Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Selectman Mark Sullivan received a protective order against a man accused of threatening his life.
A Foxborough selectman today sought and received a protective order against the man accused of threatening his life. Selectman Mark Sullivan requested the order just prior to the arraignment of Michael Viscardi in Wrentham District Court. Viscardi, 40, of 1 Spruce Street is charged with threatening Sullivan's life. The order would require Viscardi to stay away from Sullivan, his home and his place of work. Viscardi said he had problems with such an order. "I plan on going to Foxborough town meetings, and he's a selectman," Viscardi said, adding that he planned on getting a restraining order against Sullivan himself. Judge Stephen Ostrach added a condition that Viscardi be allowed to attend public meetings. Viscardi also objected to the …
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Man arraigned for allegedly threatening the life of Foxborough Selectman Mark Sullivan.
A Foxborough man accused of threatening the life of a local selectman over the Wynn casino proposal was arraigned today in Wrentham District Court. Michael Viscardi, 40, of 1 Spruce Street in Foxborough, was charged with threatening to commit a crime — to wit, kill. He was ordered held on $5,000 bail by Judge Stephen Ostrach. The prosecution sought $100,000 bail, citing the facts in the police report and Viscardi's criminal record. According to the state, Viscardi spoke with Foxborough Selectman Mark Sullivan on April 15 and became extremely agitated. The state claimed at Viscardi began screaming at Sullivan, saying, if Sullivan did not change his vote, he was a dead man. The prosecution said, the next day, Sullivan drove down Spruce …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Resident wants selectmen to form independent negotiation team to deal with Wynn casino issue.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
(The following letter was sent to the Foxborough selectmen by resident Marc Todd.) To the Editor: Whether for or against the casino project, it seems clear to me that Mr. Kraft and Mr. Wynn will to continue to advance this proposal to a Town vote, as it is their right to do so. I am now very concerned about the position the Town will find itself in from a business prospective if we are not careful. As I have always advocated we need to protect the Town first. Working on the vote, whether yes or no, is only part of the exposure the Town faces in a proposal of this magnitude. Consider if we ignore this proposal in hopes over time it will go away. That is not realistic; a vote will most likely happen at some point. If we drift along and …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Verifiable data refutes misleading allegations regarding Wynn Resorts DVD.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
From Jobs for Foxboro: Jobs for Foxboro (JFF) released a detailed rebuttal to misleading claims published on the NoFoxboroCasino.com website. Exposing NoFoxboroCasino.com’s claims as wrong, the JFF rebuttal counters every claim, citing peer-reviewed, independent national studies and other widely available public information that demonstrates how the economic benefits of a destination resort casino far outweigh impacts. “Widely available, independent, and verifiable evidence directly contradicts the nonsense that NoFoxboroCasino.com continues to publish,’” said Scott Farmelant, spokesman for Jobs for Foxboro. “Truth is, community after community across the United States have comfortably integrated destination resorts and reaped tremendous…
Monday, March 5, 2012
The website provides information about proposed resort destination casino in Foxborough.
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Monday, March 5, 2012
(The following is a press release from Jobs for Foxboro.) Jobs for Foxboro today welcomed the launch of WynnFoxborough.com, a website dedicated to providing information about the proposed resort destination casino in Foxboro. WynnFoxboro.com offers updated news about the proposed casino, which promises capital investment on Route 1, more job creation than any other casino project in Massachusetts, and $10 million to $15 million in estimated new annual taxes for the Town of Foxborough. The website, www.WynnFoxborough.com, also features a 20 minute video presentation about the proposed facility, which was recently mailed to more than 7,000 households in Foxboro, artist renderings of the resort, and contact information. In announcing its …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
the field of candidates potentially seeking one of two openings on the town's top board grew to six this week.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Traci Longa runs the Foxboro Casino Discussion group on Facebook and maintains a "pro-information" slant.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Foxborough is a football town, but many feel not a casino town.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A look into the impact a possible casino would have on home values in Foxborough.
Aside from a potential increase in local revenue, job creation and a larger business tax base, proponents of the Wynn-Kraft Foxborough casino venture are citing another positive: a potential increase to home values. According to the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), a single-family home in Foxboro averages $416,000. This figure is based on selling prices of homes sold over the past six months. "There are numerous studies that clearly show that casinos have either no effect on housing prices, or a modest positive effect, likely due to increase in employment and subsequent sales activity," said Scott Farmelant, a Jobs For Foxborough spokesman. One such study Farmelant highlighted was conducted in 2005 by the Rappaport Institute for Greater …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Area religious leaders from Foxborough, Walpole and Norfolk send Foxborough selectmen a gambling opposition letter.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Area religious leaders from Foxborough, Walpole and Norfolk sent Foxborough selectmen a letter in December in opposition to the proposed resort casino across from Gillette Stadium, the Sun Chronicle reports. In the letter, clergy members also say that they support the board's September vote to not support gambling anywhere in the town of Foxborough. (Foxborough Decides Not to Bet on Gambling) "We are joined together to affirm the decision made in September by your unanimous vote to oppose gambling in Foxboro. We believe it was the wise and correct decision and extend our support," the letter states. The clergy note their concern over casino gambling stems from "whatever form the proposal may entail, is harmful to the communities where we …
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