May 5 Around Foxborough | Tuesday Stories With Miss Kacee, Virtual Bingo, Municipal Meetings, Virtual Classes, UUFoxborough Support Group, Fun Stuff, Dining Deals, Shopping, And More!

May 5 – CoViD-19 Testing By Appointment at Gillette Stadium P10 Entrance 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
May 5 – HockomocYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes
May 5 – Foxborough Town Manager Daily Covid-19 Update ~10:00 a.m.*
May 5 – Boyden Library’s Tuesday Stories with Miss Kacee or Mrs. Rossetti 11:00 a.m.*
May 5 – Daily On-Line Bingo with Foxborough Senior Center Director & Special Guest Caller 1:30 p.m.
May 5 – Free First Instructional Video from @MusePaintbar.* #Route1_Foxborough
May 5 – Boyden Library’s Bedtime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m.*
May 5 – UUFoxborough Support Group Virtual Meeting 7:00 p.m.*
May 5 – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Executive Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.*
May 5 – Foxborough Board Of Water And Sewer Commissioners Meeting at @FoxboroughDPW 7:00 p.m.(Discussion And Vote About Water And Sewer Rate Increases Minutes, +)**
May 5 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
May 5 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? polls.***
May 5 – Covid-19 Daily Download.*

* Check with venues before proceeding.

Helping Hands

All Year – Foxborough Discretionary Fund (35 Neponset Avenue/P.O. Box 636) is collecting non-perishables for folks in Foxborough.
Now – Food Drive & Donation Bins at @HockomockYMCA 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
May 4 – Food Drive & Donation Bins at @HockomockYMCA (67 Mechanic Street, Foxborough MA 02035) 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Now – Fifth Annual Fill The Foxborough Pet Pantry is accepting donations of pet food, kitty litter, and pet supplies. Pet food accepted is dry pet food in unopened bags weighing 10 pounds or less and canned food.
Now – Jaycees Sand For Seniors Program. You can sign up through the Jaycees or the Foxborough Senior Center.

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Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

May 5 – Today is Cinco de Mayo.
May 5 – Today is National Hoagie Day.*
May 5 – On May 5, 1862, the Mexican Army defeated the French Army at the Battle of Puebla.*
May 5 – On May 5, 1816, American Bible Society was organized in New York.*
May 5 – American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia on May 5, 1847.*
May 5 – A city-wide fire that burned for over 100 hours began on May 5, 1842, in Hamburg, Germany.*
May 5 – For her method of weaving straw with silk, on May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a U.S. patent.*
May 5 – Russia and Prussia signed a peace treaty on May 5, 1762.*
May 5 – On May 5, 1780, American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston received it’s charter.*
May 5 – On May 5 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a U.S. patent (weaving straw)*
May 5 – Russia and Prussia signed a peace treaty on May 5, 1762.*
May 5 – 1816 American Bible Society organized in New York.*
Ongoing – On-line Fun Stuff*
May 3 – May 9 – Public Service Recognition Week ends 5/9/20.*
May 3 – May 9 – National Small Business Week has been postponed.*
May 4 – May 9 – National Teacher Appreciation Week ends 5/9/20.*
May 10 – May 16 – National Charter Schools Week ends 5/16/20.*
May – Submit Comments to the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board *
May 1 – May 31 – May is Older Americans Month.

May 1 – May 31 – May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Building Safety Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Foster Care Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is Jewish American Heritage Month.
Apr. 1 – Apr. 30 – Information About Hunting Season in Massachusetts.^*
Apr. 6 – Nov. – Foxborough Compost Site is OPEN Mondays-Saturdays (except holidays) 7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Ongoing – Foxborough Fundraisers*
Sept. 23 – Spring 2020 – The Mirimichi Bridge Replacement Project beginning September 23, 2019, detour route includes Mirimichi Street, Spruce Street, West Street, South Street, Cedar Street, and Route 106 in Foxborough. Work Hours are Mon.-Fri. 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm. (weather permitting).^**
Jan. 15 – May 1 – Open Burn season in Massachusetts ends 5/1/2020.^*

Apr. 1 – Apr. 30 – Find #FoodInFoxborough Dining Deals at #DaviosFox, Conrad’s #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Moes_HQ, #ChickieFlynns, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #AsianGingerMA, #JakeNJOES, #SamsPlace, #Moes_HQ, #Skipjacks, #SushiMadness, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #DaviosFox, & more in Foxborough today.^*
Apr. 1 – Apr. 30 – Register for classes at Orpheum, Hunakai Studio, Elite Sports, Skating Academy, Personal Best Karate, CrossfitTorque, Answer Is Fitness, Cheer Factor, Classical Ballet Academy, Elite Dance Studio, The Pilates Place, Vortex Yoga, FireflyYogaMA, Pure Barre, Mindful Arts, RBI Academy, Extreme Challenge, Sports Center, Foxborough Recreation Department, WOW!, Gold’s Gym, Ace Archers, and more!^*
Apr. 1 – Apr. 30 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
Apr. 1 – Apr. 30 – If you’re looking for a place to walk or play, try one of these places: Fields, water bodies, and more.
Ongoing:
- Weather & Storm Information
- Ongoing – Get your Foxborough Fire & Rescue’s “First Line Of Defense” gear through FoxboroughFirefighters.org.^*
- Ongoing – Register for classes at CrossFit Torque, Hunakai Studio, Elite Dance Center , Foxboro’ Classical Ballet , MA Boot Camp , The Extreme Challenge , Ace Archers , Answer Is Fitness , Hockomock YMCA , Personal Best Karate , Foxborough Judo , Brigham & Women’s , Independent Sportsmens Club , Bay Colony Academy , RBI Academy , Mass Premier Courts , Foxborough Sports Center , The Reiki Room , Edge Performance Strength , The Healing Moon Wellness Center , FireflyYogaMA , Foxborough Recreation Department , & more today.*
- Ongoing – Red Cross Blood Drives – Healthy Blood Donors Wanted.^{* *}
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