Foxborough public safety officials are working with Gillette Stadium management on several initiatives to improve crowd safety and the overall impact Country Fest has on the community.
Editor's note: This is part I of a two-part series that looks into the public safety planning for the 2013 New England Country Music Festival, which will be held at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 23 and 24. Part II will take a closer look at traffic issues from the two-day music festival. Last summer, Foxborough Police made over 100 arrests and reported over 600 incidents over a two-day span during the 2012 New England Country Music Festival at Gillette Stadium. Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary told reporters after the weekend concert series that better preparation led to the 102 arrests and over 500 protective custodies out of a crowd of 103,000 concertgoers that descended on Foxborough for the two-day music festival. “We had a plan, it …
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The New England Patriots official return to the practice fields at Gillette Stadium drew a crowd over 12,000 Thursday for the start of training camp in Foxborough.
The largest crowd in 53 years of New England Patriots training camp practices arrived in Foxborough Thursday to welcome the return of professional football and cheer on their favorite players. But for most fans, the thrill of the day came after practice when thousands of children and adults crowded the yellow rope around the perimeter of the practice fields as they anxiously awaited the chance for their favorite player's autograph. Some fans were fortunate enough to score signatures from the likes of Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Wes Welker and Vince Wilfork. But fans beamed with excitement with every signature they received from every player. Even Patriots great Troy Brown was walking the rope after practice to sign autographs for fans. The …
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Jeff Sitter
8:13 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012
I'm with you Maria this is great coverage. I wasn't able to make it to the practice and it was fantastic to view images of it. Keep up the good work Patch! more ›