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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Brighten Someone’s Day, Fit Club, State Rock Song & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, March 13.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this (and more!), follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter. Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Join Sharon Credit Union in helping to support local food pantries by filling the baskets found in all …

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: AdCom Meeting, Kindergarten Information Night, Junior Patriots Cheerleader Program & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, March 6.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this (and more!), follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter. Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for a chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a…

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Boyden Library to Discuss Renovation Project Issues; AdCom to Discuss Warrant Articles for ATM; Skating Class & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Feb. 27.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this (and more!), follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter. Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for rain. Patchy fog. High near 40. East wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Wednesday night: Rain before 3 a.m., then rain and snow likely. Patchy fog…

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Nomar Visits RBI Academy, AdCom Continues FY14 Budget Discussion, Reptile Show at Patriot Place & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Feb. 20.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for increasing clouds, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 16 mph. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Nomar Garciaparra is back in Foxborough this week to host his annual winter hitting clinic for young baseball players at RBI Baseball Academy on Green Street. “As always I’m excited to work with young players this winter at RBI,” …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Foxborough High School Blood Drive, Schools Technology Night, Gas Prices Spike & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Feb. 6.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for a chance of snow, mainly before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. A …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Around Town: Future of Invensys in Foxborough, Turf Field Update, Jazz Symposium & More

Here's a roundup of events and meetings in Foxborough this week, Feb. 4-10.

Editor’s note: Want to promote an event or share an announcement on Foxborough Patch? Click here to add your event to our calendar or here to publish an announcement! The following meetings and events will be held in Foxborough this week: Board of Health, 7 p.m., Andrew Gala Meeting Room, Town Hall Foxborough’s Board of Health will meet Monday to review septic maintenance contract with Erik McKenzie of 33 Windsor Dr. At 7:30 p.m. BOH will address time as a public health control, variance requirement for McDonald’s on 212 North St. Other topics of discussion include: Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners, 7 p.m., Water Department Office, Town Hall Board will discuss sewer funding model at 7 p.m. and review/finalize/vote and sign the …

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Deep Freeze Hits Foxborough, AdCom Talks Government Budgets, Important Flu Information & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Jan. 23.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind around 11 mph. Flu vaccine continues to be widely available at doctors’ offices, health care providers and local pharmacies. Some community-based flu vaccination clinics are continuing…

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Videogame Maker to Close Foxborough Studio, AdCom Talks DPW Budgets, Fit Club Returns & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Jan. 9.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 11 to 14 mph. Majesco Entertainment Company, a provider of video games for the mass market, has closed its social games development studio in Foxborough. The New Jersey-based video game company has produced games for Kinect for XBOX 360, …

Monday, December 10, 2012

AdCom’s Recommendations for Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting

Here’s an overview of the warrant articles on Foxborough's Special Town Meeting warrant and the article-by-article recommendations the Advisory Committee is expected to make Tuesday.

In advance of Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting at Foxborough High School, the town’s Advisory Committee has taken positions on each of the warrant’s 13 articles. Of the 13 articles on the warrant, AdCom will recommend approval on seven, no action on three and disapproval on three, including Article 6, the community turf field project. Below is a summary of AdCom’s recommendations for Special Town Meeting, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Foxborough High School on Tuesday, Dec. 11. To view the Special Town Meeting warrant, click here. This article proposes funding for the collective bargaining agreement recently negotiated by and between the Town of Foxborough and the Foxborough Highway and Water Employees Union for Fiscal …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Turf's Up Provides Informational Brochure on Community Turf Field Project

Residents will decide whether or not the town be getting a turf field at Foxborough High School when they vote on Article 6 at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting. Turf's Up has submitted an informational brochure to answer questions about the project.

Foxborough residents attending the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting at Foxborough High School will decide the fate of the proposed community turf field project (Article 6 on the warrant). Turf's Up, a community group behind the turf field project has spent the past four years putting together a proposal. To help answer several questions about the project, Turf's Up has created an informational brochure that includes reasons why you should vote "yes" on Article 6 on Dec. 11. To view the brochure, click the PDF file found in the photo gallery above. Foxborough's School Committee has supported Turf's Up's project, the Advisory Committee opposed it and Foxborough's Board of Selectmen were split. A closer look at the project's proposed funding can …

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