COVID-19: FREE Testing - Week of September 28, 2020

• Monday, Septe...

COVID-19 Community Impact Survey

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) would like to hear from communities in an effort to better assist residents through the COVID-19 crisis. By taking this survey, you can help identify new solutions to community problems while providing ...

COVID-19 Reopening Update: Updated Restaurant Guidance - Effective September 28, 2020

On September 22, 2020, the Baker-Polito Administration announced revised safety standards for restaurants which will take effect on Monday, September 28, 2020. Restaurants remain subject to the previously issued, August 11, 2020 Safety Standards until the...

Special Town Meeting Information - September 29, 2020

The Board of Selectmen have scheduled and signed the warrant for a Special Town Meeting on September 29, 2020:

Date: Tuesday September 29, 2020

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: 64 Holden Street, Shrewsbury High School Field House or on the grounds t...

TOWN CLEAN UP DAY - October 3, 2020

TOWN CLEAN UP DAY

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Keep Shrewsbury Beautiful hosts the annual Town Clean Up day and works with local groups to do smaller clean ups. 

We provide the bags, you provide the people power. Together we can Keep Shrewsbury Beautif...

COVID-19 and Halloween - October 31, 2020

The Town of Shrewsbury does not regulate Halloween. Trick or Treat is at the discretion of each household. 

On 09/21/20, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) advised against "traditional" trick-or-treating" this year due to COVID-19...

Vacancy Notice: Zoning Board of Appeals

The Board of Selectmen is seeking qualified individuals interested in serving on the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill a vacant term set to expire on March 31, 2021. 

The Zoning Board of Appeals consists of (5) members appointed for two year terms a...

Important Message from the Water & Sewer Division - Potential for Discolored Water on Tuesday 9/22

The Town’s contractor for the Route 20 Sewer Project, J.L Raymaakers, will be pressure testing the new sewer force main on Arrowwood Drive on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.  They will need to use a hydrant beginning around 9:00 a.m. and e...

Weekly Report: 6 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 in the Town of Shrewsbury

6 additional positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Town of Shrewsbury since September 10, 2020 bringing the total to 387. Positive COVID-19 case reports are updated weekly on Thursday. Click the link for the press release.

New Influenza Vaccine Requirement for Children and Students

Date of Record: August 19, 2020:  New Influenza Vaccine Requirement - PRESS RELEASE from MDPH

The MA Department of Public Health (MDPH) has added a new influenza vaccine requirement for all children 6 months of age and older atte...

Flu Prevention: Protect Your Health This Season

This Season a Flu Vaccine is More Important than Ever!

Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to protect yourself, your family and your community from flu. A flu vaccine this season can also help reduce the burden on our healthc...

Annual Shrewsbury Farmers Market - June 17 thru September 30, 2020

Governor Baker Proclaims September to be Emergency Preparedness Month in Massachusetts

During September, MEMA and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will share information on their respective social media accounts about emergency preparedness topics including emergency planning, building an emergency kit, preparing for disasters,...

Selectmen Selections - August 2020

COVID-19: Traveler update from MEMA

Effective 12:01 am, August 29, 2020, CO, DE, PA and WV are removed from the higher risk state list for MA’s travel order due to decreases in these states’ positive test rates and cases per 100,000.

Travelers arriving from these...

Important Message from the Department of Public Works_Highway Permits

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing innovative, up-to-date, and efficient services, the Town of Shrewsbury Department of Public Works will migrate the HIghway permitting process to ViewPoint and join the effort started by the Building Inspector...

Important Message from the Department of Public Works_Drought Status

COVID-19 Community-Level Data Reporting

August 19, 2020: 

The Commonwealth is reporting enhanced community-level data on key COVID-19 metrics as part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s efforts to partner with cities and towns to slow the spread of the virus.

Based on...

Governor Announces Decrease on Gathering Limits to 50, New Initiatives to Stop Spread of COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 7, 2020

CONTACTAnisha Chakrabartianisha.chakrabarti@mass.gov

Terry MacCormack

terry.maccormack@mass.gov

Baker-Polito Administration Announces New Initiatives to Stop Spread of COVID-19

Creates Cross-Agency Enforce...

COVID-19: All MA Residents Must Wear a Mask in Public

COVID-19 Order 31 - Effective May 6, 2020

Your cloth face covering should:

✔️ Reach above the nose, below the chin, and completely cover the mouth and nostrils

✔️ Fit snugly against the sides of the face

✔️ Be made of multiple layers of fabric that you can st...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Prevention - How to Keep Yourself and your Family Safe

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board (SRMCB), and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) have issued educational material regarding Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) preve...

