Turf Field Supporters Thankful for Town Approval; Excited for Foxborough’s Youth

Foxborough's youth is getting a turf field after the project passed Special Town Meeting Tuesday, 260-129. On Wednesday, supporters James DeVellis and Debra Spinelli thanked the efforts of all those involved in the project.

An appreciative James DeVellis beamed with pride at Foxborough’s Special Town Meeting Tuesday following the town’s approval of the proposed turf field project. For DeVellis and other members of the Turf’s Up committee, Tuesday’s 260-129 vote in favor of building a turf field at Foxborough High School was the culmination of four years of hard work dedicated to a vision inspired by the town’s youth. “I was appreciative that the town shared the sentiment and passion that many have had working on this [proposal],” DeVellis said Wednesday. … “We do not take [Tuesday’s vote of approval] for granted and appreciate it that much more when the residents, businesses and community work together towards something.” DeVellis said he hopes this project …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Car Crashes, New Beauty Store Coming to Patriot Place, Turf Field Funding and More

A recap of this week's headlines from Dec. 2-7.

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: A Closer Look at Proposed Funding for Foxborough’s Turf Field Project When voters review the proposed community turf field project at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting they will be deciding whether or not to appropriate $125,000 from the town’s Overlay Surplus account and use the remaining $1 million from the high school renovation project to help fund the $1,619,000 of the project. "Basically, we are looking at $430,000 between donations, in-kind services and the NFL grant," said Foxborough Schools Business Manager Bill Yukna. "We are looking at $1 million that is the …

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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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A Closer Look at Proposed Funding for Foxborough’s Turf Field Project

Here’s a breakdown of how Phase I of the proposed community turf field will be funded if approved at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting.

When voters review the proposed community turf field project at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting they will be deciding whether or not to appropriate $125,000 from the town’s Overlay Surplus account and use the remaining $1 million from the high school renovation project to help fund the $1,619,000 of the project. "Basically, we are looking at $430,000 between donations, in-kind services and the NFL grant," said Foxborough Schools Business Manager Bill Yukna. "We are looking at $1 million that is the current balance of the high school renovation project, which the town has already funded and appropriated." Furthermore, Foxborough's School Committee voted its Nov. 26 meeting to appropriate $75,000 from the school’s building revolving account…

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Dennis Naughton

11:37 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Suggestion: The New England Council of Schools and Colleges visited and evaluated Foxborough High School March 25-28, 2012. Subsequently, they wrote a comprehensive evaluative report. The entire 87 page report is available on the Foxborough High School website. While there was a mention of playing fields (see p. 75, 78, 82-83, 87 for anything relating to the fields of any subsance), it was hardly…   more ›

A Closer Look at Foxborough's Special Town Meeting Warrant

Here's an overview of the 13 warrant articles voters are expected to review at Foxborough's Special Town Meeting on Dec. 11.

Voters at the Dec. 11 special town meeting will review, discuss and decide on 13 warrant articles ranging from police and fire contracts to a proposed turf field at the high school. The lone "big ticket" expected to be voted on at the December meeting is Article 6, the proposed turf field project presented by Turf's Up and sponsored by the School Committee. Voters will be asked to support two phases of the project and appropriate $125,000 from the town's overlay surplus account to fund Phase I of the project – construction of turf field, lights and fencing as well as construction of baseball and softball fields behind the high school. Voters will be asked to vote no action on Article 5, the Town Hall renovation/replacement project to give …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things for Nov. 19: Food Code Violations Hearing, Holiday Lights Spectacular, School Committee Meeting and More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Nov. 19.

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! 1. Expect a Mostly Sunny Monday in Foxborough Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. 2. Kamper’s Kitchen to Meet with Board of Health About Food Code Violations Kamper's Kitchen, located at Normandy Farms will meet with Foxborough’s Board of Health Monday to address alleged food code violations at the establishment…

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Town Meeting Date Set; Voters Likely to Decide on Turf Field, Town Hall and Sewer Projects

Foxborough’s Special Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Foxborough High School.

Foxborough’s Advisory Committee has begun the process of reviewing potential warrant articles for December’s Special Town Meeting, which now has a date in place - Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. inside Foxborough High School. However, if that date conflicts with the high school’s use of the facility then Special Town Meeting will be held in the high school on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The town will close the warrant on Tuesday, Oct. 30, which is the deadline for residents to submit warrant articles for the town’s review. “It does not bind [town officials] from putting something in the warrant,” said Town Manager Kevin Paicos at the Oct. 16 Board of Selectmen meeting. Not expected on December’s Town Warrant are any articles related to …

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Around Town: Tri-Town Sewer Talk, Turf Field Warrant Article, Halloween Parade and More

Here's a roundup of events and meetings in Foxborough this week, Oct. 22-28.

The following meetings and events will be held in Foxborough this week. Monday, Oct. 22: Tuesday, Oct. 23: Wednesday, Oct. 24: Thursday, Oct. 25: Friday, Oct. 26: Saturday, Oct. 27:

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Foxborough School Committee Clarifies Position on Turf Field Project

The Foxborough School Committee took time at Monday's meeting to clarify it agreed to sponsor a warrant article for the Turf's Up field project but did not agree to fund the project. The article is expected to be presented to Town Meeting voters in Decemb

The Foxborough School Committee voted unanimously Monday to amend the Oct. 1 meeting minutes to more accurately reflect its position on the Turf’s Up field project. “I know the Turf’s Up field project has gotten a lot of press and interest lately and I just want to make sure we reflect accurately the discussion we had at our last meeting,” said school committee member Bruce Gardner. “The comment in the minutes is that I moved and Martha [Slattery] seconded that we work in support of Turf’s Up field project and support funding the project on a town warrant. The word I’m not sure I remember is funding. I wonder if it is better stated that we would support putting forth the project on town warrant.” Committee members agreed. “I think that …

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