🌱 Patch AM: How a Foxborough baking wish turned into a Patriots dream day

Morning Foxborough! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Foxborough baking wish turned into a Patriots dream day
• How much hidden salt are Foxborough heart patients really eating daily?
• How Foxborough volunteers can join September's 'House to House for Heroes'

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Ann Michael Maye grants Patriots fan's baking Make-a-Wish (espn.com) — A young Patriots fan's baking-themed Make-A-Wish was fulfilled right here in Foxborough, where Ann Michael Maye hosted 16-year-old Skylar at Gillette Stadium for a gluten-free cookie session. Skylar also received a custom jersey, game tickets, sideline passes, and a meet-and-greet with quarterback Drake Maye before the preseason matchup.
   

• Strategies for scaling back on sodium (thebeaconnewspapers.com) — A Brigham and Women's cardiac rehab dietitian based in Foxborough stresses that heart patients should cap daily sodium at 2,000 milligrams, far below what most Americans eat. The piece explains how hidden salt in breads, deli meats, pizza, and restaurant meals drives up blood pressure, and offers practical shopping and dining tips to cut sodium without sacrificing flavor.
   

• Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to host 'House to House for Heroes' veterans' outreach in Avon on September 26th (franklinmatters.org) — Foxborough veterans and volunteers may be interested in a Norfolk County Sheriff's "House to House for Heroes" outreach coming to nearby Avon on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The door-to-door effort will start from VFW Post 8892 and connect local veterans with benefits, healthcare, housing, and employment resources, with volunteers from Foxborough and surrounding towns encouraged to join.
   

📸 Around Foxborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foxborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Loco Beach Coconuts at Savannah Bananas →
  Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxborough
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Fairy Tea Party (all ages)
  Boyden Library Community Meeting Room , 2 Baker Street, Foxboroug
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Zoom with a Law Librarian
  Boyden Library Zoom
  1:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 18-25
  Boyden Library Mezzanine Conference Room , 2 Baker Street, Foxbor
  5:00 pm
• Teenwork Partners
  Boyden Library Fuller Conference Room , 2 Baker Street, Foxboroug
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Soothing Sensory Time Ages: 3-5
  Boyden Library Story & Craft Room , 2 Baker Street, Foxborou
  10:30 am
• The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still
  Boyden Library Online
  2:00 pm
• Rock Hill Cemetery Web Design Meeting →
  Boyden Library Fuller Conference Room , 2 Baker Street, Foxboroug
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• PLAYTIME: Playdoh! (Ages 3+)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St.
  10:00 am
• Empire of the Sun →
  The Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St, Mansfield
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• (Classroom, 7yd) Mastro - Concealed Carry Tier 1
  Mansfield Fish & Game 510 East St, Mansfield, MA 02048
  8:00 am
• Origami Workshop (Grades 3-5)
  Sharon Public Library Children's Activity Space Room 204 , 1
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Sharon

• Following CTE report, Massachusetts high school football coaches address safety concerns in a violent sport (bostonglobe.com)

Wrentham

• Franklin's Charles Bailey III Take Shot at Incumbent Rausch (town.news)
• Former MassGOP chair, Minogue finance director suing Brian Shortsleeve over secret recording (newbedfordguide.com)

Norfolk

• Who's running for Norfolk DA in aftermath of Karen Read controversy? (patriotledger.com)
• The '10s: Top 50 girls prospects in New England entering 2026-27 (hockeyjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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