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🌱 Shrewsbury Names Recreation Building For Longtime Employee Dawn Shannon

Coming up: Northboro Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ on the Shrewsbury Patch calendar

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Hello again Shrewsbury! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Town recreation building renamed to honor longtime employee Dawn Shannon
  • Shrewsbury invests $1.64M in paving and police station upgrades
  • Discover how a nearby makerspace is fueling local creativity

Also on today's calendar: Northboro Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Windy and cooler with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 58, low: 51.
  • Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Shrewsbury Names Recreation Building For Longtime Employee Dawn Shannon — Shrewsbury residents can learn how the town is honoring longtime employee Dawn Shannon by naming a local recreation building after her, recognizing years of service that shaped community programs and facilities. (Shrewsbury Patch)
   

2. Shrewsbury Plans $1.64M Road Paving Program, Police Station Repairs — Shrewsbury is moving ahead with a $1.64 million road paving program and key police station repairs, aiming to improve local streets, public safety facilities, and overall infrastructure for residents. (Shrewsbury Patch)
   

3. Westborough Makerspace Celebrates 1 Year Of Creativity, Community — Residents interested in local creativity may enjoy learning how Westborough's makerspace marks its first anniversary, highlighting a growing community hub just west of Shrewsbury. (Westborough Patch)
   

4. Residents rally against Amazon as it seeks to bring drone delivery to Central Massachusetts (communityadvocate.com) — Amazon's proposed drone delivery hub in Westborough would send hundreds of flights daily over Shrewsbury, prompting regional residents to raise environmental, safety, and privacy concerns while key approvals from Westborough, MassDOT, and the FAA are still pending.
   

5. Lawmakers debate solutions to violence against health care workers (bostonglobe.com) — Shrewsbury state representative Hannah Kane is helping shape a Beacon Hill bill on violence against health care workers, pressing colleagues to balance tougher penalties with protections for disabled residents and those living in group homes.
   

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