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Over the last few years, American mahjong has grown in popularity, with the social aspect and community keeping many players hooked. Photo/Lauren Rosenkrantz
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‘Back to spending time together’: The world of mahjong proves popular...

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Vieng Maligna-Majercik, center, programming coordinator in the Mind & Memory Care unit at Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings, fled communist Laos at 14 years old with her family.
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‘Each of us has our own story’: She escaped Laos at...

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John Barron of Shrewsbury has turned his prostate cancer battle into a book that helps other men fighting the disease.
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The book born from bad news: Shrewsbury author turns prostate cancer...

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Kenneth Burns, a Shrewsbury man who was an accomplished crew racer, started a crew team at Shrewsbury High School in 1937.
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Shrewsbury cop was father of crew racing on Lake Quinsigamond

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Bill Davis and Christopher Kirk have worked on the Garden of Sweet Remembrance for over 20 years, turning it into one of the most beautiful outdoor spots in Shrewsbury.
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‘It’s a magical place’: Two men worked for over 20 years...

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‘The end of an era’: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30...

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Retired NASA astronaut and professor of astronomy Robert Allen Ridley Parker grew up in Shrewsbury.
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World-renowned NASA astronaut was raised in Shrewsbury

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The Old Farmer’s Almanac, founded in 1792 in Shrewsbury, is still being published. Photo/Wikimedia Commons
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac has its roots in Shrewsbury

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Barber Ken Jordan, a longtime fixture in Shrewsbury’s Edgemere neighborhood, is hanging up his clippers after 64 years.
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After 64 years, Ken’s Barbershop closes — but owner’s legacy lives...

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Nearly 30 years after the death of Anthony “Spag” Borgatti and over 20 years since his namesake store closed, the stories keep coming about this legendary Shrewsbury retail destination.
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Shrewsbury author’s book produces a plethora of additional stories about ‘Spag’s’

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