5 Things: Mansfield Fire Fights Cancer, YMCA Announces Healthy Kids Day, and More!

1. Today's Forecast From the National Weather Service

• Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

2. Mansfield Hornets Sports Today

• Track @ North Attleboro, 3:45 p.m.
• Boys' Lacrosse vs. North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls' Lacrosse @ North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.
• Baseball @ North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.
• Softball vs. North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.
• Boys' Tennis @ North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls' Tennis vs. North Attleboro, 3:30 p.m.

3. Selectmen Meeting Tonight

The Mansfield Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in room 3 a/b in Town Hall. The selectmen will review the entertainment license for the Comcast Center and revisit the issue of the license fees for commerical lots.

4. Hockomock YMCA Presents Healthy Kids Day

On Saturday, April 27, the Hockomock Area YMCA is celebrating  Healthy Kids Day with a free community event that encourages kids to be active and provides families with options and methods for living healthier. This event will take place at Patriot Place in Foxborough from 10:00am – 1:00pm, making it the 1st year all Hockomock Area YMCA branches will join together to form one big event. Activities will take place at the NRG Plaza at the lower level concourse outside The Hall at Patriot Place. The community is invited to attend this free event.

The day will feature active play and educational activities including BOKS (Build Our Kids’ Success) activity bursts, bouncy houses, a DJ, dance party, Y camp activities, a kids boot camp, imagination station, nutrition & active games, science experiments, gymnastics, golf, slime making, tattoos, and more. Prizes, raffles, coupons, goody bags, and YMCA passes will also be part of the day.
 

5. Help Fight Childhood Cancer with the Mansfield Firefighters

The Mansfield Firefighters Local 1820 will host a St. Baldrick’s shave event to raise money to fight childhood cancer on April 25 from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. at TGI Fridays in Mansfield.

Shirts can also be purchased for $20 to help with the fundraiser. For more information call the Mansfield Fire Department at 508-261-7385.

The event helps raise money to fight childhood cancer and will be held April 25th from 3-7 at TGI Fridays located at 280 School St. in Mansfield.

T-shirts are also on sale to aid the fundraiser. Each shirt is $20.