Concerned by persistent difficulties in recruiting and hiring new officers, town officials will ask voters at the Nov. 15 special town meeting for permission to remove Foxboro police from the state Civil Service merit system.

Say goodbye to state Sen. Becca Rausch, residents of the Attleboros, and say hello to Foxboro's Paul Feeney.

With two years under his belt as Foxboro’s top cop, Chief Michael Grace this week said the town's police are moving to overcome shortages in staffing, headaches stemming from police reform mandates and community initiatives.