The New England Patriots will wear black-ribbon logos on their helmets and hold a moment of silence before Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers in Foxborough.
Foxborough will be center stage of the National Football League world for the second time in six days Sunday night when the New England Patriots host the San Francisco 49ers in primetime on NBC's Sunday Night Football. But even a game with so much significance on playoff positioning will simply be less important in the wake of Friday's tragedy in Newtown, CT. The New England Patriots, along with the rest of the country, will have the 26 victims of Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on their minds and in their hearts during Sunday's game at Gillette Stadium. In recognition of Friday's tragedy, the Patriots plan to honor the 20 children and six adults killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School by wearing black-…
Milford's Greenleaf Garden Club had a little help Tuesday in planting fall-friendly mums. Ron Brace, a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots, helped plant and water the new plantings at two locations.
The Greenleaf Garden Club, which maintains the planters across town and helps beautify Milford's barren spaces, had a surprise helper Tuesday. Ron Brace, a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots, helped the garden club members plant some mums at the Milford Town Library and at the base of the World War II memorial in Draper Memorial Park. Brace was participating in a Patriots program that selects players for volunteer jobs, called Celebrate Volunteerism, created in 2011 to honor Myrna Kraft, the late wife of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The Patriots chose Milford and its garden club for this week's event, said Donna Spigarolo, the community relations coordinator for the Patriots. Brace was up to the task, digging in to the work, …
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Installation of a traffic light at Prospect and Water streets is expected to start in October.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The town's most notorious intersection will soon get its own stop light. The state has announced it will start installing a traffic light at Water and Prospect streets on Oct. 1. In an informal poll, Milford Patch readers chose this spot as the most dangerous in town. 2. What do the New England Patriots do in their down time? They help the Greenleaf Garden Club plant some mums. Town officials learned Monday that at least one Patriot will make a guest appearance in town at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Draper Memorial Park, as part of a "Celebrate Volunteerism" campaign. 3. …
michael janke
11:38 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
It would have been nice if Brady had waited to blow his nose while the tribute was happening. more ›