#FunFact: Christina Perri, Passenger, and Ed Sheeran performed for a crowd of 51,996 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on September 25, 2015. Explore and learn more about Foxborough past, present, and future at 02035.org !

Also on this day in Foxborough History:

Sept. 25 – Betsy Hartshorn was born on September 25, 1796, in Foxborough. Her parents are Silas Hartshorn and Betsy Witherell who were married on October 30, 1788, in the borough.
Sept. 25 – Maria Freeman was born in Foxborough on September 25 1802. Her parents are Ebenezer T. Freeman and Polly Morse.
Sept. 25 – Edson Thayer Childs was baptized in Foxborough on September 25, 1811. His parents are Col. Asa Childs and Clarissa Partridge.
Sept. 25 – Abiathar Erastus Wilbor was born on September 25, 1819, in Foxborough. His parents are Abiathar Wilbor and Eunice Morse.
Sept. 25 – Alvan Grover, Jr., was born in Foxborough on September 25, 1820. His parents are Alvan Grover and Arbela White who were married in town on January 27, 1820.
Sept. 25 – Elizabeth Belcher Fales was born on September 25, 1822, in Foxborough. Her parents are Abijah Fales and Eliza Comee.
Sept. 25 – Sarah Jane Carpenter was born on September 25, 1824, in Foxborough. Her parents are Francis Carpenter and Roxey Story who were married in town on June 4, 1818.
Sept. 25 – Sanford Edwin Boyden was born in Foxborough on September 25, 1827. His parents are Dea. James Boyden and Lucy Clap.
Sept. 25 – Adaline Frances Robinson was born on September 25, 1838, in Foxborough. Her parents are Abiathar Robinson and Lucretia H. Strange. Explore and learn more about Foxborough history and families via https://history.02035.org/genealogy.htm.
Sept. 25 – Pilgrimage 2000: A Celebration of Faith was held at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough on September 25, 1999. Jars of Clay and 10 Unleaded performed during the day’s events.
Sept. 25 – 13,533 attended the New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew match at Gillette Stadium on September 25, 2010. The match ended with a 2-2 tie.
Sept. 25 – Christina Perri, Passenger, and Ed Sheeran performed for a crowd of 51,996 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on September 25, 2015. Coldplay’s Chris Martin appeared as a surprise guest during one of the songs.
Sept. 25 – Explore and learn more about the borough past, present, and future at https://www.02035.org and https://history.02035.org. Have Fun!

What do you remember about this day in Foxborough history?

Are you a descendant of one of these people or live where they used to live?

Were you at one of these concerts or games?

#FoxboroughFunFacts #FunFacts02035 #DidYouKnowFoxborough #DidYouKnow02035

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Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

Today

Everyday – EatLocal.ShopLocal.PlayLocal.*
Sept. 25 – #RedSox vs. Yankees 4:10 p.m.
Sept. 25 – Today is Crab Newburg Day.*
Sept. 25 – Today is Quesadilla Day.*
Sept. 25 – Today is National Comic Book Day. People who collect comic books are known as a pannapictagraphist.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Food Service Employees Day.*
Sept. 25 – Today is Binge Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Family Health and Fitness Day USA.
Sept. 25 – Today is Fish Amnesty Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is International Lace Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is International Rabbit Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Kids Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Math Story Telling Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Museum Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Bakery Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Cooking Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Food Service Employees Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Ghost Hunting Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Hunting and Fishing Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Lobster Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National One-Hit Wonder Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Psychotherapy Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Public Lands Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Research Administrators Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Seat Check Saturday.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Singles Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Tune Up Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is National Wildlife Ecology Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play.
Sept. 25 – Today is R.E.A.D. in America Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is Save Your Photos Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is World Ataxia Awareness Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is World Dream Day.
Sept. 25 – Today is World Pharmacists Day.
Sept. 25 – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the United States Capitol on September 25, 2020.*
Sept. 25 – WGBX / Channel 44 in Boston, MA began broadcasting on September 25, 1967.^*
Sept. 25 – On September 25, 1890, Sequoia National Park was established.^*
Sept. 25 – Ground breaking for Fenway Park began on land between Ipswich Street & Lansdowne Street on September 25, 1911.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Explore and learn more about our borough past and present at http://history.02035.org.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Often referred to as “The Gem Of Norfolk County”, Foxborough is located midway between Boston, MA, & Providence, RI.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Yellow flags around the common in #downtown_Foxborough for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. #DannysWarriors.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – If you’re searching for a destination, place to play, or something to see or looking for a recreation spot or water body in Foxborough, try one of these places: https://www.02035.org/residents.htm.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Explore and learn more about Foxborough past, present, and future at https://www.02035.org!
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.^**
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Wilderness Month.^**
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Preparedness Month.^**
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Potato Month.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Baby Safety Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Better Breakfast Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Classical Music Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Fall Hat Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Happy Cat Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Honey Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is International Square Dancing Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Little League Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Blueberry Popsicle Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Courtesy Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Mushroom Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Piano Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is National Sewing Month.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – September is Whole Grains Month.
Aug. 1 – Atlantic Hurricane Season ends 11/30/21.*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Find Dining Deals at #DaviosFox, #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Moes_HQ, #ChickieFlynns, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #AsianGingerMA, #JakeNJOES, #Skipjacks, #SushiMadness, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #DaviosFox, & more in Foxborough today.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Classes at #MPCourts, #brighamwomens, #Answer_Fitness2, #EPS_Strength, #FoxboroSC, #AceArchers, and more in Foxborough.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – #Foxborough_MA Compost Site is Open For The Season.^*
Apr. 12, 2021 – Jun. 10, 2023 – Overnight Pavement Micro-Milling And Repaving on I495 North from Mansfield To Franklin (Sundays – Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.)
Apr. 6 – Nov. – Foxborough Compost Site is OPEN Mondays-Saturdays (except holidays) 7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Jan. 15 – May 1 – Open Burn Season in Foxborough. Contact Foxborough Fire Department for permits and details.*
Nov. 1 – Apr. 30 – Winter Parking Restrictions in Foxborough. @FoxboroughPD^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Information About Hunting & Fishing Seasons in Massachusetts.^**
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Medication disposal kiosk in the lobby of the Foxborough Public Safety Building. For more information, call the FPD at 508-543-4343.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Explore and learn more about the borough past and present at https://www.02035.org.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – If you’re trying to or need to relax, try one of these places: *
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – If you’re searching for a destination or looking for a recreation spot or water body in Foxborough, try one of these places: https://www.02035.org/residents.htm

