Meetings aside, little support found for plan
Vocal supporters of the casino proposal are hard to find in Foxborough. Several said they knew no one who supports the casino plan; others, only a few.
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Supporters and those opposed to the proposed casino in Foxborough crossed paths outside Foxborough High School Tuesday night when town selectmen voted 3-to-2 against negotiations.
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“I don’t know where the people are that want it,’’ said Lori Dunbar, 43, owner of the Pawsmopolitan pet boutique.
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Dan Flynn, chair of the procasino group Jobs for Foxboro, said he’s been greeted with a mix of support and hostility.
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Steve Powers, 55, a self-employed construction worker who opposes the casino, found two relatives who support it.
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Bartender Chris Bartick, 40, a lifelong Foxborough resident, said he believed a casino would bring more good than harm.
Foxborough casino fight apt to go on
A day after their casino proposal was rebuffed by the town, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and casino mogul Steve Wynn refused to back down from their plans for a casino near Gillette Stadium.
Old newsletters stirring scrutiny of Paul’s views
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Cape Wind buoyed as SJC allows utility deal
After a favorable ruling from the state’s highest court yesterday, the company behind the controversial wind farm said construction could begin within a year.
BC is ordered to turn over IRA materials
A federal judge has ordered Boston College to turn over recorded interviews of a former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army to federal prosecutors in Boston.
Matthew Cavanaugh for The Boston Globe
Wide heart monitor use tied to missed alarms
Recent studies show that a large percentage of patients who are on cardiac monitors do not need to be — an overuse of technology that contribute to alarm fatigue.
“There absolutely will not be casino gambling in any community that does not want it. The governor and the Legislature were slam-dunk clear on that point.’’
Stephen P. Crosby, head of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
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