Mosquitoes - Protect yourself this Summer!

Central MA Mosquito Control’s 2020 Spray Schedule

If you would like to opt out of spraying, please complete the Pesticide Exclusion Request online  

Please click the Mosquito Prevention link below for more information.

Town Meeting Information - August 8, 2020

The following information has been mailed to Town Meeting Members for the Saturday August 8, 2020 Annual Town Meeting:

• Town Clerk’s Memo
• Town Manager’s Memo with article exhibits
• Signed Annual Town Meeting Warrant
• FY2021 Report and Recomme...

REMINDER: Notice Regarding Reusable Bag and Plastic Bag Use in Grocery and Retail Stores

REMINDER:  Effective September 1, 2020, the Town of Shrewsbury’s plastic bag reduction bylaw will be enforced.

Plastic Bags:

Effective July 1, 2017, The Town of Shrewsbury adopted a Plastic Bag Reduction by-law. 

Due to t...

FY21 Fiscal Projection 2

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and the residents and taxpayers of Shrewsbury:

I am pleased to present this revised financial plan for fiscal year 2021. These revisions come after several challenging months of working through the ch...

Masks for Shrewsbury Businesses in Need

Attention Shrewsbury Businesses.  We are proud to announce that an anonymous donor provided the town with a limited supply of surgical masks for businesses in need.  Please reach out to the Town Manager’s office at 508-841-8508...

July 21, 2020 Update from the Water & Sewer Division - Route 20 Sewer Project

J.L Raymaakers began construction on Route 20 (Hartford Turnpike) on May 18, 2020 and has installed approximately 2,800 linear feet of new 8-inch sewer force main from Lakeside Drive to Lake Street. Installation of 280 linear feet of new 15-inch gravity s...

Reopening Guidelines for Town Offices

Reopening Guidelines

Issued July 2, 2020

Town Hall

(including School Department & SELCO)

Important Message from the Water & Sewer Division - Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

The annual drinking water quality report for calendar year 2019 is now ready and can be viewed at www.shrewsburyma.gov/depreportccr  

This document, also known as the Customer Confidence Report, contains important information about Shrewsbury&...

Town Officials Discuss Racial Inequalities, Proclaim June 19th as Juneteenth, Propose Task Force

On June 15, 2020, the Board of Selectmen proclaimed June 19th as Juneteenth:

This is following a discussion from June 4th in which the Board released a statement regarding death of George Floyd in Minnesota and the resulting protests across the nation. The...

2019 Annual Town Report

The Town of Shrewsbury 2019 Annual Town Report is now available to view. Click here.

Shrewsbury Completes Solar Array at Home Farm Water Treatment Plant

In a ceremony in Ware, April 2018, the Baker-Polito Administration, though MassDEP’s Clean Energy Results Program, with support from the Department of Energy Resources and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, awarded $4 million in state Gap II...

Water Use Restrictions

Water Use Restrictions

Whereas The Board of Selectmen has determined that a shortage of water exists and conservation measures are necessary to ensure an adequate supply of water to all water consumers, and 

Whereas The conditions set forth in the ...

Annual Town Meeting & Election Postponed

The Board of Selectmen, acting under newly granted authority by the Legislature and Governor (Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020) is announcing the postponement of the Annual Town Election, originally scheduled for May 5, 2020, and the Annual Town Meeting, or...

Make payments online through UNIPAY.

Due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, Town Hall is closed to the public and Town offices are working with reduced staffing levels.  To assist all of our community’s clients we are encouraging individuals to make payments online throug...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webpage for the Town of Shrewsbury

As concerns rise over the Coronavirus (COVID-19), town officials are proactively monitoring the situation to provide Shrewsbury residents, town employees, businesses and the general public with updates on some of the measures that have been taken to date ...

Town of Shrewsbury Launches New Fiscal Transparency Center

Shrewsbury, MA  (February 26, 2020) - The Town of Shrewsbury announced today that it has partnered with ClearGov, a leading provider of transparency, budgeting and forecasting solutions for local governments.

This new transparency center will allo...

Annual Town Meeting Warrant - June 29, 2020

The 2020 Annual Town Meeting Warrant has been posted. The Town Meeting has been scheduled by the Board of Selectmen for June 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm at the Shrewsbury High School Field House located at 64 Holden Street (please note location change).

Given the ...

FREE Smoke Detector Installation to Eligible Residents

As part of a community risk reduction and public education initiative, the Shrewsbury Fire Department (SFD) is launching a pilot program that will provide smoke detector installations and home-safety assessments to eligible Shrewsbury residents at NO COST...