This Week

Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Help our local businesses: do some shopping and get some food from a local venue: https://business.02035.org.
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – ?Covid-19 Testing in Foxborough at CVS (67 Central Street and 72 Washington Street)*
Sept. 16 – MassDPH Weekly Covid-19 Public Health Report.*
Sept. 16 – Covid-19 Average Daily Incidence Rate.*

Foxborough:

* Total Case Count “1,526”

* Total Molecular Tests: 64,031

* Total Molecular Tests (Last 14 Days) “1,817”

* Case Count (Last 14 Days) “36”

* 14-Day Percent Positivity “2.15 % “

* “Average Daily Incidence Rate per 100,000 (Last 14 Days) “14.1 %“

* Two Week Testing Rate “9,978.3”

“Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard – Thursday, September 23, 2021
Sept. 23 – Drought Status: None.

Fund-Raisers In Foxborough

Foxborough Girls Lacrosse Fund-Raiser.*
Foxborough Police Relief Association Local 379 T-Shirt Fund–Raiser for September 11th Memorial Upkeep.*
Foxborough Youth Football And Cheerleading are selling Clothing and Face Masks.*
Jaycees are selling Foxborough masks and have a few raffles ongoing.
Foxborough Fire Ahrens/Engine 2 T-Shirt Fund–Raiser.*
FMA Fund–Raiser.*
See More Here.

Helping Hands

New – Collection boxes for Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund Wish List Items at #PersonalBestKar (30 Commercial Street, Foxborough, MA 02035)
Now – Volunteers wanted for Orpheum, Foxborough Founders Day, And MANY MORE!
Now – Volunteers wanted for Foxborough Farmstand, Clean up Foxborough Day, Foxborough Founders Day, Foxborough Peace Day, FCATV, Foxborough Organizations, & Many More!
Now – Volunteers Wanted at Grace Chapel on Sundays to help make and pack meals for homeless in Brockton. Sign Up Via here.
All Year – Norfolk Advocates for Children.*
Now – Volunteers wanted by #FoxboroughVets for two Memorial Squares on the common in #Downtown_Foxborough.
All Year – Foxborough Discretionary Fund (35 Neponset Avenue/P.O. Box 636) is collecting non-perishables for folks in Foxborough. Monetary donations are welcome; food donations are being accepted on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All Year – Foxborough High School Soccer Team Can Collection Donation Bins behind Foxborough Farmstand (Corner of Walnut Street and #Route140_Foxborough).
Now – Food Drive & Donation Bins at @HockomockYMCA (67 Mechanic Street, Foxborough MA 02035) 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Now – Volunteers wanted to help pack food boxes for Massachusetts Military Support Foundation in four-hour shifts from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Supply Chains Solutions/Foxboro’ Terminals, 208 North Street, Foxborough, MA 02035. *
See More Here.

September 2021 & Ongoing

Ongoing – On-line Fun Stuff*
Ongoing – Open or Closed?
Jan. 1 – Apr. 30 – Winter Parking Restrictions in Foxborough. @FoxboroughPD^*
Jun. 1 – Jun. 30 – Submit Comments to the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board *
Nov. 1 -Dec. – #Foxborough_MA Compost Site is Open For The Season.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Find Dining Deals at #ChickieFlynns, #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #JakeNJOES, #Skipjacks, #SushiMadness, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #Conrads, #MaiPearl, #DaviosFox, Primo’s, & more in Foxborough today.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 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, FireflyYogaMA, Pure Barre, RBI Academy, Sports Center, Foxborough Recreation Department, Ace Archers, and more!^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – Looking for a place to relax in Foxborough? Visit Residents.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 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*
Jan. 15 – May 1 – Open Burn season in Massachusetts ends 5/1/2021.^*
Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 – If you’re looking for a place to walk or play, try one of these places: Fields, water bodies, and more.