Week In Review: Public Drunkenness Fine

Foxborough Patch presents a review of its most newsworthy stories from the last week. The following stories appeared March 6—March 12.

Foxborough residents voted 100-47  to approve a $200 fine for public drunkenness at Monday's special town meeting. The public intoxication fine of $200, which was presented under article 10 in the town warrant, was altered shortly before the meeting by town officials in order to incorporate "clearer language."

Foxborough selectmen voted 3-0, in Tuesday's March 8 meeting, to accept a request for a liquor hearing for Police Chief Edward O'Leary submitted the liquor hearing request to the board after three alcohol infused incidents related to Waxy O'Connors Pub have occurred.

McCormack on Motherhood reviewed some fun ideas for the upcoming holiday. Whether your Irish or not its always fun to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It is a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history and it is happening next week on March 17. Here are some great ideas to celebrate the holiday and include your kids in all the fun.

Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse hosted the Eighth Annual Scholarship Foundation Seminar Series, sponsored by The Marine Corps Scholarship. The seminar series featured speakers LtCol Todd M. Caruso and LtCol Benjamin T. Watson.

"Find a way to reach a compromise," is the recommendation from the Board of Selectmen for the town's permanent municipal school and building committee and the library trustees. William Yukna, chairman of the town's permanent municipal school and building committee, came before the board at the March 8 selectmen meeting, to discuss the difference in opinions between the building committee and the library board over the library renovation's control and costs.

Students at Hunakai Studio are creating art for children and teens living around the world who have been orphaned, neglected or disadvantaged, that give them the rare opportunity to see themselves as a work of art.