5 Things: Vigil Service for Father Brian at St. Mary’s, Class Night at Foxborough High School & More

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1. Expect a Partly Sunny Thursday in Foxborough with a High Near 73

Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Thursday night: Rain likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

2. Vigil Service for Father Brian at St. Mary’s Church

Rev. Brian P. Smith’s family will bring him home to Foxborough for a vigil and Mass celebrating his life with the community of faith on Thursday, June 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Church.

"During the vigil Brian will lie in state in our church and all who loved Father Brian and have been touched by his kindness and his ministry will have the opportunity to pray and to share words of comfort and consolation with one another and with his family," St. Mary's stated on its website. "The vigil will conclude at 7 p.m. with a Mass of Thanksgiving." 

During the vigil, Father Brian will be dressed in his vestments and his casket will be fully opened.

Fr. Brian passed away early Monday morning after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was 45 years old. To read more about Fr. Brian, click here.

3. Class Night at Foxborough High School

Class Night for the Foxborough High School Class of 2013 will be held Thursday at the high school beginning at 7 p.m.

4. Patriot Place Events

Here’s a look at what’s happening around Patriot Place today:

• Trivia at Red Robin: Come try your luck during trivia at Red Robin every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. sponsored by Sam Adams.

• 11 a.m. - Spring Fever - Bounce Houses: Jump around all afternoon in inflatable bounce houses. Located in the North Marketplace outside of Red Robin, enjoy the afternoon as the kids bounce the day away.

5. Dookhan Makes Brief Court Appearance

Proceedings continued in the state’s case against Annie Dookhan, the ex-chemist accused of falsifying state drug evidence while employed at the Hinton Drug Lab in Jamaica Plain, who made a very brief appearance in court last week.

Nicolas Gordon, Dookhan’s lawyer, attempted to file a motion on her behalf to have 11 of the 13 obstruction charges against her in counties other than Suffolk dismissed. Suffolk Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Locke denied a motion to dismiss two of these obstruction charges Dookhan faces in Suffolk County May 7.

The obstruction charges refer to Dookhan’s court appearances as an expert state’s witness in which she testified that that she held a masters degree in chemistry, according to court documents. The 13 obstruction charges she faces are related to counts in counties other than Suffolk.

All of Dookhan’s charges and therefore court appearances have been consolidated to Suffolk Superior Court, based on a state motion with Locke allowed early in May.

Suffolk Superior Court Justice Janet L. Sanders rescheduled last Friday’s hearing to June 27 because the court had yet to receive the paperwork from the other counties.

Dookhan faces 27 charges across six counties including perjury and obstruction of justice. She is accused to tampering with drug evidence, thus tainting thousands of drug-related cases in the state.

In Foxborough, Dookhan’s alleged actions could impact up to 178 local cases, according to Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary.

“The state was forced to review 178 drug cases that were ‘touched’ by the chemist,” O’Leary stated in the 2012 Annual Town Report. “It is uncertain if any of the pending cases will be able to go forward if crucial evidence is excluded.”