May 8 Around Foxborough | Book Give-Away, Mother Goose On The Loose, Virtual Classes, Scouts, Cribbage, #FCATV Classic Television, Dining Deals, Shopping, And More!

May 8 – #TheSageSchool Parent Teacher Conferences Beg-7th Grad only 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.*
May 8 – CoViD-19 Testing By Appointment at Gillette Stadium P10 Entrance 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
May 8 – HockomocYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes
May 8 – Foxborough Town Manager Daily Covid-19 Update ~10:00 a.m.*
May 8 – Book Give-Away at Boyden Library 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
May 8 – Mother Goose on the Loose: Happy Mother’s Day! 11:00 a.m.*
May 8 – Mother’s Day Story with Mrs. Rossetti, Mama Kangaroo, & Joey 11:00 a.m.*
May 8 – Daily On-Line Bingo with Foxborough Senior Center Director 1:30 p.m.
May 8 – Soup-R-Bowl Friday at Gillette Stadium 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
May 8 – Free First Instructional Video from @MusePaintbar.
* #Route1_Foxborough
May 8 – BSA Troop 314 Virtual Patrol Meeting 6:00 p.m.^*
May 8 – WeBeLoS Den Meeting 6:00 p.m.^*
May 8 – Cribbage Club at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 6:30 p.m.*
May 8 – Boyden Library’s Bedtime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m.*
May 8 – Classic Television (Queen For A Day) on #FCATV 7:00 p.m.
May 8 – Jaycees Concert On The Common (AfterFab, 2015) on #FCATV 8:00 p.m.
May 8 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
May 8 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? polls.***
May 8 – Covid-19 Daily Download.**

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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.*
Now – 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 8 – Today is Have a Coke Day.
May 8 – Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day.
May 8 – On May 8, 1950, Chiang Kai-shek asked U.S. for weapons.*
May 8 – Fire broke out in Fenway Park on May 8, 1926.*
May 8 – On May 8, 1886, the first Coca-Cola was sold in Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.*
May 8 – The Battle of Palo Alto occurred on May 8, 1846.*
May 8 – The Militia Act of 1792, was passed on May 8, 1792.*
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 – U.S. Census Information.*
May 6 – 10 – Day-time Roadwork on #Route495_Foxborough 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*
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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