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Nor’easter Cancels Trail Run
By Meredith Marcinkewicz According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the definition of a nor’easter, like we had last weekend, is a storm that forms
Last 2026 Shaker Site Tour
Photos and text by Meredith Marcinkewicz Eleven buildings constructed for the Shirley Shaker Community between 1793 and 1908 remain on the property of the Massachusetts Corrections
Visit The Shirley Shaker Village
There was a community of Shakers living in Shirley from 1793 – 1908. Formally known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, they believed in communal l
Shirley Pumpkin Fest Needs Your Creativity!
By Dawn Kenney Shirley Pumpkin Fest returns to the Shirley Center Town Common on Sunday, October 11, from 3–8 p.m., bringing an afternoon and evening of free family fun for all a
Ready, Set, Go! 19th Holdenwood Trail Run Coming Up Sunday, Sept 27
By M.E. Jones The Holdenwood Trail Run, now in its 19th year, is set for Sunday, September 27. Averaging 300 participants annually, the run is not only a fun, family-friendly event
World Cup — Here We Come!
This fall once again Shirley families will be busily bustling about with their cleat-clad soccer players at the Parker and Wilde Rd. fields. Shirley Recreation’s Shirley Youth
My Shirley Farm Landscape Project: Part One
Text & photos by Juliet Silveri When I first saw the land, its farm-like beauty had a feeling that I wanted to keep. To me, a farm is a home that is comforting, peaceful, and i
Ballot-Counting Process Over the Years
By Bill Oelfke & Meredith Marcinkewicz The Annual Town Election of May 5, 2015 was the first election in the Town of Shirley to utilize our current Imagecast Precinct Optical S
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