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Foxborough set to house up to 93 migrant families after Governor Healey declares a state of emergency
Acting Town Manager Paige Duncan was notified earlier this week that the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities will be renting rooms at a hotel in Foxborough to serve as long term, temporary housing for a number of migrants. The Commonwealth will place as many as 93 families in this hotel, on a staggered basis, beginning as early as next week.
Governor Maura Healey recently declared a state of emergency concerning the ongoing migrant crisis. Therefore, the Town of Foxborough is one of many communities required to come to the aid of those who have been forced from their homes.
In accordance with the State’s mandates, the Town of Foxborough states that they are in the process of formulating strategies to ensure the well-being and health of individuals arriving under the Massachusetts Right to Shelter Law. In light of the recent notification about the families’ placement in Foxborough, key municipal personnel convened to deliberate on various logistical aspects. These include matters related to health, transportation, educational requirements, regulatory compliance and communication. Collaborative efforts with local and regional non-profit organizations, as well as the regional transit authority, are planned for the coming week to promptly address both immediate and medium-term necessities of the incoming families.
The Town is taking the following measures:
• Fire Chief Michael Kelleher and Building Commissioner Scott Shippey are working to ensure that the hotel, which is not intended to provide permanent housing, has and maintains proper building, health and fire code standards.
• Public Health Nurse and EMS Deputy Chief Tom Kenvin will be meeting with area hospitals and healthcare providers to ensure that there are services for expectant mothers.
• The Town is working to increase its available translation services.
• Superintendent Dr. Amy Berdos will be working with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on logistics to provide educational services and support to the children being placed in Foxborough. The Superintendent has been informed that the state will be providing immediate funding assistance to school districts on a per pupil basis.
• Aggressively working with the Administration to identify support in terms of funding, supplies and resources. We will be working closely with our local legislators as this situation continues to evolve.
The town states that detailed information is currently limited due to the dynamic and evolving nature of this circumstance on a day-to-day basis.
“We are working with our public health and human services groups to assess the needs of these individuals, and more information about how you may help will be provided as soon as possible.”
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RedPilled
August 26, 2023 at 5:57 pm
What about all the rich white liberal towns in Massachusetts why aren’t they being housed there? Why aren’t liberals taking in these illegals ? Martha’s Vineyard has hotels why not there ?
Kfurtado
August 27, 2023 at 7:13 am
Only the peons are to suffer, not the elite
Dr. David
August 26, 2023 at 7:21 pm
The ‘Hotel’ does not have a name? why is the name of the hotel a secret when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is coordinating and funding all this settlement activity of illegal aliens?
Fed Up
August 26, 2023 at 7:22 pm
” required ” What a joke. This state is deeply in debt and now lets add more fuel to the fire.
Trump for prison bicycle 2024
August 27, 2023 at 10:54 am
We could stop paying cops $200k a year to sleep in their cruiser.
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August 26, 2023 at 10:59 pm
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BWO
August 27, 2023 at 9:56 am
That’s nothing. Fall River has brought in 143 families in the past two weeks.
MAGA IS A FASCIST BRAINWASHED CULT.
August 27, 2023 at 12:23 pm
Humans. These are desperate to survive humans.
HuntersPsychiatrist
August 27, 2023 at 5:19 pm
They could have stayed in their own countries as they have been surviving there until now. I hope you suffer at the hands of an Illegal Alien. Stupid is as stupid does. Enjoy your rotten cake NPC…
HuntersCrackPipe
August 27, 2023 at 5:20 pm
Pure hyperbole from the top fascist fanatic!
Bob Colton
August 27, 2023 at 7:29 pm
We’re all going to be “desperate to survive humans” because our tax dollars are not going to our own betterment but to God knows who, unvetted immigrants, that will take and take. The Biden crime family and his coalition of weak kneed liberals like Maura Healy and Mayor Wu will ruin Massachusetts just like N Y City. Vote these corrupt maggots out of office.
Amy A
September 13, 2023 at 7:26 am
Foxboro, MA, home of The New England Patriots, is welcoming with open arms migrant families from Haiti. The town of Foxboro is joining many other MA towns and cities in housing migrant families in dire situations in their home countries. 30 families have recently arrived and are staying long term at The Red Roof Inn. 24 minors will be attending the Foxborough Public Schools as of this week. 12 are in grades K-4 and 12 are in grades 5-12. Another 63 families will be arriving in the coming weeks.