Review: RENT at the Orpheum Foxboro
by Robert Gillis, published in the Boston City Paper 2/2010 During the “Halloween Song”
Eulogy for Bob Shea, our beloved friend
This is the eulogy that I wrote for Bob and read at his funeral. How do you summarize and eulogize such a magnificent human being and a life so very,…
NASA announcement of discovery of a “sun” and “blue skies” ridiculed by local residents
Historians note: When this piece was written, Foxboro and the surrounding area saw the sun MAYBE three times in about two and a half months. This is absolutely true —…
Foxboro Founders Day 2009
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 6/2004 and 6/2008 and 6/2009 in various forms/updates Founders Day! The annual day-long celebration of our town’s birthday starts as you drive…
Meet Bob “Papa” Shea
Bob Shea, our beloved friend, passed away on January 1, 2010. This profile of Bob ran in March 2009, and he really enjoiyed it. Bob made a difference for so…
2009 – The 6th Annual Cable Auction to benefit Doolittle Home will be February 28, 2009
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter 2/2009 Mark your calendars for February 28, 2009 because the Doolittle Home auction event is finally here! After months of preparation and the…
Breaking Dog Park News!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 7/2008 Background: Here in Foxboro, a battle has raged — literally raged — over whether a dog park should be allowed to…
Helping out with Foxboro Cable Access is a blast (in more ways than one!)
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter April, 2008. Also published on the Foxboro Cable Access Website April, 2008. Today I thought I’d share a fun memory, an example…
Re-Elect Bob Hickey for Foxboro Selectman
By Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2008 I’ve known Bob Hickey for 15 years, both as member of the Foxboro Jaycees and also as a friend. When he was…
I’m honored to present the Foxboro Jaycees donation to the Foxboro Discretionary Fund
Read more about the Foxboro Discretionary Fund
Birthday cards for Jesus
by Robert GillisPublished as a Letter to the Editor in the Foxboro Reporter 1/2008 On New Year’s Eve I took a ride up to Foxboro Common to get some new…
Chance encounter on Foxboro Common
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 11/2007 and updated here 7/11/2008 A few weeks ago, I completed work at the haunted house and left the Orpheum a little…
Lynda Walsh for Foxboro Selectman
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2007 For many years, one of my personal, unwritten rules for this column was that I would not endorse candidates for political…
Sign overkill spoils beauty of Foxboro Common
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2006 In June 2007, the theme of our Founders Day celebration will be the 150th anniversary of the Foxboro common. This beautiful,…
Community Service another “Best” in Foxboro
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 2/2007 Recently, the new editor of the Foxboro Reporter asked the community: What are the “bests” in Foxboro? I would like to…