A brief Q & A with Kevin Byrne… »
SHREWSBURY – As we reported earlier, long time Shrewsbury moderator, and attorney Kevin Byrne has agreed to step into the race for the 11th district State Representative seat. We had a few minutes the other...
July 27 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Retired superintendent hired by Leominster school district »
SHREWSBURY – The Worcester T&G reported today that retired Shrewsbury superintendent Anthony Bent has been tapped as the interim superintended of schools for the city of Leominster for the coming school year. He had previously...
June 18 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Leary campaign kickoff »
SHREWSBURY – There was a campaign kickoff event for democratic state representative candidate Denis Leary at the Veterans Center on South Street in Shrewsbury. Mr. Leary is running for Karyn Polito’s seat. There were a...
June 16 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Meet the Candidates BBQ on Saturday »
SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury republican town committee is holding it’s annual “meet the candidates” Bar-B-Q at SAC park, Lake St., Shrewsbury, on Saturday, June 19th, 1-5PM. Music, food, fun and kids activities galore, as well...
June 15 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
New regional health pilot set »
WORCESTER — The city has struck a deal with Shrewsbury to begin a one-year pilot program with the goal of providing an improved level of public health services in both communities through a regional approach....
June 14 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Leary campaign kickoff rally scheduled… »
SHREWSBURY – Denis Leary, candidate for State Representative, has announced that he will host a campaign kick-off rally on Wednesday, June 16th. The event will take place at 6:30 PM at Independence Hall, the former...
June 11 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Town Moderator seeks Finance committee applications »
SHREWSBURY – Town Moderator Chris Mehne has announced that he is accepting application for persons who may be interested in an appointment to the Shrewsbury Finance Committee Applications will be accepted through June 18th, 2010,...
June 10 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Sherwood Building Committee selects construction manager »
SHREWSBURY – The Sherwood Building Committee met tonight to review the findings and recommendations of the selection subcommittee who interviewed the seven construction firms ultimately bidding on the CM at risk job of building the...
June 8 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Sherwood Middle School Building Project receives their state funding.. »
SHREWSBURY – A host of Beacon Hill came to Shrewsbury today for a truly momentous event, the presentation of the check for over $20 Million representing the states commitment to the construction of the new...
June 4 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Bus pass registration deadline looms »
SHREWSBURY – Just anted to remind everyone that there are only a few days left to register students for school buses for next year to avoid a $50 late fee. Note that the late fee...
May 25 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Alarie retires, Sheehan promoted to Building Inspector »
SHREWSBURY – The long time Assistant Building inspector Patty Sheehan was named by Town Manager Dan Morgado to succeed 40 year veteran Ron Alarie who is retiring at the end of June. Ron has been...
May 18 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Shrewsbury Town Meeting Opens »
SHREWSBURY – The first night of Town Meeting is behind us now, and the members had quite a bit on their plates to cover. The heard reports from the Sherwood Building Committee and WWI monument...
May 18 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Bruce Card named provisional Fire Captain »
SHREWSBURY – Fire Chief James Vuona, is one of his first acts on the job, has selected Bruce Card as provisional Captain of the Shrewsbury Fire Department, bringing back to 4 the number of Captains...
May 18 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Shrewsbury has a new Fire Chief »
SHREWSBURY – Town Manager Dan Morgado today appointed Captain James Vuona as the new permanent Fire Chief to lead the department. The position has been vacant since the passing of Chief Robert Gaucher on March...
May 14 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Election Day Special Coverage – Results are in »
SHREWSBURY – The final poll results are in! Erin Canzano has been re-elected to the Shrewsbury School Committee with 1284 votes. Newcomer Dale Magee with 1141 will be joining the board at the next...
May 4 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Bob Olson announces candidacy for Shrewsbury School Committee »
SHREWSBURY, MA – Bob Olson is seeking election to the Shrewsbury School Committee for a three year term. Bob and his wife Tammy are both graduates of Shrewsbury High School and they have two children...
April 17 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Canzano to seek re-election »
SHREWSBURY, MA – Erin Canzano, current Chair of the Shrewsbury School Committee is seeking a second three year term to continue to advocate for Shrewsbury’s approximate 6,000 student population. Erin has recently served as a...
