Foxborough to Hold Moment of Silence Monday for Marathon Victims

Quiet reflection at 2:50 p.m. Monday will include ringing of church bells and silent observation by Foxborough police and fire personnel at the Foxboro Never Forgets 9/11 Memorial in front of the town’s public safety building.

Foxborough will join the city of Boston and other communities throughout Massachusetts Monday in a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. – the time two bombs went off on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon exactly one week ago. “I am simply asking our residents to stop at 2:50 p.m. on Monday for one minute to reflect quietly regardless of where they are,” said Foxborough Board of Selectmen chair James DeVellis.  The minute of silence at 2:50 p.m. will honor the victims and families of those injured and killed by the terrorist attacks. Following the moment of silence, bells throughout Boston and the state, including Foxborough, will ring, according to a statement from Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s office. “In …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Kraft Group Asks Town for Support, Local Girl Helps Police Catch B&E Suspect, Remembering 9/11 and More

A recap of this week's headlines from Sept. 8-14.

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: Letter from The Kraft Group to Foxborough: 'With Your Help, We Can Do More' In an open letter to the town, The Kraft Group asks residents to let their elected officials know if they support the Town and The Kraft Group working together "to do more for Foxborough." Read more by clicking here. *** UPDATED: Foxborough Girl Helps Police Arrest B&E Suspect on Mechanic Street Tuesday Haley Anderson, an _Ahern Middle School student and her brother, Casey, were walking home from school Tuesday afternoon when they saw the side door to their 61 Mechanic St. residence "destroyed," …

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A Good Deed Remembers Those Lost on 9/11

Former Foxborough resident Cindy McGinty and Foxboro Never Forgets founder Chris Mitchell encourage everyone to a good deed today in honor of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

During Saturday’s McGinty Family Fun Day on Foxboro Common, Cindy McGinty and Foxboro Never Forgets founder Chris Mitchell asked the crowd in attendance to remember those who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 by doing a good deed for somebody in the name of a victim. “I think it is really important to do something in [a victim’s name] and if you don’t [know a name], do it in Mike’s name and help keep that day alive … help keep what happened in the immediate minutes after those terrible things on 9/11 that America really did come together,” said McGinty, a former Foxborough resident. Cindy McGinty’s husband, Mike, was killed during the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was a Foxborough resident at the time and just 42 …

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PHOTOS: Foxborough Remembers, Celebrates Resident's Life at McGinty Family Fun Day

Hundreds gathered on Foxboro Common Saturday, Sept. 8 to remember and celebrate the life of Mike McGinty, a Foxborough resident who was killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

It's been 11 years this Tuesday since Foxborough resident Mike McGinty was tragically taken from his family and community during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Since that tragic day, however, McGinty's memory has lived on in community spirit, pride and volunteerism, highlighted by the event, McGinty Family Fun Day, which was held this past Saturday on Foxboro Common. And with the sun shining brightly on a day that many meterologists said would rain, McGinty's wife, Cindy, knew her husband had something to do with the favorable change in forecast. "I asked how we got this great [weather Saturday] and [Cindy] said, ‘this is Mike ... he did this for sure,’" said Fox 25 news anchor Maria Stephanos, a Foxborough resident and guest speaker at …

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McGinty Family Fun Day Set for Sept. 8 on Foxboro Common

Proceeds raised from McGinty Family Fun Day will go towards the McGinty Scholarship Foundation, which is named in loving memory of Michael McGinty, who was killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Cindy McGinty and her family will return to Foxborough on Sept. 8 to hold this year’s McGinty Family Fun Day on Foxboro Common in remembrance of her husband, Michael McGinty, who was killed in the attacks at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 at the age of 42. Michael McGinty’s memory lives on through the annual event on Foxboro Common by offering the community an enjoyable afternoon of fun, food and community service. Entry to this year’s event is $5 per person or $20 per family. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Common. Three bands will be performing at this year’s event – 36 Red, Odyssey and the Brass Daddies and Blood Sweat & Swing. Food will be prepared by Loewen’s Deli. Other attractions include: a …

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Foxboro Never Forgets Dedication To Be Held Sept. 10

The Foxborough September 11th Memorial dedication will take place on September 10th at 5:30 p.m.

After over a year of planning, designing, delivering and putting on the finishing touches, the Foxboro Never Forgets, Sept. 11 Memorial will hold it's official dedication ceremony on Sept. 10. The dedication will take place at the Foxborough Public Safety Building on 8 Chestnut Street at 5:30 p.m, rain or shine.  The Sept. 11 Memorial will not only be a place to reflect and remember, it will also be an educational experience, especially for those children that were not yet born or were too young at the time. The site will feature three granite tablets with bronze plaques that describe what happened on Sept. 11 in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. A piece of steel from the World Trade Center Artifacts Project will sit between two…

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Foxborough Breaks Ground on 9/11 Memorial

Foxborough broke ground on the town's 9/11 Memorial which will include a piece of steel from the World Trade Center Artifacts Project.

It was a historic day in Foxborough, as Chris Mitchell, organizer of Foxboro Never Forgets, travelled to New York early Thursday morning to bring back to Foxborough a piece of steel from the World Trade Center Artifacts Project. The steel piece will be used in the town's September 11th Memorial. Chief Roger Hatfield and Chief Edward O’Leary were both instrumental in getting the approvals needed to receive the artifact. A groundbreaking ceremony for the memorial took place at 3 p.m. Thursday, shortly after Mitchell arrived back in Foxborough. Selectmen, citizens, town officials, safety officials, Fire Chief Hatfield, and Rep. Jay Barrows gathered at the Foxboro Public Safety Building to witness the groundbreaking ceremony. Chief Hatfield, …

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