Local business owners on Route 1 and at Patriot Place are again gearing up for a weekend full of football as nearly 70,000 fans will travel to Foxborough Sunday to watch the New England Patriots take on the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game.
The New England Patriots are back in the AFC Championship Game, meaning the team will have hosted two NFL playoff games in Foxborough for the second consecutive season, which is great news for local businesses. “Our phones have been ringing off the hook,” said Ron Young, owner of the Lafayette House on Route 1 in Foxborough. “Last weekend [versus the Houston Texans] it was a little warmer out, people were saying, ‘Oh, it’s 50 degrees out in January, I can’t believe this weather.’ This weekend, they’re going to say ‘It’s not 50 degrees out, can you believe this weather?’” Young added the later start time of Sunday's AFC Championship Game - Patriots kick-off against the Baltimore Ravens at 6:30 p.m. - compared to last weekend will make …
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Foxborough native and North Attleboro resident Kevin John Kelley was named the 2012 New England Patriots Fan of the Year prior to Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium.
Forty years ago, U.S. Air Force master sergeant Kevin John Kelley was born a New England Patriots fan and grew up in Foxborough rooting for the home team. “I was born and raised in Foxborough so it was kind of in my blood,” Kelley said of being a Patriots fan. “I’ve been going to games since the old Schaefer Stadium way back in the day and obviously it’s been a better run since Mr. Kraft took over. It’s been a lot easier to be a Pats fan [recently].” On Sunday, the Patriots rewarded Kelley for his lifelong devotion to the team by naming him the 2012 Fan of the Year prior to its game with the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. “It really is [awesome] … it is outstanding,” Kelley said. “My wife nominated me for it and never told me about …
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