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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Cupcake Charlie’s to Celebrate Patriot Place Grand Opening with Giveaways, Face Painting & More

The gourmet bakery is set to open on Saturday, May 18th with a host a family activities.

The grand opening of Cupcake Charlie’s at Patriot Place on Saturday, May 18th is sure to be a family event with cupcake giveaways, face painting, a photo booth and a DJ. Cupcake Charlie’s is an award-winning, Massachusetts-based gourmet cupcake bakery that offers delicious, sweet treats in a fun, festive atmosphere. Saturday’s grand opening will be a daylong celebration featuring the following events: Cupcake Charlie’s Grand Opening at Patriot Place Schedule The growing business has locations in Mashpee, Plymouth and Newport, R.I. and was named "Best Signature Cupcake of Rhode Island." Cupcake Charlie’s has also been voted "Best Bakery" numerous times and was featured on the popular Food Network show, “Cupcake Wars.” The bakery also …

Paula

7:55 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Mom and I had the carrot cake and chocolate overload at the new store at Patriot's Place in Foxborough.Yummy.with creamy frosting.The Grand Opening was a lot of fun for all ages. Mom is 95 plus and loved the music, games and giveaways. The most fun was the take home photo of us. Thanks, to all the cupcake team for a Sweet Day. Paula   more ›

Monday, May 13, 2013

ULTA Beauty to Open Patriot Place Location on May 24th

The country’s largest one-stop retailer for beauty products and services will celebrate the grand opening of its Foxborough location with a three-day special event.

ULTA Beauty is set to open its 10,000 square-foot beauty store at 386 Patriot Place (between Off Broadway and Sleepy’s in the South Marketplace) with a three-day grand opening event beginning on Friday, May 24th. “ULTA Beauty will be a great addition to Patriot Place,” said Patriot Place General Manager Brian Earley. “It will complement Trader Joe’s, Christmas Tree Shops and Off Broadway in the South Marketplace as well as the fashion and accessories offerings in the North Marketplace, further rounding out our retail mix and making Patriot Place even more attractive for destination shopping.” The new beauty shop will offer more than 20,000 products across a variety of categories, including cosmetics, fragrance, hair care, skincare, bath …

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Man Injured in Weekend Accident, Downed Tree Limb Causes Power Outage, Haircuts for Marathon Victims & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, May 13th.

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 sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. On Monday, Supercuts in Foxborough is joining 200 salons and spas in the Boston/…

Sunday, May 12, 2013

60 Donors Give Blood in Foxborough to Boost Brigham and Women's Blood Supply

This drive was especially important in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

To mark National Volunteer Week, the Brigham and Women’s/Dana Farber Blood Mobile visited Foxborough on April 25th. Over 60 donors, made up of business leaders, healthcare staff, patients, and the general public, turned out at this important drive, which replenishes the blood supply at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This was especially important in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Friday, May 10, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Celebrating 21 Years of Cindi’s Diamond & Jewelry Gallery, FHS Jazz Band to Play Essentially Ellington & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, May 10th.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this, follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter.  Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for partly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Friday night: Showers likely, mainly after 5 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Lifelong Foxborough resident Cindi Haddad-Drew’s Central Street jewelry store is celebrating 21 years this weekend. “Help us celebrate with markdowns so awesome you'll kick yourself if you miss…

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Sexual Violence Prevention Forum, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Coming to Gillette Stadium & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, May 8th.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this, follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter.  Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for a chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. HUGS Foxborough (Help Us Get Safe) will be sponsoring a free public educational forum on Wednesday, May 8th entitled "Sexual Violence Prevention …

Monday, April 29, 2013

Health Inspections: Berry Yogurt, Booth Playground, Lawton’s Family Farm & More

The following inspection reports were submitted by the Foxborough Health Department for the week of April 12-27.

Editor's Note: The following statements are from Foxborough health inspection reports submitted for the week of April 6. If there are any questions or concerns contact the Foxborough Health Department at (508) 543-1207. Thursday, April 11: Ed Lawton/Lawton’s Family Farm, 70 North St: Routine retail food service (milk) inspection here yielded no violations. Health Director Pauline Clifford conducted the inspection and noted small glass qrt. sizes of milk were not marked with any date. Nancy Lawton told Clifford she “has not gotten around to ‘stamping’ the dates on the glass containers yet.” Clifford followed up on Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources cease and desist order dated April 8. Nancy Lawton told Clifford she was OK …

Dennis Naughton

7:48 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013

Kudos to Pauline Clifford for her vigilance on behalf of our health.   more ›

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hockomock YMCA's Healthy Kids Day Set for Saturday at Patriot Place

The day will feature active play and educational activities including bouncy houses, a DJ, dance party, Y camp activities, a kids boot camp, imagination station, nutrition & active games, science experiments and more.

The Hockomock Area YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day with a free community event on Saturday, April 27th at Patriot Place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event encourages kids to be active and provides families with options and methods for living healthier. This will be the first time all the Hockomock Area MYCA branches will join together to form one big event. Activities will take place at the NRG Plaza at the lower level concourse outside The Hall at Patriot Place. “Our Y’s promise is to help strengthen communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility," said Hockomock Area YMCA President Ed Hurley. "We believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are, what they can achieve, and how to …

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Cupcake Charlie’s to Open Patriot Place Location on May 18

The award-winning cupcake bakery will celebrate its grand opening in Foxborough with cupcake giveaways and more on Saturday, May 18.

Cupcake Charlie's, an award-winning gourmet cupcake bakery with locations in Cape Cod, Plymouth and Newport, R.I., will open its third location at Patriot Place on Saturday, May 18th. “We are so excited the word is out,” Patriot Place said on its Facebook page Tuesday. “Cupcake Charlie's opens Saturday, May 18th. Mark your calendars and get excited.” The bakery’s grand opening at 262 Patriot Place will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Foxborough location will be Cupcake Charlie's fourth. The franchise also does business at The Mashpee Commons on Cape Cod, the Plymouth Waterfront in Plymouth and the Brick Market Place down in Newport, R.I. The bakery has appeared on an episode of the Food Network's Cupcake Wars, has won "Best Signature Cupcake…

Monday, April 22, 2013

Hundreds of Kraft Employees Stand as ‘One Boston’ on Gillette Stadium Turf for Marathon Victims

Employees of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution and other Kraft Group entities stood on the Gillette Stadium turf and spelled out “1 Boston” following Monday’s moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. for the victims of last week’s tragedy.

BOSTON, MA -- As communities paused Monday for a moment of silence to remember the victims of last week’s attacks on the Boston Marathon, roughly 300 Kraft employees gathered on the turf of Gillette Stadium to collectively observe the solemn occasion. Following the one minute of silence at 2:50 p.m., the hundreds of employees spelled out “1 Boston” to show support to everyone affected by last week’s tragedy. “Since we knew we would have a large group of staff gathered, we decided to take some time after the moment of silence to make a statement of support and solidarity with everyone affected by the tragedy a week ago and the events since,” said Kraft Group spokesman Jeff Cournoyer. The “1 Boston” was comprised of approximately 300 …

Maggie

8:32 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Here is that link. Sorry http://conservativebyte.com/2013/04/un-says-boston-got-what-it-deserved/   more ›

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