• May 18 – CoViD-19 Testing By Appointment at Gillette Stadium P10 Entrance 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*

• May 18 – HockomocYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes
• May 18 – Monday “Expired 15-Minutes-of-Fame Books” give-away outside Boyden Library’s main entrance. “All books have been sanitized. We ask that you just take 1 or 2, and that you follow social distancing protocol.” 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• May 18 – Foxborough Town Manager Daily Covid-19 Update ~10:00 a.m.*
• May 18 – Mother Goose On The Loose with Mrs. Rosetti 11:00 a.m.*
• May 18 – School Nutrition Meal Bags Pickups at AhernMiddle 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. *
• May 18 – Daily On-Line Bingo with Foxborough Senior Center Director & Special Guest Caller 1:30 p.m.
• May 18 – Free First Week Video from @Pure_Barre.* #Route1_Foxborough
• May 18 – Boyden Library’s BedTime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m.*
• May 18 – Foxborough Conservation Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m.(Public Comments, NOI/West Street Dam, RED/45 Fairway Lane, 5 Spring Brook Road, ANRAD/204 East Street, NOI/85 East Belcher Road, Minutes, Panas Road/OOC Extension Request, Cocasset Lake Treatment/OOC Extension Request, Durham {Park Deed to FCC, 191 Cocasset Street/Proposed Conservation Restriction Donation, Conservation Agent’s Report, Conservation Properties, +)* *
• May 18 – Foxborough Board Of Health Meeting 7:00 p.m.*
• May 18 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
• May 18 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? & best chili polls.***
• May 18 – 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.*
• 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 18 – Today is Cheese Souffle Day.
• May 18 – On May 18, 1830, Edwin Beard Budding signed an agreement for manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower.^*
• May 18 – On May 18, 1896, U.S. Supreme Court affirmed race separation via their Plessy vs. Ferguson decision.^*
• May 18 – World Goodwill Day was observed on May 18, 1899, by twenty-six nations that met in for the first Hague Peace Conference.^*
• May 18 – First All Ireland Music Festival (Fleadh Ceoil Nah Eireann) was held on May 18, 1897, in Dublin.^*
• May 18 – A TNT explosion at Aetna Chemical Company factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania occurred on May 18, 1918. ^*
• May 18 – On May 18, 1843, Free Church of Scotland was formed in Edinburgh.^*
• May 18 – May 22 – Forest Botanicals Week.**
• May 17 – May 23 – World Trade Week.^*
• May 17 – May 23 – Emergency Medical Services Week.^*

• May 16 – May 22 – National Safe Boating Week.^*
• Ongoing – On-line Fun Stuff*
• 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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