Incumbent Selectman Lorraine Brue and newcomer Ginny Coppola were elected to the Board of Selectmen over incumbent Larry Harrington and Martha Slattery. The two victors each bested Harrington and Slattery by about 1,000 votes.
The four Foxborough selectmen candidates, incumbents Larry Harrington and Lorraine Brue, school committee member Martha Slattery and former state Rep. Ginny Coppola, all stress there are many local issues that should decide Mondays vote. But it was the casino question that dominated a recent candid
Date: May 06, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Foxoboro Residents Vote To Consider Casino On Monday
At the end of the day, says Larry Harrington, the 11,000 voters may decide its not for what they want. And I support whatever decision they make. But give them a chance to hear it and make up their own mind.
Slattery and incumbent Larry Harrington favor allowing a town-wide vote on a casino, while incumbent Lorraine Brue and former state Rep. Virginia Coppola are against the proposal outright.
Unfortunately, what I see is the relationship with the Krafts getting worse and worse, said Larry Harrington, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Its like the Hatfields and McCoys right now.
The Board of Selectmen is scheduled to meet at 7 tonight at Foxborough High School to discuss the proposal and set a date for a community meeting, the boards chairman, Larry Harrington, said in an e-mail.