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Week in Review: Hernandez Arrested, Acting Town Manager Named, and More!

Hernandez to Face Murder and Weapon Charges, Bail Denied

Former New England Patriots’ player Aaron Hernandez will face six charges including murder related to the homicide of Dorchester resident Odin Lloyd.

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During an arraignment hearing on June 26 at Attleboro District Court, an emotionless Hernandez stood as he was charged with first degree murder, carrying a firearm without a license,  two counts of possession a large capacity firearm, and two counts of possessing a large capacity firearm with out a FID card.

Bristol County Assistant D.A. William McCauley said that Hernandez orchestrated the murder after an incident on June 15 in a Boston nightclub where Lloyd upset Hernandez by speaking to people Hernandez had issues with.

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Town Clerk Named Acting Town Manager

Town Clerk Robert Cutler will be the acting town manager in the absence of Kevin Paicos after a 5-0 vote by the Foxborough Board of Selectmen.

Paicos is currently on military leave. It is unknown when he is expected to return.

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The decision came after a roughly 30 minute executive session to discuss Paicos, who will end his time as Foxborough's town manager by the next of next June.

Selectmen and Kraft Group Remain at Stalemate Over Stadium Insurance

In the end, the only thing that could be agreed upon during a two hour meeting between the Foxborough Board of Selectmen and the Kraft Group was another meeting.

With time ticking away to find a insurance agency to cover the town during Gillette Stadium events, very little, if any progress was made as both sides remained at a standstill.

The issue at hand comes down to an increase in the deductible for stadium events by the town’s current provider of insurance  Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Agency (MIIA). Before July 1, the deductible for each claim from a stadium event is $7,600. After July 1, the deductible goes up to $50,000.

With the town threatened with a class action lawsuit by people detained at Gillette Stadium, an increase to $50,000 places the town with a liability is it not willing to take on and forces the town to find a new insurance provider with a lower deductible. 

“We can’t let the town be on the hook in case something happens. I don’t want to expose the town of Foxboro to the $50,000 deductible in case something happens,” Selectman Ginny Coppola said.

Board of Health Restricts E-Cigarettes Sales and Use

The Board of Health this week approved a new ban on the sales of e-cigarettes to minors and to prohibit the use of the devices anywhere smoking is prohibited according to the Sun Chronicle.

The ban will start on Aug. 1

The safety of the seven year old devices has been controversial and debated for years. Instead of using tobacco, the devices delivers an aerosol puff of nicotine when inhaled.


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