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Select Board approves manager change for Willy's Steakhouse liquor license

Select Board approves manager change for Willy's Steakhouse liquor license. Chair Beth N. Casavant and members Carlos A. Garcia, Gregory G. Richards, and Michelle Conlin unanimously endorsed the appointment of Scott Longwell as manager of record at the Grafton Street establishment, citing his

Board approves state aid, reviews child library access policy

Shrewsbury Library trustees approve $1,500 in state aid for summer reading programs. The Board of Library Trustees unanimously approved the state funding at the March 24 meeting, with the year-to-date financial report showing the library's budget on track. Director Priya Rathnam reported strong

CPC backs District #5 Schoolhouse ADA restoration project

Shrewsbury CPC backs District #5 Schoolhouse restoration project. The Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved funding for the historic schoolhouse's ADA restoration, designed for completion by the town's 300th anniversary. Architect Anthony Demano of LPA presented the feasibility

Finance Committee closes FY27 departmental budget hearing after full-day review.

Finance Committee completes FY27 departmental budget hearing. The committee unanimously approved minutes of March 17, 2026, and finished its full-day review of departmental requests, hearing from Public Works Director Timothy McInerney on energy and contract pressures, Water and Sewer

Finance Committee continues FY27 education budget hearing, seeks $450K reduction.

Finance Committee reopened its FY27 education budget public hearing on March 19. Erin Boucher, School Committee Chair, and Dr. Joseph Sawyer, Superintendent of Schools, presented the School Committee's recommended $94,631,135 budget, a 4.75 percent increase over FY26, characterized as level-service