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Officials have identified the woman who died as 88-year-old Olga Perry, of Foxboro.

A woman is dead following a serious crash involving two cars in Foxboro that temporarily closed part of Route 140 in both directions Saturday evening, officials announced.

Magic of Lights, a holiday light and digital animation attraction, is set to open for its final season at Gillette Stadium on Friday in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The event’s website describes it as a “dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters.” The display uses the latest in LED technology to bring holiday cheer to carloads of...

A Massachusetts man credits his cat with saving his leg and likely his life. Garfield, a 17-month-old rescue cat, is bravely adjusting to his new life in Foxboro with his owner, 69-year-old Thomas Williams. Williams says Garfield was severely abused by his previous owners. He still remembers the day he took Garfield in. “The woman that picked him up for…

Garfield, a 17-month-old rescue cat, saved a man’s leg and likely his life.

Tailgating at Gillette Stadium is a blast, something confirmed by a recent survey, and a massive lobster bake we found ahead of Monday’s Patriots game in Foxboro shows why. Clayton Witham had an entire cooler full of lobster — 65 pounds in all — at his tailgate party. “The game is the most important thing,” he said, while the first…

Meteorologist Tevin Wooten meets a Patriots fan cooking up an entire cooler full of lobsters ahead of the Bears game Monday.

If seeing Ed Sheeran is among your “Bad Habits,” you’re in luck — he’s returning to Foxboro next year as part of his first North American tour in years. The singer/songwriter will be at Gillette Stadium on July 1, 2023, for his + – = ÷ x Tour, with singer Khalid opening for him. Fans can register for presale tickets…

One of the six men who were hurt in a rollover crash early Sunday morning along Interstate 95 in Foxboro while traveling back from a Rhode Island nightclub has died, according to Massachusetts State Police. The six men were injured when an SUV crashed on the interstate just after 3:20 a.m. Sunday, according to state troopers. The 2009 Ford Expedition…

A man has died after an SUV crashed Sunday in Foxboro, Massachusetts. A previous version of this story follows: Six people were injured, two critically, when an SUV crashed on Interstate 95 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, early Sunday, state police said. According to Massachusetts State Police, troopers and other first responders were called to the northbound side of the highway around…

Six people have been hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, following a serious early morning crash in Foxboro Sunday.

The MBTA had already offered special event train service to Foxboro, and midday service to Foxboro along the Franklin Commuter Rail line, its website shows. The pilot program provides additional service.

A Foxboro weekday Commuter Rail Service pilot program began Monday, allowing riders to travel between South Station and Foxboro Station with 11 inbound and 10 outbound weekday trains via the Fairmount and Franklin Commuter Rail lines. The first pilot for this service began in October of 2019, but ended up getting canceled in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re...

The town of Mansfield, Massachusetts issued an order to its residents on Sunday to begin indefinitely boiling their water after E. coli bacteria was detected in the town’s drinking water. The bacteria was first discovered in a water sample collected on Wednesday, September 7, and the town of Mansfield was informed on Friday, September 9, according to town officials. The…

The MBTA announced Wednesday that it is launching a Foxboro weekday Commuter Rail Service pilot program, which is set to begin next month. The one-year service pilot is slated to begin Monday, Sept. 12, the MBTA said in a news release, and will allow riders to travel between South Station and Foxboro Station with 11 inbound and 10 outbound weekday…

Fans headed to see Elton John’s final concerts in New England at Gillette Stadium this week might be sitting in traffic for “a long, long time.” Those who live near the stadium said traffic has been a nightmare lately, and they are bracing for the worst. “I’ve lived here more than 40 years and I’ve never seen this,” Mary...

People in Foxboro and neighboring towns say traffic is a disaster during concerts at Gillette Stadium, like Elton John’s this week.

Commuter trains were running up to an hour late on the MBTA Fairmount, Franklin and Foxboro lines Thursday afternoon after an incident at Readville Station in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, the transit agency said. It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of incident prompted the delays, which appeared to involve Fairmount Line Train 929, headed outbound. It was stopped before...

A driver is dead following a single-car crash on Route 95 southbound in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday. The driver, who was identified as 24-year-old Amani Chambe, from North Providence, died at the scene. No one else was in the car and no other vehicles are believed to be involved…

Gillette Stadium is getting multimillion-dollar facelift two decades after becoming the home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. “Our fans are awesome. We have to give them a place that’s worthy of their support,” said Kraft Group CEO Robert Kraft. Kraft and others broke ground for the project Wednesday, coinciding with the opening of stadium on...