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Vol. 46 | No. 30 | July 24, 2020
Newly retired police chief reflects on long career
PHOTO/MELANIE PETRUCCI
Retired Police Chief Jay Hester at Shrewsbury Police Department
By Melanie Petrucci Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY –Recently retired Police Chief James (Jay) Hester’s last day with the Shrewsbury Police Department was June 30, ending a 33-year-career spent entirely in Shrewsbury. Detective Lieutenant Kevin Anderson, who has been serving as interim Chief of Police since Hester retired, was formally named as his successor at the Board of Selectmen’s July 14 meeting. Hester, a Shrewsbury native, recently discussed his tenure with the department, which included 14 as chief, in an informal Q&A. Please share a little bit about your background: “I was born and raised in Shrewsbury, I went through the Shrewsbury school system and I received an associate degree in law enforcement from Quinsigamond Community College, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Anna Maria College.” What prompted your career choice in law enforcement? “I have family members who were police officers including my grandfather and my uncle who were both an influence in my decision of a career in law enforcement.” Police Chief | 13
The Emergency Department at Marlborough Hospital holds the Hearts for Heroes banner presented by the Marlborough Public Schools Art Department.
Marlborough Public Schools honor frontline workers By Cindy Zomar, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – It has often been said that art soothes the soul, but perhaps never more so than in this time of social distancing, closed schools and offices, and self-isolation. “For lots of students and adults, art is an outlet through this, a way to process our thoughts and feelings,” offered Julie Baker, the K–12 Supervisor of Visual Arts for the Marlborough Public Schools. She recalled that in mid-May, during one of the weekly virtual meetings with the elementary art instructors, someone mentioned having seen a project that involved multiple online submissions. The group began to brainstorm how to incor-
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inside this issue: viewpoint ................2 news ............................3 homes & more ........14 schools ...................16
crossword .............16 police log ...............18 obituaries .............18 classifieds .............19
‘Smart Cookies’ benefit Shrewsbury’s Colonial Fund
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