The Foxborough Fire Department observed a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday in memory of the 26 victims of last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Foxborough firefighters gathered outside of their Chestnut Street firehouse just before 9:30 a.m. Friday to join the nation in a moment of silence for the victims of last week's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Overcast skies and rain represented a sorrowful nation, still hurting deeply from the unimaginable act of violence that claimed the lives of 20 children - none older than seven years old - and six adults in the Newtown, Conn. community. As Foxborough firefighters stood quietly in front of the firehouse, the bell of Engine 24 rang 26 times - once for the memory of each life lost on that fateful morning one week ago today. The moment of silence observed in Foxborough expanded across the Commonwealth as …
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St. Mary's Deacon Rev. Paul Kline said Foxborough hears Newtown's crying 152 miles away and feels their grief. On Thursday, hundreds in the community gathered to remember the victims of last week's shooting and pray for everyone affected by the tragedy.
Hundreds gathered somberly as a community Thursday inside the dimly lit sanctuary of St. Mary’s Church in Foxborough to pause and quietly remember the victims of last week’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and pray for healing in Newtown, Conn. An enshrinement of 28 candles – one for each live lost during the Dec. 14 massacre – was placed at the altar. The names and ages of the victims accompanied each candle. There was a candle for Charlotte, age 6. A candle for Daniel, age 7. A candle for Victoria, age 27 and many, many more. Twenty candles represented the 20 children who tragically lost their lives 11 days before Christmas. The oldest children, Daniel, Chase, Grace and Josephine, were just seven years old. Sixteen of the …
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