Shrewsbury Public Library adds a menopause health talk and a Black botanical history lecture to its fall calendar. The virtual lecture, "When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America's Black Botanical History," runs August 25 through the library's Speakers Consortium, and a Community Discussio…
The Regional Opioid Task Force announced new funding opportunities and open advisory board seats for Shrewsbury residents this week. The task force is accepting applications for its Providing Access, Treatment, and Hope grant program and seeking Community Advisory Members, per the town'…
Shrewsbury health officials elevated West Nile virus precautions Wednesday amid rising regional risk. The Central Massachusetts Regional Health Department urged residents to use insect repellent and clear standing water after regional mosquito surveillance showed increased virus activit…
Regional Opioid Task Force elects Emily Walker as Chair and names new opioid recovery grant. The joint Shrewsbury-West Boylston Task Force unanimously elected Walker as Chair and Mike Long as Vice Chair, and selected PATH (Providing Access, Treatment, and Hope) as the name for a new
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…
Shrewsbury Development Corporation backs $350,000 state funding earmark for property work. The Shrewsbury Development Corporation agreed to submit a letter of support for a $350,000 state legislative earmark proposed by Representative Hannah Kane to seed property acquisition and blight reduction in
Shrewsbury government study committee closes community survey August 21. The Form of Government Study Committee voted unanimously to close the outreach survey as it evaluates whether to modify the town's representative town meeting structure. Town Manager Kevin Mizikar told the committee the
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…
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