State health officials placed kratom on Schedule I on Aug. 13, and Shrewsbury alerted residents Tuesday. The order, signed by the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health under M.G.L. c. 94C, Section 2A, classifies kratom alongside the state's most tightly controlle…

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…

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…

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…