Foxborough Police to Increase Underage Drinking Enforcement

Foxborough police have secured a grant to help combat underage drinking in town. 

Town selectmen approved a $5,000 grant for the police department to conduct "underage drinking enforcement" in Foxboro. Sgt. Richard Noonan aided in securing the grant for the town.

This grant comes after voters approve a $200 fine for at the on Monday, March 7; a measure intended to "alter behavior."

Foxborough was the first town in Massachusetts to approve a fine for public intoxication. The new fine will take effect once approval is granted at the attorney general’s office, who have yet to review the plan.