Week in Review

Week in Review: Paying More for Brown Water, Crash on Mechanic Street, Jake n JOES Update & More

A recap of this week's headlines from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1.

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: Motor Vehicle Crash on Mechanic Street Sends Woman to Hospital A two-vehicle accident in front of Cumberland Farms on Mechanic Street Friday night was as close to a head-on collision as you can get, but thankfully, only one of the drivers sustained minor injury, according to Foxborough Fire Captain David Healy. “One [minor injury] to a female driver,” Healy said. “She was taken to Norwood Hospital.” The accident occurred around 8 p.m. and temporarily closed a small section of Mechanic Street while police and fire awaited the arrival of tow trucks to clear the vehicles from …

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Water Main Break the Latest Problem for Chestnut Street Residents

A water main on Chestnut Street near Cocasset Street broke Wednesday evening, leaving some Foxborough residents without water.

As if hikes in water and sewer rates and brown water problems weren't enough, Foxborough residents along Chestnut Street had to deal with a water main break Wednesday evening. A water main on just past the Putnam Village leasing office and before the stop sign at Cocasset Street broke shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, leaving some residents in the area without water. "There [was] a water main break on Chestnut Street and as a result there’s an interruption in the water pressure," Mayfair Realty said on its _Facebook page_. The local company warned residents of their communities to expect discolored water as a result of the break. Mayfair President and co-owner Kevin Weinfeld - along with Mayfair vice president of operations Rich Feeley - …

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