Kenny Chesney 'Spreading the Love' to Help Victims of Boston Marathon Bombings

New England's favorite country star has set up a fund with the Boston Medical Center to help purchase prosthetics for victims who lost limbs during the attacks on the Boston Marathon.

Over the years, country music star Kenny Chesney has adopted the Boston area, including Foxborough, as his second home. And when that home was under attack on April 15th, Chesney felt the need to reach out to his extended family and provide relief to those in need. “I do feel this sense of family with everybody in Boston and when that happened, like a lot of people I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” Chesney said in a recent interview with JW & Lori on Country 102.5. “I thought about how I wanted to help in some way and I was trying to figure out what was best to do.” After some thought, Chesney decided to “Spread the Love” to the city he loves and victims of the Boston Marathon bombings by starting a fund through donations and sales of…

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Kenny Chesney Says Foxborough 'Special' Place to Play; Excited for 2 Shows at Gillette in 2013

Kenny Chesney told 102.5's JW & Lori that playing in Foxborough is "very special" and he's "very excited" to be returning to Gillette Stadium in August 2013 for two country music concerts.

It's no secret country music star Kenny Chesney loves performing in Foxborough as he has sold out Gillette Stadium annually for nearly a decade. On Dec. 7, Chesney shared his affection for Foxborough and his New England fans with 102.5's JW & Lori during a morning interview with the Boston radio station to promote his "No Shoes Nation" Tour, which will stop at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 23-24 in 2013. "Obviously we play at other places but to play at Gillette again for two nights in a row … this will be the third year in a row that we’ve done two shows in a row and that hasn’t happened anywhere in the world for us," Chesney told the radio station. Chesney said the New England fans that return to Foxborough each year for the annual country …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things for Aug. 24: Country Fest, Parking Ban, Residents Visit Scott Brown and More

Here's five things you need to know today in Foxborough: New England’s Country Music Festival comes to Gillette Stadium Friday and Saturday, the town’s parking bylaw is in effect this weekend, residents visit U.S. Senator Scott Brown in D.C. and more!

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. Sunny with a High Near 83 Friday in Foxborough Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. 2. New England Country Music Festival at Gillette Stadium Featuring Kenny Chesney and Tim …

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