Foxborough brief: Monday, September 28, 2026

Select Board ties new bar safety rule to lessons of 2003 nightclub fire

Select Board ties new bar safety rule to lessons of 2003 nightclub fire.

Conservation Commission weighs septic, pool cases, dam leak. Foxborough's Conservation Commission took up a failed septic system replacement at 10 Brookside Drive and a subdivision pool at 14 Goodwin Drive, while members learned a 2023 inspection found the town dam needs repair and may still be leaking.Foxborough News
Select Board ties bar rule to nightclub fire. Foxborough's Select Board updated its alcohol license code with a crowd manager requirement tied to state rules adopted after the 2003 Station nightclub fire that killed 100 people, requiring trained staff and daily safety checklists at high-occupancy bars.Foxborough News
Planning Board leans single-family for Neponset rezoning. Foxborough's Planning Board leaned toward advancing only a single-family, 12,000-square-foot-lot version of a Neponset Avenue overlay rezoning rather than a competing two-family option, ahead of a possible state law allowing two-family homes by right; the board continued the item to October 8.Foxborough News

Tue, Sep 29: Town hosts public open house on its future Tuesday. Foxborough residents can weigh in on the town's future at a Tuesday, September 29 open house, Foxborough Patch reports, as part of the town's ongoing strategic planning process.Foxborough Patch
Tue, Sep 29, 4 p.m.: Foxborough freshman soccer hosts Mansfield Tuesday. Foxborough's freshman soccer team hosts Mansfield in a conference match Tuesday at 4 p.m., MaxPreps reports.MaxPreps
Tue, Sep 29: Taylor Elementary holds picture day Tuesday. Taylor Elementary School has its fall picture day Tuesday, September 29, according to the Foxborough Public Schools calendar.Foxborough Public Schools
Wed, Sep 30: Foxborough JV girls soccer hosts Milford Wednesday. Foxborough's junior varsity girls soccer team hosts Milford in a conference match Wednesday, September 30, MaxPreps reports.MaxPreps
Mon, Oct 5: Foxborough schools set second picture day Oct. 5. Foxborough Public Schools has another picture day scheduled for Monday, October 5, according to the district calendar.Foxborough Public Schools