May, 2025: Foxboro Senior Center moving to new location – the end of an era
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…
Letter to the Editor / New Electronic Information Signs On Foxboro Common — Distracting and Dangerous
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…
Thank you Foxboro Poll Workers!
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…
All Good Things… After 35 years, Primos Sub Shop is closing.
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…
To the ballistic customer who demolished an innocent cashier…
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…
America 2020: Protests, Violence, Racism — Divided We Fall
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter May 31, 2020 I grew up in a very poor section of Dorchester. The Parish was (and is) quite diverse — White,…
New Electronic Sign For The Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center / Orpheum Theater Deserves A YES Vote At Town Meeting
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 5/2019 Our annual town meeting will be May 13, 2019, and I would like to use this space to encourage you to…
Twenty-Five takeaways from Sunday’s Patriots Super Bowl sendoff rally, Sunday January 28, 2019
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 1/2019 and the Boston City Paper 2/2019 1. I am SO glad the weather wasn’t what we had last Sunday; no way…
Thoughts and gratitude after the March 2018 Massachusetts Nor’easter
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 3/2018 Sunday morning, after nearly 3 days, the electricity was restored to our street. …And I found myself feeling contemplative. Friday, like…
Why Local Newspapers Are So Important
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2017 “The truly literate and involved American should be reading the local newspaper. Weekly newspapers and the internet are also vital to…
End of Summer 2016: Thoughts on a variety of topics
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 9/2016 This past March was the 20th anniversary of the date I started writing for this newspaper. Then, and now, I consider…
Saying goodbye to Aubuchon Hardware in Foxboro
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 7/2016 Last Friday, July 22, Aubuchon Hardware Corporate came to the Foxboro store and told everyone it was their last day and…
Taking time to appreciate the American Flag and reflect on its promise
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 5/2016 It’s Saturday morning, and like so many others around town I am running errands. Driving on Mechanic…
Foxboro 2016: The dog park is back!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2016 It’s not often that “PLAY NICE” is the core of two consecutive op/eds, but here we are. If you’re new to…
Thoughts on the upcoming Foxboro Town Election, 2016 and the lost art of conversation
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 3/2016 At this writing, it has been just a few hours since the deadline for candidates to submit their papers to Town…