April 16 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Tax assessor rates finalized for fiscal 2010 »
SHREWSBURY – The tax rates for fiscal 2010 have been set at $10.31 per $1000 of assessed value. This represents an increase of $0.65 over the rates for the 2009 fiscal year, or a 6.5%...
April 6 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Power of a Teacher »
SHREWSBURY – I had several requests in recent weeks to repost this article, so here it is. It had been sent to me, and I passed it along a month or to ago to a few...
March 31 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Magee announces Shrewsbury School Committee candidacy »
SHREWSBURY – B. Dale Magee, M.D., a Shrewsbury physician, has announced his candidacy for the Shrewsbury School Committee. “Every child deserves a good education. Our school system is entering a period of increased stress as...
March 25 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Election field is now semi-finalized at last… »
SHREWSBURY – Today was the last day for Candidates to return their nomination forms to the Town Clerk for acceptance onto the May ballot, and at days end, as was expected the field has narrowed...
March 16 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Jim McGovern faces multiple challengers for Congress »
SHREWSBURY – Brian J. Herr, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Hopkinton, stopped by for breakfast in Shrewsbury this weekend and discussed his candidacy with me for the United States Congress in the 3rd...
March 15 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Lebeaux announces re-election run for Selectmen »
Shrewsbury Selectman John Lebeaux has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Board of Selectmen at the Town Election Tuesday May 4, 2010. Mr. Lebeaux, 55, has lived in Shrewsbury for over forty years. He...
March 5 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Polito officially announces run for State Treasurer »
SHREWSBURY – It comes as little surprise to many of us here in Shrewsbury that beloved State Representative Karyn Polito has made it official that she’ll be seeking the post of State Treasurer being vacated...
March 1 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
New Sherwood Curriculum will go far beyond “gifted and talented” »
SHREWSBURY – In the most exciting School Committee meeting I’ve attended, the district rolled out a program born of incredible hard work and research on the part of many, many individuals. The issue of such...
February 25 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Candidates Wanted – Must have a love of Shrewsbury »
SHREWSBURY – In the last major news on the pre-election season, my colleague on the School Committee John Samia, announced at last nights meeting that he would not be seeking re-election in May. Those who...
February 25 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Polito may soon announce run for State Treasurer »
SHREWSBURY – Word on the streets is that Shrewsbury’s own Karyn Polito may be getting ready to toss her hat in the ring for State Treasurer, where she would replace Independent Gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill....
February 10 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Town meeting members overwhelmingly approve new Sherwood School »
SHREWSBURY – To build, or not to build….that is the question! Town meeting members convened at Oak Middle School with a huge decision to be made – approving a $47 Million dollar ballot question...
February 9 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
SEF Spelling Bee raises over $2000 for school programs »
SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury Education Foundation (SEF) held a Community wide, Adult Spelling Bee Saturday, February 6, 2010 and High School students were also eligible to enter. Hank Stolz from WRCN830 AM: Wake up Worcester...
February 7 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
School district studies options for high achieving students »
SHREWSBURY – A study is underway that could have major implications for high achieving students and their families here in Shrewsbury. For as long as I can remember, there has been a feeling among some...
February 7 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
SRTC Liberty Breakfast brings in a who’s who of attendees »
SHREWSBURY – On a brisk cold morning, the Shrewsbury Republican Town Committee drew in a crowd of well over 100 people for a Liberty Breakfast celebrating and honoring the sacrifice of our local veterans and...
February 6 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Finance Committee unanimously supports Sherwood School project. »
SHREWSBURY – Supports of the Sherwood Middle School project filled the room at town hall tonight to voice their overwhelming support for the upcoming vote on the override ballot proposition to build the new school....
February 4 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Glavin Center removed from closure list, for now… »
SHREWSBURY – In a late breaking announcement today, Governor Patrick’s office sent word that closure of The Glavin Center in Shrewsbury will be removed for now from the budget addendum, thanks to the hard bipartisan...
