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Letters of thanks

Foxboro Garden Club says thanks

Foxboro officials take bite out of tax

FOXBORO - Selectmen Tuesday decided to put off their second bite at passing a meals tax until May.

Sigh of relief in Foxboro

FOXBORO - The New England Patriots had to win Sunday's divisional game against the New York Jets.

Season's arrival

The holidays are fast approaching, and, in keeping with a longtime tradition shared by the connecting communities of The Sun Chronicle readership area, so is holiday spirit. And, that means plenty of local opportunities to enjoy the more pleasant side of it all - from old-fashioned Christmas caroling to tree-lightings to parades. Below are some of those opportunities planned in the area:

Not even Pats traffic can slow shoppers

FOXBORO - When her friends heard she was going shopping at Patriot Place on Sunday, Stacey David said they called her "crazy."

Foxboro schools get first flu shots

FOXBORO - With the arrival of the first, small batches of H1N1 swine flu vaccine, the Foxboro schools are taking steps to protect the most vulnerable students.

Foxboro teen faces charges in fatal crash

FOXBORO - A Foxboro teen was charged Friday with drunk driving, death resulting, after a passenger in his car was killed in an early morning crash on Route 10 in Cranston.

Sunday game a worry for cops

FOXBORO - New York and Boston. Oil and water.

Foxboro parents warned

FOXBORO - Parents of children in the Burrell School district received a letter this week warning about a suspicious, older white male reported in the Windsor Drive area last weekend, Police Chief Edward O'Leary said.

Chamber honors Attleboro couple's contributions

FOXBORO - A dedicated Attleboro couple and a new North Attleboro business were recognized Thursday night at the annual meeting of the United Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Interactive video games coming to Patriot Place

FOXBORO - Patriot Place is getting into the international spy game - and maybe a little wet.

Foxboro schools cut budget

FOXBORO - School Superintendent Christopher Martes this week outlined a tentative plan to help the town make up the school-side share of an estimated $537,000 deficit in this year's town budget.

Key decision due on Foxboro bridge

FOXBORO - Plans pushed by the Kraft Group and backed by the town for construction of a pedestrian bridge across Route 1 with $9 million in federal stimulus money head for a key vote today, when the Boston-area Metropolitan Planning Organization decides whether to include the project in its Transportation Improvement Plan for the use of federal dollars.

Probe clears Foxboro bus driver

FOXBORO - A Foxboro school bus driver did no wrong, and the driver's judgment was sound in dropping off a 10-year-old middle school student at the assigned late-bus stop about a quarter-mile from home, Superintendent Christopher Martes concluded after investigating a parent's negligence and child endangerment complaint.

Burn up calories at Foxboro YMCA

The Invensys Foxboro Hockomock Area YMCA's annual "Extra HELP-ings Walk" will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. Sharon Lynch will lead a fitness walk around Foxboro. Members and nonmembers are encouraged to bring a boxed dry good, to be donated to the Foxboro Food Pantry.

In Belichick we still trust?

As a Patriots season-ticket holder for 37 years, Cliff Danue of Attleboro remembers the days long before Bill Belichick was coach when the team was so bad he had trouble giving away tickets.

Holiday dinners to be served

Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy the company of friends and family as well as the special traditional meal that Americans have looked forward to for almost 400 years.

Shift in Foxboro project

FOXBORO - Developers of the Chestnut Green project want to change part of the plan by constructing 26 small single-family houses instead of 28 age-restricted units in seven multi-family buildings.

Under the influence

Henry Labonte may have seen the future of the American road.

Police launch seat belt drive

FOXBORO - State and local police are reminding motorists to wear their seat belts.

Once a player, always involved

When the Hockomock Area YMCA honors Steve Grogan for his community service in Foxboro Tuesday night, his parents could come up in the conversation.

Few details released about Foxboro crash

FOXBORO - Police released few details Wednesday about the three-vehicle crash that sent four teenagers and another person to area hospitals.

Voters get another shot at meals tax

FOXBORO - How many times must the taxpayers say "no" before town leaders interpret the word to mean no?

Pair arrested in Foxboro will face drug charges

FOXBORO - Two persons allegedly involved in heroin trafficking in town were arrested Saturday following an ongoing investigation by the Foxboro police and the Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force (NORPAC).

