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Vol. 52 | No. 13 | March 27, 2026
Petitioners seek to name Community Center after former rec director
‘Compassion, flexibility, and patience’
By Evan Walsh Managing Editor SHREWSBURY – For over a year, Shrewsbury’s Stop & Shop has sat vacant. Not for much longer, if these plans come to fruition. First with the news, the Community Advocate can confirm that Apna Bazar, an Indian grocer with dozens of locations throughout the nation, is planning to move into the 70,000-squarefoot building located at 539-571 Boston Turnpike. The proposed Shrewsbury location would be Apna’s largest store in the U.S. The store hopes to open by the start
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Southborough school rallies around educator facing ultra-rare form of cancer
Resident pushes for Community Center in Northborough
NORTHBOROUGH | 8 Square One Players bring ‘Run for Your Wife’ to Shrewsbury
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‘It’s bad’: Bartlett Street trucks may see fines increase 600 percent
SHREWSBURY | 13
By Evan Walsh Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH – Select Board member Jonathan Rea has seen upwards of 25 trucks parked along Bartlett Street around the holidays. An Amazon facility on the road creates heavy truck traffic, and many tractortrailers use the road as a refuge, angering residents. “It creates this nuisance that’s clear is not allowed, but we’ve come to accept it,” Rea said. Added Select Board member Laura Ziton: “When you’ve got trucks on both sides and you’re trying to navigate that area, it’s bad.”
Christina Aguirre recognized the staff at Mary E. Finn Elementary School for supporting her while she battled health problems. (Photos/Leighah Beausoleil)
SHREWSBURY | 14 By Leighah Beausoleil Assistant Editor SOUTHBOROUGH – While starting her career as an education support professional, Christina Aguirre found out she was one in a million — just not in the way she would’ve hoped. In February 2021, she was diagnosed with Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE), an ultra-rare cancer that grows from the cells that make up the blood vessels. After a long journey, Aguirre is back in the classroom. In February 2026, five years after she was first diagnosed, she’s celebrating her health and recognizing the people — including a Southborough school community — that helped her during her most difficult moments.
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