York Dispatch

By Matt Enright

Shrewsbury's mayor spoke at an event hosted by several school board candidates who've identified themselves as anti-mask and against "controversial curricula."

In the waning days of the primary campaign, Mayor Michael Sharkey used the borough's newsletter to praise the group — dubbed the Southern York County Parent and Taxpayer Coalition and composed of conservative Republicans — for its commitment to "fiscal responsibility and parental rights."

"It’s refreshing to see engaged citizens seeking to work to strengthen our community," the mayor wrote in the municipal newsletter.

Sharkey's written comments led several Shrewsbury residents to cry foul on social media and in emails to The York Dispatch, asking if the elected official had erred in using the government-funded publication to make political endorsements.

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