Just step inside this stunning, fully renovated ranch, and be prepared to be amazed. The current owner has gone through from top to bottom, and the attention to detail truly shows. Spacious bedrooms, sun splashed living room, lovely family room off the rear overlooking one of the prettiest backyards you’ll ever see. Priced to sell [...]
The best symbol of the $787 billion federal stimulus program turns out not to be of a construction worker in a hard hat, but rather of a classroom teacher saved from a layoff. On Friday, the Obama administration released the most detailed information yet on the jobs created by the stimulus. Preliminary data showed that [...]
Halloween Health and Safety Tips For many people, autumn events like Halloween and Harvest Day are fun times to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, attend parties, and eat yummy treats. These events are also opportunities to provide nutritious snacks, get physical activity, and focus on safety. Below are tips to help make the festivities [...]
SHREWSBURY – Don’t expect the 2011 fiscal year budget to be any more appealing than last year’s budget. Instead, expect it to be more encumbering. Plan for the worst and hope for the best, according to selectmen. Selectmen kicked off their annual financial workshop Monday night, as they prepare for another difficult budget year. The [...]
Just a reminder to everyone to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night, as Daylight Savings Time ends. While you’re enjoying the extra hours sleep make sure you put on your list to go out and by batteries, and change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries. While you’re at it, flip [...]
SHREWSBURY – The Lantern wants to extend a warm welcome to Tony Polito, syndicated food columnist, and say thanks for agreeing to be a part of our paper. Tony has a long track record in providing food and health advice to his followings. He hosts a local television show “Food for thought” which areas throughout [...]
Eat Well ~ Be Well and Have a Sprouty Day! My name is Tony Polito and for me eating healthy started at the embryo. I’ve always been interested in eating well, but how in the world do you stay well? That ignited my interest in food. For over a decade I worked at NY’s Gold [...]
Worcester – Oct. 29th – Governor Patrick announces yesterday his first set of long anticipated proposed 9C reductions. The effect of these cuts will be hard to manage for many school districts, and even if cuts do not technically come out of the education budget itself, there may be other impacts on education rippling through [...]
SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury golf team won the Mid-Wach A title last week after holding off rival Algonquin in the final dual match of the season. The Colonials and Tomahawks shared the league crown last fall. Shrewsbury’s 203-211 win over Algonquin last Tuesday helped the Colonials cap their season with an 18-1-1 overall record. “Winning [...]
SHREWSBURY — Two local restaurants have been ordered to stop polluting area storm drains and Lake Quinsigamond with wash water and cooking grease. Joseph M. Ferson, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, said cease-and-desist orders were issued yesterday to McDonald’s at 31 Boston Turnpike and Bollywood Grill at 97 Boston Turnpike. “Bollywood was [...]
Mark your calendars for September 11th at 8PM in Town Center
Sumner House to be open for tours on Saturday evening
Governor Deval Patrick Talks to the Shrewsbury Lantern
Shrewsbury Police in Hot Pursuit
A who’s who of Shrewsburians march in support of their candidates
Shrewsbury Contributes to Gulf Oil Spill Efforts
Leaders of Tomorrow Members learn leadership over the summer
