Ghosts of Christmases Past
by Robert Gillis published in the Foxboro Reporter, 12/1998 The little boy, all of four years old, is laying mechanic-style underneath the Christmas tree, his tiny feet poking out amid…
Star Trek: Insurrection Review
Star Trek: Insurrection By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 12/1998 Star Trek continues to live long and prosper. “Start Trek: Insurrection,” the ninth Star Trek feature film and…
Foxboro First Night says farewell
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 11/1998 It began in the summer of 1993. Oh, others had talked about it and kicked around the idea for a while,…
Eat And Support Scouting At the ‘Other’ Pancake Breakfast
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter11/1998
Foxboro Jaycees Haunted House 1998: The Village
Introduction: From 1989-2007, the Foxboro Jaycees Haunted House was the largest not-for-profit Haunt in New England, our biggest fundraiser, an extremely popular event attended by thousands of people, and my…
Hurricane Season is Here, So Be prepared
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter9/3/1998
Technology unchained (or, I remember when things were simpler)
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 9/1998 and 12/2005 Yesterday, I was on the computer with my nine-year-old nephew Colin, and I was amazed by how easily he…
Celebrating Boyden Library Foxboro
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 8/1998 So, read any good books lately? Have you been to the library lately? I read a lot these days, but it…
Colin at age two
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 8/1998 His name is Colin. At the age of two years and one month, my adorable nephew is rapidly growing out of…
Help save your dog’s life (Graphic medical content)
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, late 1998 WARNING: If you’re a dog owner, please read on. The information I’m about to share may save your dog’s life…
Bad Day in New York, 1998
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 1998 (This was written before September 11, 2001. Back in 1998, I took a trip to New York — the second of…