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Friday, March 22, 2013

Grafton Police to Face Patriots Players April 20

The matchup has been supporting the Police Association for more than a decade.

Every year, members of the Grafton Police Department take the court against members of the New England Patriots, past and present, to raise money for the Police Association. This year will be no different. The game, scheduled to tip off at 1 p.m. April 20, will be played in the gym at Grafton High School. According to Sgt. Michael Mazzola, one of the event's organizers, most of the funds raised get donated right back to the community. "We donate the bulk of it back to the town: high school organizations, baseball organizations ... usually anyone who requests gets some form of donation from the association," he said. Although the list of Patriots players won't be released until closer to the game, Mazzola said, retired players and new …

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Patriots to Pay Tribute to Newtown Shooting Victims Sunday Night

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-…

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 ›

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