Week in Review

Week in Review: Man Rescued from Fall into Neponset River, Waxy’s Liquor License Suspended, Patriots Season Ends & More

A recap of this week's headlines from Jan. 20-25.

Miss anything in Foxborough this week? Here's your chance to sit back and catch up on some Patch. Below is a recap of this week’s biggest headlines on Foxborough Patch: UPDATED: Foxborough Fire Saves Man Who Fell into River After Leaving Patriots Game Foxborough Fire & Rescue personnel performed a water rescue Sunday night at Neponset River near North Street after a man leaving Gillette Stadium fell into the water while walking along the nearby railroad tracks. “Gentleman was walking over the tracks after the [Patriots AFC Championship Game], obviously a patron of [Gillette Stadium], and fell off of the bridge, approximately 15 feet into the river below,” said Foxborough Fire Captain Ed Noonan. The man, said to be in his 50s, suffered head…

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Friday's Foxborough Basketball Games Canceled After OA Student Dies

The Oliver Ames community is mourning the loss of senior Devin Ness, who passed away suddenly Friday morning of a brain aneurysm.

Friday's Foxborough High School basketball games against Oliver Ames have been canceled as the Easton community mourns the death of an OA student that passed away suddenly. Devin Ness, a senior at Oliver Ames High School, tragically died Friday morning of an aneurysm. Ness, who was a captain for the Oliver Ames wrestling team, became suddenly sick Thursday night, according to OA athletic director Bill Matthews. He was taken to the hospital where he passed away. "He did die of an aneurysm," Oliver Ames principal Wes Paul said. "He was dog sitting for his cousins in West Bridgewater. He didn’t feel well and next thing you know he wasn’t doing well at all and they called an ambulance - he went to the hospital. He got brought to Boston Medical…

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