February 4 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Finance committee to discuss Sherwood school project »
SHREWSBURY – Finance Committee members will discuss the Sherwood Middle School project at a public hearing on Thursday, just days before Town Meeting will decide on the construction of a new Sherwood Middle School. Committee...
February 2 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Big decisions ahead for Town Moderator Chris Mehne »
SHREWSBURY – As we near the start of the election season, ramping up for the May vote, we come to the point where our newly elected town moderator Chris Mehne has some very important decisions...
February 2 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »
Shrewsbury H1N1 Clinic coming up »
The Board of Health will be conducting a free H1N1 clinic on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, for all Shrewsbury residents 3 years of age and older. The clinic will be held at the Oak Middle...
January 14 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »REMAX Balloon is coming back to Shrewsbury »
SHREWSBURY – Balloon will be flying, balls will be dropping, and someone will walk away with $1000! What could be more fun than that?! Join...
Sep 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Intro to musical dance…. »
Judy A. Hermans School of Dance is adding a new class this fall…Intro to Musical Theatre dance. It will be 90 minutes long and...
Sep 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Please mark your calendars for September 11th »
SHREWSBURY – Hard as it may be to believe, we’re actually coming up on the 9th anniversary of that day that changed the world...
Sep 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury Little League Registration Opens Tomorrow »
SHREWSBURY – Registration opens tomorrow for the Shrewsbury Little League season beginning April 2011. All existing and new players are encouraged to register early...
Aug 31 2010 / No comment / Read More »Are people really stealing from soccer players now? »
SHREWSBURY – Reports have come in today of a crime that I personally find mind boggling. Apparently while our wonderful soccer players and their...
Aug 31 2010 / No comment / Read More »Local resident flies high for Karyn »
SHREWSBURY – During election season, devout followers will often go to great lengths to promote awareness of their candidate. This one certainly must set...
Aug 31 2010 / No comment / Read More »Parks and Rec registration open »
Shrewsbury Parks & Recreation will open fall registration online on September 1st at 7 pm. Mail-in registrations will be accepted beginning on September 13th...
Aug 31 2010 / No comment / Read More »Veterans Inc Launches New Website »
SHREWSBURY, Mass., Aug. 28, 2010 – Veterans Inc., the largest provider of services to veterans and their families in New England, has launched a...
Aug 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »Completed Jake Boudreau bench returns to Oak Middle School »
SHREWSBURY – Regular readers of the Shrewsbury Lantern will recall that in June we dedicated a wonderful mahogany bench honoring 7 Green student Jake...
Aug 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »SHS Honor Roll for Q4 released »
SHREWSBURY – As we get ready to kick off classes next week, we can reflect back just a bit on the great work from...
Aug 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury Genealogist Honored »
SHREWSBURY – The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) last week honored five members for their outstanding achievements in the field of genealogy at the...
Aug 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »Open houses kick off the school year… »
SHREWSBURY – For the 6000 students here in our little hamlet of Shrewsbury, the summer has at last come to an end, with the...
Aug 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury 11 Year Olds Win Districts! »
SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury National 11 year old All Star Team won the District Championship with a 3-1 win in the Final game over...
Aug 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury schools to receive over $900K in additional federal funds »
SHREWSBURY – Governor Patrick announced yesterday the district by district allocation of over $200 Million dollars in additional federal aid from the Education Jobs...
Aug 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »US Senator Scott Brown Endorses Karyn Polito »
BOSTON – This evening, August 25, 2010, the newest US Senator, Scott Brown (R – MA) hosted an event at the famed Liberty Hotel...
Aug 25 2010 / No comment / Read More »It’s almost Planet Hollywood time in Shrewsbury »
SHREWSBURY – The work has been continuing for a few months at the site of the former VinnyT’s, and it would appear that a...
Aug 24 2010 / No comment / Read More »Sherwood and Oak Open Houses this week »
SHREWSBURY – Incoming 5, 6, 7 and 8th graders are invited to attend the Oak and Sherwood Open House on Thursday. This is always...
Aug 24 2010 / No comment / Read More »SHS student with hemophilia makes a difference »
SHREWSBURY – The summer before one’s senior year in high school is inevitably a stressful one. But for rising SHS senior Leland Smith, life...
