Shrewsbury News

The occupancy rate of office space in the city's Central Business District saw a drop of more than 6 percentage points over the last year, while rental rates slipped slightly, according to a report released today by The Research Bureau.

If you're contemplating buying a house, new windows, a heating system or a new car, now is as good a time as any, say area accountants and financial planners.

A series of workshops is planned to help people cope with the economy. Gesher, a business networking group within Congregation B'nai Shalom, has joined with Connections of Central Massachusetts and Jewish Family Service of Worcester to host non-denominational sessions for job seekers.

"The economic situation has hit people hard," said Karin Segal, clinical coordinator at a MetroWest Free Medical Program clinic in Sudbury, which is seeing 60 percent more patients than last year.

Remember Vertical Horizon , the band whose 1999 Everything You Want album went double platinum in the United States, mainly because of the chart-topping single that was its title track? Well, Vertical Horizon are back after a five-year hiatus, and have released a new album called Burning The Days .

The SAT scores in the Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, school district have been reported.

Collection dates for yard waste The remaining curbside pickups for yard waste will be Nov.

When Joseph Dalton, a business technology teacher at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, tells his students to come up with their own ideas and 'Go for it!' he never knows what they will come up with.

This may sound self-serving, but I have a suggestion for the correction officers at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction.

"Yep, the pig-roasters look gruesome. But they're the biggest sellers by far." In the market for manly cooking, the hog roaster is huge says Chef Bruce Frankel, referring to the SpitJack P150 Whole Hog Rotisserie nicknamed, "The Beast." Such is the language and equipment in the market for what Frankel calls, "manly cooking." And it's a market that ...

No community is stormproof, but Southboro has joined eight other communities in Massachusetts certified as StormReady.

'I feel like I'm 16 again,' said Gina Iadarola of Sutton, wiping down one of the large round tables at the Mustard Seed soup kitchen and pantry where as many as 150 would gather later in the day for a free meal.

Webster Woman allegedly stabbed boyfriend with fork WEBSTER - A Pearl Street woman was arrested last night after she allegedly jabbed her boyfriend in the face with a fork.

A Shrewsbury man accused of hiding a portable video device in a restroom to record a picture of a female co-worker while she used the restroom was arraigned in Westboro District Court yesterday.

A two-alarm fire drove a family of six from their home at 3 Baldwin Circle early today.

The site of a century-old abandoned building on an island in Lake Quinsigamond that was demolished by a fire Sunday night.

A fire Sunday night in Shrewsbury destroyed a century-old building on an island on Lake Quinsigamond.

Flames engulfed a century-old abandoned building on Lake Quinsigamond last night, destroying the property that once was a popular nightclub.

Domenica Tatasciore, a Holden resident, has accepted the position of Town Planner.

Thursday, October 8, 2009 Tribeca gearing up for updated menu By Barbara M. Houle SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM & GAZETTE It's time for an update on Tribeca, 92 Shrewsbury St., Worcester.