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Monday, March 11, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Police Arrest Suspect in String of Motor Vehicle Break-ins, New Yoga Studio Opens & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, March 11.

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 Patchy fog between 7 and 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 7 mph. Foxborough Police announced on its Facebook page Sunday that …

Monday, March 4, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Start a Career in Law Enforcement, Foxborough 8th Graders in Concert & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, March 4.

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 isolated showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Monday night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 11 …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

VIDEO: Foxborough DPW, Water & Sewer Commissioners Discuss Town’s Water Problems on FCA Program

Foxborough DPW Director Roger Hill and the town’s Water & Sewer Commissioners joined resident Shannon Sylvia’s Foxboro Cable Access program, Foxboro Biz, to discuss the town’s brown water problems.

Acknowledging that Foxborough residents need answers regarding the town’s problems with brown water, DPW Director Roger Hill and the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners recently appeared on a Foxboro Cable Access program to discuss the issue. Foxborough resident Shannon Sylvia recently hosted Hill, Water Superintendent Bob Worthley, Water & Sewer Commissioners’ vice chair Michael Stanton and Water & Sewer Commissioners’ clerk Richard Pacella Jr. on her FCA program, Foxboro Biz. “In this segment the DPW and Water and Sewer Commissioners will share information on the current state of Foxborough's water, as well as future plans,” Sylvia said. “The current water situation will be addressed, what is currently being done, timelines for future …

Monday, February 11, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: No School; Water & Sewer Meeting; Revolution Coach Honored for Helping Save Lives & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Feb. 11.

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, mainly before 5 p.m. Patchy fog after 1 p.m. High near 45. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Monday night: A chance of showers, mainly before 7 p.m. Patchy fog before 10 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of …

Monday, February 4, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Sewer Funding Model, School Lunch Menus, Toyota Recall & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Feb. 4.

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 33. West wind 10 to 17 mph. Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Foxborough’s Water & Sewer Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in the Water Department Office of Town Hall to discuss the sewer funding model. At 7:20 p.m. the board will review/finalize/vote and sign meeting minutes from Dec. 12, 17, Jan. 7…

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Rate Increases Won’t Fix Foxborough’s Water Quality Problems … Yet

Monday’s hike in water and sewer rates is only the beginning of what could be an expensive process to address poor water quality in Foxborough.

Residents fed up with paying for poor water quality will find no silver lining in the Foxborough Water & Sewer Commissioners’ decision to hike water & sewer rates Monday. That’s because the rate increases, which take effect immediately, will not bring any immediate relief to residents experiencing brown water in town. Instead, the newly approved hikes are said to be long overdue and necessary because the town’s enterprise account currently isn’t bringing in enough revenue to cover costs. “The enterprise account is not generating enough money to support the expenses we have,” Foxborough Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners vice-chair Michael Stanton said at Monday’s rate hearing. … “We have kicked the can down the road forgoing increases …

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