​Beth Casavant Announces Candidacy For Shrewsbury Board Of Selectmen

From Shrewsbury Board Of Selectmen: Beth Casavant has announced that she will run for the Board of Selectmen in the upcoming May 2, 2017 municipal election. Current Shrewsbury Selectman Henry Fitzgerald will not be seeking a third term.

Former Finance Committee member John Campbell, local physician Dr. Nandana Kansra, fellow parent
and former PTO President Lorraine Daignault and long-time resident Brenda Ljunggren are supporting
Casavant’s candidacy as co-chairs of her campaign.

“I am eager to take this next step to further participate in our town government,” Casavant said.
“Shrewsbury is a well-managed community, offering quality municipal services and strong public schools
while maintaining one of the lowest tax rates in the area. I will advocate for continued economic
development and careful spending to support public safety, maintain and strengthen our infrastructure,
meet our retirement and pension obligations and position our town for a strong future.”

A graduate of Skidmore College and Framingham State University, Casavant taught elementary school in
Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts. Since moving to Shrewsbury in 2008, she has been involved
throughout the community, serving as an elected Town Meeting Member for Precinct 8 and a Library
Trustee since 2011. Casavant actively participated in the debt exclusions for the Sherwood Middle
School and the renovation and expansion of the Shrewsbury Public Library. She served as the campaign
manager for the successful Proposition 2.5 override in June 2014, which provided revenue to support
public safety and education.

Casavant serves as a Worcester County Reserve Deputy Sheriff and on the Board of Directors of local
non-profit Binkeez for Comfort, which provides blankets to children facing life threatening illnesses. She
was a member of the host committee for the “Celebration in the Garden” fundraiser to benefit the
Shrewsbury Public Schools and is the Tournament Director for an annual charity golf tournament
benefitting Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, St. Anne’s Human Services and the Westborough
Food Pantry. She was also the 2016 recipient of the Shrewsbury Education Foundation’s Community
Service Award.

Casavant has served as the PTO President at Parker Road Preschool, Spring Street School and is the
current President for the Sherwood and Oak Middle Schools PTO. She resides at 16 Clear View Road with
her husband, Scott and their two daughters, Julia and Emma, both of whom are students in the
Shrewsbury Public Schools.

A campaign rally is planned for Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the Italian American-Victory Club,
Dewey Road, Shrewsbury, and is open to the public. For more information visit
CasavantForSelectman.com.

Image via Pixabay, Photo courtesy of Beth Casavant