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Mark your calendars for September 11th at 8PM in Town Center

Mark your calendars for September 11th at 8PM in Town Center

SHREWSBURY – This Saturday will be a hugely important day, and you are personally needed to play a part. Hard as it may be to believe, we’re actually coming up on the 9th anniversary of that day that changed the world forever.  On September 10th, 2001, many of us lived with blinders on, somehow blissfully [...]

Sumner House to be open for tours on Saturday evening

Sumner House to be open for tours on Saturday evening

SHREWSBURY – Proprietors James Heald, John Heald and David Chiampa welcome residents to tour the newly renovated Sumner House this Saturday, from 6-8PM, and meet the owners, just prior to the Candlelight Vigil on the common.   I have had the opportunity to walk through recently, and the work that has been done has been [...]

Governor Deval Patrick Talks to the Shrewsbury Lantern

Governor Deval Patrick Talks to the Shrewsbury Lantern

SHREWSBURY – Given the vitality of this election year, Governor Deval Patrick (D) was more than happy to speak with the The Lantern on this sunny Labor Day afternoon, and we’re very grateful to his press office for setting it up for us.  With regards to his progress as Governor thus far, he seems pleased. [...]

Shrewsbury Police in Hot Pursuit

Shrewsbury Police in Hot Pursuit

SHREWSBURY – On Monday, September 06, 2010 at approximately 11:17 AM the Shrewsbury Police were dispatched to a Shoplifting in progress at Shaw’s Supermarket located on Rt. 9 in Shrewsbury. The Suspect’s were allegedly stealing baby formula and loss prevention had chased them out of the store. Officer Chad Chysna of the Shrewsbury Police observed [...]

A who’s who of Shrewsburians march in support of their candidates

A who’s who of Shrewsburians march in support of their candidates

MARLBORO – I’ve been to parades, and I’ve been through election season, but I’m not sure I’ve ever been to a parade in the middle of election season.  It’s truly a sight to behold, and todays Marlboro Parade was no exception.  On this spectacular afternoon, we had to be in Marlboro for a promised interview [...]

Shrewsbury Contributes to Gulf Oil Spill Efforts

Shrewsbury Contributes to Gulf Oil Spill Efforts

Two U.S. Coast Guard Reserve members from Shrewsbury deployed to the Gulf of Mexico this summer to help lead the ongoing oil spill response effort. While there has been no recoverable oil on the water surface since late July and the well was capped on July 15, the response effort is now focused on shoreline recovery and sub-surface surveillance. [...]

Leaders of Tomorrow Members learn leadership over the summer

Leaders of Tomorrow Members learn leadership over the summer

SHREWSBURY – The Leaders of Tomorrow kids have had a busy summer indeed, learning more first hand about the political process as it exists here in the Bay State. Working out of the Baker/Tisei campaign office in Worcester, you would find Bancroft Chapter President Anastasia Theophonous, Maggie Lowe, and 9th grade VP Katie Gordon from [...]

Senior Scene

Senior Scene

SHREWSBURY – What is your earliest memory and how old were you at the time… five, four? I can remember having an ether mask being put over my face prior to a tonsillectomy at age three, but in truth I’m not certain whether it’s an actual memory or just something I heard about from my [...]

Passions run high in campaign 2010

Passions run high in campaign 2010

SHREWSBURY – Fall Saturday mornings in our little neck of the world often mean that it’s election season, and the sign holders were out in force this weekend, each supporting their candidates.  They certainly couldn’t have asked for a more lovely morning to do it, and the one thing I’ve experienced first hand when I [...]

Shrewsbury School Music Association Update

Shrewsbury School Music Association Update

Shrewsbury, MA, September 1, 2010 — Shrewsbury Schools Music Association (SSMA) will hold its 56th Annual Music Drive on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 9AM-12PM.  High School students in Band, Chorus and Orchestra will canvas the town door-to-door selling tickets to a series of seven High School concerts to be held throughout the year.  Tickets [...]

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