury's DEIB Committee confirmed Pride at the Park for June 27 and advanced Juneteenth planning at its May 11 meeting.
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Shrewsbury Planning Board deadlocks 2-2 on Greenbrier Drive subdivision modification
Shrewsbury Planning Board deadlocked 2-2 on a Greenbrier Drive subdivision modification and continued three major development hearings to June 4 at a marathon May 7 session that ran past 10:30 p.m.
Shrewsbury Town Meeting to consider $169.8 million budget, 37 warrant articles
Shrewsbury officials previewed all 37 articles on the May 18 Annual Town Meeting warrant in a recorded walkthrough posted May 4.
Shrewsbury Form of Government Committee Sets Department Interview Questions for May
SHREWSBURY — May 4, 2026 — Shrewsbury's Form of Government Study Committee finalized a list of six baseline interview questions for town department heads at its May 4 meeting. The committee, which is examining whether Shrewsbury should alter its town-meeting-based government structure, also expanded its interview scope to
May 1 Select Board Broadcast Is a Campaign Ad, Not a Meeting
A May 1, 2026 community access TV broadcast labeled as a Select Board meeting is in fact a solo campaign advertisement by member Carlos Garcia, who is running for re-election in the May 5 town election. No board meeting was convened, no quorum assembled, no agenda followed, and no votes taken.
Torres Pitches Legal Expertise, Civic Record in School Committee Bid
Attorney Nicole Torres made her pitch for a Shrewsbury School Committee seat at a May 1 candidate forum, citing her legal background as central to handling the district's pending high school expansion.
Shrewsbury School Committee Approves $94.4 Million Budget for Town Meeting
Shrewsbury School Committee approves $94.4 million FY27 school budget and rates departing superintendent exemplary.
Lake Quinsigamond Commission awards $44,072 fanwort treatment contract to Water and Wetlands
SHREWSBURY — April 29, 2026 — Lake Quinsigamond Commission approves $44,072 weed treatment contract and debates wakeboat restrictions. The commission unanimously awarded a fanwort herbicide treatment contract for Flint Pond's East Basin to Water and Wetlands, the lowest of three bids that also came in at $53,900 and
Shrewsbury Select Board Reappoints Town Manager Mizekar Through June 2029
SHREWSBURY — April 28, 2026 — Shrewsbury Select Board unanimously reappoints Town Manager James Mizekar and approves a $226,391 school funding increase for FY27. Vice Chair Beth Casavant presided over the April 28 meeting in place of Chair Theresa Flynn, leading the board through Mizekar's annual public performance evaluation
SELCO Receives Clean Audit Opinion, Approves DPU Report Ahead of May Deadline
SHREWSBURY — April 28, 2026 — Shrewsbury's municipal utility SELCO received a clean audit opinion and approved its DPU annual report at the April 28 commission meeting. Baker Tilly directors Dan and Bethany, presenting for the second consecutive year, reported that both the electric and cable departments received unmodified opinions