Sunday, March 10, 2013
A recap of this week's top local headlines from March 2-8.
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: Foxborough Lions Pull Plug on Electric Sign Proposal for Town Common The pursuit of electric signs on Foxborough's Town Common ended Tuesday night when Foxborough Lion Bob Russell withdrew the organization's proposal per the Board of Selectmen's request. "I have no objections to withdrawing the project," Russell said in response to Foxborough Board of Selectmen chair James DeVellis' request Tuesday. "[The Foxborough Lions] will maintain the signs as we said and we will not come back to the community asking for any financial support." Russell assured officials the Lions will…
Friday, March 8, 2013
Did the wrath of this two-day storm surprise you?
Did anyone see this coming? The slow moving, two-day storm was originally expected to drop just 3 to 5 inches of snow in the Foxborough area but an updated forecast Thursday morning showed accumulation could total closer to 6 to 7 inches. As of Thursday night, that forecast was increased to 10 to 14 inches before the storm's conclusion Friday. Didn't happen that way. Meteorologists were left scrambling to update weather maps and snowfall totals while the snow continued to pile up in Foxborough. The Gem of Norfolk County was once again smack dab in the middle of a storm. WHDH meteorologist Pete Bouchard reported Thursday night Foxborough was part of the "Mini Snow Jackpot" to hit the state, accumulating more than seven inches with an …
Foxborough has already seen 15 inches of snow hit the town with more expected Friday from the two-day storm. See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.
The map above, provided by the National Weather Service, shows total snowfall in the Foxborough area over the past three days. The map is centered around the red marker, which is in the middle of Foxborough Patch's coverage area, and the map updates every six hours, starting around 2 a.m. each day. Note: This map is not visible on some mobile devices.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Norfolk County's snow totals from Blizzard 2013 are in. Find out how much snow fell on Foxborough here.
NOTE: The following are unofficial snowfall observations for the Feb. 8-9, 2013 snowstorm that hit Southern New England. The Blizzard of 2013 hit the region with one of the top six snowstorms ever recorded in the area and Foxborough was in the snow "jackpot" of the storm. So how much did we get in the Gem of Norfolk County? According to the National Weather Service, Foxborough received the most snowfall in Norfolk County with 29 inches flat. Milton was the next highest in the county with 28. Ironically, our neighbors in Sharon received the least amount of snow in the county with just 15. Here's a look at accumulation totals around Norfolk County The most accumulation reported from the weekend blizzard was 33.5 inches in Glastonbury, Conn. …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, Jan. 22.
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 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 8 to 13 mph. The Foxborough Fire Department is now accepting applications for the …
