Shrewsbury News

Jun. 18, 2013 - On June 19th, Shrewsbury Health and Racquet Club will celebrate its 4th year of business in the Town of Shrewsbury.

Incidents, Sunday, June 16 12:54 a.m.: Party reporting an assault, Sunset Drive.

With the 761st pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball first-year player draft, the Oakland Athletics pick Shrewsbury resident Jon Massad.

Carol received her BS in Pharmacy from WVU in 1987 and her Doctorate of Pharmacy from WVU in 2003.

Editor's Note: The following was submitted by Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.

You might say Merissa Haddad vaulted her way to the stage. 'I spent my entire childhood as a gymnast,' said the actress who grew up in Shrewsbury.

The Music Worcester Beethoven Circle donor appreciation dinner took place June 5 at Tatnuck Country Club in Worcester.

Dads come in all different sizes, shapes and temperaments. One thing they seem to have in common, though, is this: They just love to give advice, and they tend to be pretty good teachers, too.

Shastri, once No. 1 in New England on the USTA junior tour, has won at plenty of big, national tournaments.

As a result of continued heavy rains, a sewer overflow has occurred adjacent to Hop Brook near the Northborough/Shrewsbury Town Line.

Public health and public works officials were busy Friday, after the region had been deluged by almost steady rainfall Thursday and overnight.

With the 7.36 inches of rain that has fallen so far this month in Worcester, the rainfall amount puts this June in the top 10 rainiest Junes.

A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service Thursday was expected to remain in place through today for Southern New England, including parts of Worcester County.

It's a form of punishment that's going to be passed onto the municipalities and the people who drive on the roads all in the name of politics.

If you are looking for a last minute Father's Day gift idea, why not give your dad a box of Hebert chocolates? The Massachusetts-based specialty chocolatier has 15 new flavor infused chocolate bars and seasonal jumbo nonpareil pops that are just what he loves.

After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness.

Because of the severe weather predictons, the kickoff concert for the new outdoor series Swing at Sunset in Shrewsbury has been postponed from June 14 to June 28. Dan Gabel and The Abletones, with vocalist Amanda Carr, had been scheduled to perform on the grounds of Veterans Inc. at 59 South St., Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury officials have advertised for a part-time veterans agent to serve the town as well as veterans in Grafton, Northborough and Westborough.

The Massachusetts Public Health Association has presented the Lemuel Shattuck Award to Shrewsbury resident Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers , citing her pioneering leadership in promoting community health workers in Massachusetts and across the country.

The Trustees of the Shrewsbury Public Library announced the completion of the 2013 Sunday Library Season.