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Vol. 48 | No. 32 | August 12, 2022
McGovern proposes new plans for Shrewsbury collision, fit-up center By Caroline Gordon Reporter SHREWSBURY - A proposed McGovern collision center on Route 9 may now include a retail center. The Planning Board accepted the withdrawal of McGovern Auto Group’s existing plans for the project on Aug. 4 with the expectation that new plans will be before the board next month. Director of Planning and Economic Development Bernard Cahill told the Community Advocate the new proposal includes a retail building in addition to the collision and fit-up center. “The board has been waiting for some revisions from the applicant for a few months, as I think all of you know,” Cahill told the Planning Board. “It was determined actually mutually between McGovern | 13
Shrewsbury heads to World Series By Laura Hayes Managing Editor SHREWSBURY - Shrewsbury Post 397 is heading to the American Legion World Series. The team had been knocked out of the Zone 4 playoffs. However, last Sunday they won the Northeast Regional tournament, meaning they are heading to the World Series in Shelby, N.C. The team beat Rhode Island’s Upper Deck Post 14 on Sunday 4-2. “They battled. They came back. They were on a mission,” said manager Frank Vaccaro. Read our coverage of the tournament beginning on Page 22…
Patrick McManus cheers after scoring a run on Sunday.
Northborough talks next steps for White Cliffs By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - A consultant helping the White Cliffs Committee market the mansion said July 20 that a key next step in the project will be to formulate ways to judge future responses to requests for proposals (RFP).
Kirk and Company’s Brett Pelletier, who is the consultant, said deciding on scoring metrics for responses will be the one of the primary drivers of this first stage. “When I look at this process … what I see is you folks need to be at a point in the future where you have chosen, after an White Cliffs | 7
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