Foxboro honors four for Cadet Nurse Corps service

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Foxboro schools will probe bus complaint

FOXBORO - A Foxboro school bus driver has been suspended with pay, pending an investigation into a complaint she dropped off a 10-year-old middle school student on busy Central Street a quarter-mile from the girl's home.

Jazz it up tonight in Foxboro

The Foxboro High School jazz groups will present their Fall Jazz Fest, featuring Foxboro native Jeff Richardi as the guest artist, at 7 tonight, Nov. 12, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

Foxboro crash injures five

FOXBORO - Four teenagers were seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident late Tuesday night on Route 140.

I-495 crash leaves one dead

FOXBORO - A Connecticut woman was killed and an elderly man seriously injured Monday afternoon when their vehicle rolled over on Interstate 495 North.

Once in a lifetime game

FOXBORO - Ever since he was in the second grade, Martez Lewis has been a die-hard New England Patriots fan. That's nothing unusual for a kid from New England, or, perhaps, one from elsewhere with an older family member who is a fan.

Win + weather = perfection

FOXBORO - It was a perfect day for New England Patriots fans.

Foxboro gets new license, home for cable television

FOXBORO - Foxboro Cable Access will be allowed to remain in its East Belcher Road home until March 1 under Comcast's 10-year cable license, which took effect recently with selectmen's approval.

Foxboro to pay tribute to pair

FOXBORO - On Veterans Day, as tribute is paid nationwide to veterans of all wars, the town of Foxboro also will pay a long-overdue tribute to two special "veterans," according to town historian Jack Authelet.

Area communities plan Veterans Day salutes

Attleboro

Time to pay tribute

Residents in communities across the country will turn out to celebrate Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, but not enough of them, according to Jack Authelet, Foxboro's town historian.

Questions keeping zoning off Foxboro meeting warrant

FOXBORO - A barrage of questions about the effects a Route 1 re-zoning proposal would have on traffic, development and tax revenue has convinced the zoning bylaw review committee to pull the article from the Dec. 14 town meeting warrant.

Caution urged on drug sweeps

FOXBORO - A Foxboro High School honors graduate has joined her father in urging school officials to consider that police drug sweeps, even if legal, may have ill effects on hundreds of innocent students.

Police detail battle looms at Pats' game

FOXBORO - When the New England Patriots battle the Miami Dolphins in a National Football League showdown Sunday, two entrenched forces will also collide off the field.

Jazz it up at Foxboro High

The Foxboro High School jazz groups will present their Fall Jazz Fest, featuring Foxboro native Jeff Richardi as the guest artist, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

Turning out for Joe

Former NFL offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi is becoming as well-known for his off-the-field efforts as he is for his on-field prowess, which helped garner three Super Bowl wins for the New England Patriots.

Grand jury indicts convicted drug dealers

FOXBORO - Two convicted drug dealers arrested in March on drug distribution charges in an undercover narcotics investigation have been indicted by a Norfolk County grand jury.

Lost? Don't Google Gillette

FOXBORO - If a popular Web site's driving directions to Gillette Stadium were true, Foxboro residents who live on Patriot Circle would have free, front row seats to every New England Patriots game.

Commute gets shorter for Foxboro fire chief

FOXBORO - Fire Chief Roger Hatfield said he and his family plan to lease a home in Seekonk as of Jan. 1.

Foxboro explains MCAS results plainly

FOXBORO - Acknowledging the complexity of MCAS scores and interpretations, Assistant Superintendent Debra Spinelli has summarized some observations in plain English.

Coyotes will be focus of Foxboro presentation

FOXBORO - Increasing calls about coyotes in Foxboro and Norfolk has prompted a Nov. 30 presentation about the wild canines.

Schools face drug sweeps

Eight Foxboro High School students were suspended Friday following the second of two police drug sweeps at area high schools.

New bite at meals tax for Foxboro

FOXBORO - A special town meeting, rescheduled for Dec. 14 instead of late November, will contain at least one article with a familiar flavor.

Town, Krafts in showdown

FOXBORO - Selectmen are locked in a battle with the Kraft Group over the number of police details needed to safely run a major stadium event.