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May, 2025: Foxboro Senior Center moving to new location – the end of an era Pope Francis Has Passed Away — Rest In Peace Holy Father — “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Letter to the Editor / New Electronic Information Signs On Foxboro Common — Distracting and Dangerous Read My Book – “Nana, my grandmother Anne Gillis” Top 10 Reasons why Foxborough Founders Day 2024 is AWESOME!
Foxboro Seniors

May, 2025: Foxboro Senior Center moving to new location – the end of an era

May 4, 2025 Robert Gillis

The end of an era. However, I think that Lorraine Garland, God rest her soul, and Gerry Rodman, God rest his soul — and everyone who help make the senior…

Catholic / Church

Pope Francis Has Passed Away — Rest In Peace Holy Father — “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

April 21, 2025 Robert Gillis

The pope releases a dove as a symbol of peace while in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September 2016. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty imagesby Robert Gillis, Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, published in the…

Foxboro

Letter to the Editor / New Electronic Information Signs On Foxboro Common — Distracting and Dangerous

March 24, 2025 Robert Gillis

Letter to the Editor, Published in The Sun Chronicle 3/26/2025 and Foxboro Reporter 3/27/2025 By Robert Gillis 3/25/2025 To our Foxboro Selectboard, respectfully — Regarding replacing the existing information signs…

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Read My Book – “Nana, my grandmother Anne Gillis”

August 23, 2024 Robert Gillis

Go to book’s website For anyone who has ever loved a senior citizen, this book will touch your heart. Anne Gillis, my Nana. I loved her dearly. What began as…

Foxboro Founders Day

Top 10 Reasons why Foxborough Founders Day 2024 is AWESOME!

May 15, 2024 Robert Gillis

by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter May 23, 2004 Some context… Except for two guest pieces afterward, I decided to retire from writing op/eds for the Foxboro Reporter in…

Foxboro Letter To The Editor

Thank you Foxboro Poll Workers!

March 7, 2024 Robert Gillis

By Robert Gillis 3/2024 I would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all the poll workers at the Foxboro Ahern School – our voting location — on Super…

Christmas

Min-Review – “A Christmas Carol” at Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, Foxboro, 12/22/2023

December 22, 2023 Robert Gillis

A triumph! “A Christmas Carol at the Rodman Center — PERFECT, just perfect. A performance of this quality here in Foxboro? Incredible — I thought I was in New York…

Christmas Television

My idea for a “Hogan’s Heroes” Christmas episode

December 12, 2023 Robert Gillis

My idea for a “Hogan’s Heroes” Christmas episode By Robert Gillis, 12/2023 Intro: Since I was a little kid, I have loved the TV show “Hogan’s Heroes” and been a…

Foxboro

All Good Things… After 35 years, Primos Sub Shop is closing.

June 30, 2023 Robert Gillis

by Robert Gillis June 29, 2023 The end of an era. Chris Gunn and Linda are closing Primos Sandwich Shop after a record-breaking 35 years at the Mechanic Street location…

Dorchester Family Life events, Gratitude and Giving and Little Miracles

With deep appreciation on this milestone anniversary of graduation, remembering Boston College High School, and sending sincere gratitude and love

May 29, 2023 Robert Gillis

Today in history: May 29, , Along with myself, David MacDonald, Robert Farrell (RIP), John Sebastian (sorry we lost touch, your friendship was epic), and about 200 classmates graduated from…

Star Trek

My thoughts on the current (Star Date 2022) Star Trek serie(s)…

February 12, 2023 Robert Gillis

By Robert Gillis Old Earth Date: February 2023 This Trekker is still having fun! I haven’t “cared” about Star Trek in a VERY long time — but I’m enjoying NuTrek.…

Foxboro Founders Day

Foxborough Founders Day is back! Saturday June 11, 2022!

March 4, 2022 Robert Gillis

I am *elated* that Foxborough Founders Day is back in 2022! Saturday, June 11, 2022! The Foxborough Founders Day committee (I’m not a member, just a fan) is working hard…

Current Events / News Commentary

Confronting the horror that is an elderly racist

January 31, 2021 Robert Gillis

by Robert Gillis Written 1/31/2021 and published on social media and here What would you have done? I’m REALLY ASKING. And please – this is not about Trump v Biden,…

Star Trek

My thoughts on Star Trek: Picard

October 27, 2020 Robert Gillis

October, 2020 I’ve wrapped up Star Trek: Picard last night. Liked it very much, more than I thought I would. In some ways I felt it was a bit padded.…

Current Events / News Commentary Foxboro

To the ballistic customer who demolished an innocent cashier…

July 18, 2020 Robert Gillis

by Robert Gillis Published on social media July 18, 2020 So I debated for some time posting but I think this needs to be said. I am going to be…

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