Selectmen to Meet Tonight, Patriots Top Local TV Ratings

• Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Women's Self Defense Seminar at Personal Best

Foxboro and Sharon H.U.G.S. along with Personal Best Karate will hold a seminar to teach effective skills to women of all ages crossing all degrees of fitness on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Personal Best in Foxboro.

In lieu of a fee, please consider a  monetary donation, diapers, toiletries or canned goods for families in need.

Call (508) 698-8784 for further information.

Selectmen Meeting This Week

The Foxboro Board of Selectmen will meet on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Agenda items include a discussion on the state of the Town Hall building, and an update on the process of finding a new town manager.

Patriots Top the Ratings Again

The Patriots returned to Gillette Stadium to make their 2013 home debut on Aug. 16 and earned a 25-21 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their second game of the preseason.

The team’s home opener was broadcast nationally on FOX at 8 p.m., with Kenny Albert calling play-by-play, Daryl Johnston providing color and Tony Siragusa reporting from the sideline. FOX’s broadcast finished as the top program in the Boston market for the week of Aug. 12, delivering a 14.7 household rating with an average of 455,200 total viewers.

Friday night marked the second straight week that a Patriots preseason game has finished on top of the local ratings. New England’s Aug. 9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles took home top ratings for the week of Aug. 6 with a 14.4 household rating and an average of 494,700 viewers.

FOX’s national broadcast peaked at 8:45 p.m. on Friday night with 579,200 viewers and a household rating of 17.9, marking a 5.9% increase from last week’s contest at Philadelphia, which peaked at 9 p.m. with a 16.9 household rating.

Bicycle Recycle Day in Foxboro

Got a bike you're looking to get rid of? Drop if off at Saint Mark's Church at 116 South Street on Aug. 24 between 9 a.m. and noon!

Adult  and children's bikes of any condition and accessories will be accepted.