Sharon baker Mandy Silverman drew statewide attention this week in a WCVB feature on New England bread traditions. Her inventive takes on challah, the braided bread central to Jewish tradition, earned her a spot in the outlet's profile of bakers preserving Jewish and Swedish baking cust…

Three Sharon boards meet Thursday, Aug. 20, opening a week of public sessions that runs through Select Board's Aug. 25 meeting. The Planning Board and Water Management Advisory Committee convene first, followed by a closed-door School Committee executive session under Superintendent Pet…

Weather postponed paving at Veterans Memorial Park Beach's parking lot on Monday, Aug. 17, pushing the west-side resurfacing to a later date. The town also confirmed construction on a new solar canopy in the Pond Street parking lot will begin in early September. Elsewhere, Patch staff w…

Sharon voters can now request early or mail ballots ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary, town officials announced this week. The Department of Public Works postponed paving at Veterans Memorial Park Beach's west parking lot on Monday, Aug. 17, because of weather, while a new solar canopy…