5 Things You Need To Know Today

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Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough this weekend, April 20-21.

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Police Chief: Foxborough Has Seen ‘Tremendous Increase’ in Gun License Applications Since 2010

Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary said the town processed 249 gun license applications in 2012 and has seen 80 new applications since Jan. 1.

Editor’s note: This is Part II of an ongoing series that examines the issue of gun violence in Massachusetts and the United States and how it relates to Representative David Linsky’s proposed bill to further regulate firearm licensing, sale and possession. Foxborough, as well as Massachusetts, has seen a “rapid escalation” in gun licenses and applications since 2010, according to Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary. The correlation? Mass shootings. Since 2010, there have been eight mass shootings in the United States, including most recently, the horrific event in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012. “I think everybody sees how scared, nervous and anxious people are as a result of several shootings that have occurred across the country,” O’…

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Chris

12:35 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013

As a LTC-A owner I don't have a problem with the in-depth background checks for mental illness. I think it's a good thing to try and weed out the whackos. However, I think Linsky's proposal goes way overboard with the 25% tax increase on purchases and ammo, requiring insurance, and the grandfathered large capacity storage of firearms at a gun club, etc. This basically says they don't want you to …   more ›

YMCA Offering Stewards of Children Training at Foxborough Public Safety Building

Child protection trainings will be held on Jan. 24 and Feb. 7 at the Foxborough Public Safety Building from 6:30-8 p.m.

The Hockomock Area YMCA will be offering Stewards of Children child protection trainings on Thursday, Jan. 24th and Thursday, Feb. 7th at the Foxborough Public Safety Building on 8 Chestnut St. The trainings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 8 p.m.  Stewards of Children is the only evidenced based child sexual prevention training proven effective in educating adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. These trainings are offered free of charge by the Hockomock Area YMCA.  Registration however, is required 24 hours in advance of each training as space is limited. To register, contact Tony Calcia at (508) 643-5226 or at tonyc@hockymca.org.    The Stewards of Children Training has been developed by …

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A Good Deed Remembers Those Lost on 9/11

Former Foxborough resident Cindy McGinty and Foxboro Never Forgets founder Chris Mitchell encourage everyone to a good deed today in honor of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

During Saturday’s McGinty Family Fun Day on Foxboro Common, Cindy McGinty and Foxboro Never Forgets founder Chris Mitchell asked the crowd in attendance to remember those who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 by doing a good deed for somebody in the name of a victim. “I think it is really important to do something in [a victim’s name] and if you don’t [know a name], do it in Mike’s name and help keep that day alive … help keep what happened in the immediate minutes after those terrible things on 9/11 that America really did come together,” said McGinty, a former Foxborough resident. Cindy McGinty’s husband, Mike, was killed during the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was a Foxborough resident at the time and just 42 …

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