Aug 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury Parks and Rec Flag Football »
Shrewsbury Parks & Recreation is now accepting registrations online for Fall Flag football programs which will be held at the Coolidge School field beginning...
Aug 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »Voter Registration deadline is this week »
SHREWSBURY – Just a reminder, this Wed., August 25th, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Democratic and Republican primary elections,...
Aug 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »Senior Scene »
SHREWSBURY – I’ve been a rabid Red Sox fan since moving to Massachusetts in 1970, but having grown up in Brooklyn, NY I had...
Aug 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »New Smoke Detector Laws in Full Force »
Whenever a home is sold in Massachusetts, it is required that the home is inspected by the local fire department for properly working smoke...
Aug 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »Shrewsbury Pop Warner Jamboree »
SHREWSBURY, August 20, 2010 – Shrewsbury Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading is proud to announce that it will be hosting one of the largest...
Aug 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »Challengers vie for McGoverns seat in Congress »
SHREWSBURY – The League of Women’s Voters sponsored a debate last night which hosted four of the five candidates seeking the seat currently held...
Aug 19 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »Shrewsbury Speech Team Kicks off New Season »
As the summer draws to a close and the fall season starts, one of Shrewsbury high’s most successful teams is gearing up for another...
Aug 16 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Polito campaign moves through Shrewsbury »
SHREWSBURY – Karyn Polito was on the campaign trail in her home town of Shrewsbury and stopped into SHARC – Shrewsbury Health and Racquet...
Aug 13 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »House falls victim to late night fire »
SHREWSBURY – Police and firefighters were on the scene of a major house fire last night at the home of Walt and Maureen Kuzawa...
Aug 13 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Shrewsbury Special Olympics soccer team looking for coach »
SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury Special Olympics Soccer program is looking for a soccer coach to help coach one of the over 16 soccer teams. The...
Aug 12 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Another armed robbery in town today »
SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on August 11th, 2010 at approximately 12:23 pm. The robbery occurred at...
Aug 11 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Master Singers of Worcester open auditions »
SHREWSBURY – On Tuesday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 21, at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, the Master Singers of Worcester invite singers...
Aug 10 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Times square video to feature local teen »
Tucker Collins of Shrewsbury, Ma will appear in lights on Broadway on Saturday, September 25, as part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s video...
Aug 10 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »More asian longhorn beetles spotted in Shrewsbury »
SHREWSBURY – The Asian Longhorn Beetle Eradication Program has notified the town of three additional locations inShrewsbury where the Asian Longhorned Beetle has been identified....
Aug 9 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Spirit of Shrewsbury weekend is fast approaching »
SHREWSBURY – The Spirit of Shrewsbury Festival celebrates its 14th year and will be held in September 2010. It will include many events: The...
Aug 9 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Shrewsbury Shockers celebrate 10th anniversary with victory »
SHREWSBURY – Congratulations to the Shrewsbury Shockers U12 Blue team which took first place over the Shrewsbury Shockers U12 Gold team. Both teams made...
Aug 9 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Shrewsbury dancers take home the gold… »
SHREWSBURY – Judy A. Hermans School of Dance recently had several dancers participated in Step Up 2 Dance National Dance Competition held in Manchester,...
Aug 8 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Shrewsbury’s Klein headed back to Argentina »
SHREWSBURY – Adrienne Klein, daughter of Mike Klein and Susan Colwell of Shrewsbury, sees her recently completed undergraduate degree as a first step in what she...
Aug 6 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »Featured Shrewsbury Real Estate Listings
Hill Farm Estates Gem
Sold in 1 Day! Great young colonial on gorgeous cul-de-sac lot
Sale Pending $399,900
Wonderful home, wonderful neighborhood…
Sold in 1 Day!! Stunning Shrewsbury colonial in like new condition
Sale Pending $649,900
Renovations to nearly new condition
Sold in 7 days! Walk to town center from this like renovated gem
Sale Pending $299,900
The single most amazing home this development has seen
Stunning colonial with contemporary flair
Sale Pending $509,900
