Shrewsbury voters head to the polls

By Laura Hayes Managing Editor

SHREWSBURY – There will be new faces on the Select Board and School Committee. Shrewsbury voters headed to the ballot box on May 2 to cast their votes in a number of races.

According to the unofficial results, incumbent Beth Casavant was re-elected and Carlos Garcia was elected to the Select Board with Casavant leading the pack with 1,976 votes followed by Garcia with 1,654, Rajesh Uppalapati with 1,244, Siobhan Costello-Weber with 1,130 and James Brown with 534.

By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor

REGION – What happens when cable customers “cut the cord?”

It may mean lower bills and access to more programs via livestream, but it also means lower revenues for local cable access studios.

And that could lead to fewer programs produced by and for residents.

A bill currently in the State House would add livestream services to the revenue sources that provide funding for cable access programming. A similar bill filed last year did not come to a vote.

A ‘scary time’ for studios

For the past five years, revenues to keep West-

As for the School Committee, Sandra Fryc was elected to serve another term after receiving 2,352 votes. Rachel Sharifipour was also elected, receiving 1,747 votes. Rajesh Velagapudi rounded out the candidates, receiving 1,726 votes.

The third of the contested races was for Housing Authority. Incumbent Kathy McSweeney was re-elected over Anand Sharma.