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SHREWSBURY — May 26, 2026 — Shrewsbury SELCO raises general manager's pay 4.8 percent and braces for a summer rate surcharge as wholesale power costs near record highs. The Shrewsbury Electric Light Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to increase General Manager Roy's salary to $284,886 annually,

SHREWSBURY — May 12, 2026 — Shrewsbury Housing Authority reorganizes and shifts Elizabeth Street housing project toward duplexes and bond financing. The board unanimously reelected Richard Ricca as Chairperson, Paul Campanella as Vice Chair, Kathleen McSweeney as Treasurer, and Maria Smith as Secretary at its May 12 Annual Meeting. Following reorganization, Ricca

Shrewsbury Community Preservation Committee previews three town meeting articles and hears pitches for new open-space projects.

Shrewsbury's DEIB Committee confirmed Pride at the Park for June 27 and advanced Juneteenth planning at its May 11 meeting.

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

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 — 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

Shrewsbury Housing Authority votes to support Senate Bill 955 and approves a $1,276 bonus for its executive director.

Shrewsbury diversity committee finalizes April 22 immigration forum and secures June 27 Pride at the Park pavilion. The committee, meeting April 15 at town hall, confirmed three speakers for its April 22 immigration information forum at the Shrewsbury Public Library: a representative from U.S.

Shrewsbury's Community Preservation Committee refined its annual town meeting memo and opened a formal debate on requiring funded projects to display acknowledgment signage at its April 6 meeting.