Current Events / News Commentary Foxboro Sports We Are All Patriots — Thank you Pats for an amazing 2015-2016 season! Jan 31, 2016 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2016 A year ago, in 2015, before…
Christmas Current Events / News Commentary Where Are You Christmas? The Christmas Season Doesn’t Start in September Jan 9, 2016 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 1/2016 My grandmother – God rest her…
Current Events / News Commentary Mass Shootings The horror as school shootings become “routine” Oct 5, 2015 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 10/2015 Once again, a school shooting. This time,…
Current Events / News Commentary Foxboro Life events, Gratitude and Giving and Little Miracles Mass Shootings Finding hope through the darkness of shootings — National Night Out (Rescheduled due to Thunderstorms) Jul 25, 2015 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reorter 7/2015 Last week, for the first time in many years, I wrote…
Current Events / News Commentary News image from Web Musings on the latest blizzard of the 2014-2015 snowpocalypse season Feb 15, 2015 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 2/2015 This past Valentine’s Day weekend, depending on…
Current Events / News Commentary Movies News image from Web Robin Williams, 1951-2014 Aug 11, 2014 Robert Gillis by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2014 In September 1978, at one of the most depressing and lonely…
Boston Current Events / News Commentary Remembering the fallen Boston fire fighters, and thanking all our courageous protectors Mar 30, 2014 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 4/2014 This past week, less than one year…
Current Events / News Commentary Regarding CVS/Caremark’s decision to stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products: THANK YOU! Feb 24, 2014 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2014 “Cigarettes are the only product, that…
Current Events / News Commentary Holidays - Other News image from Web “Open on Thanksgiving!” Nov 21, 2013 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 11/2013 T’was a few days before Christmas, some…
A must read Boston Current Events / News Commentary News image from Web Sports Boston Red Sox prove we are BOSTON STRONG with World Series win at Fenway Nov 1, 2013 Robert Gillis by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 11/2013 “This is for you, Boston. You guys…
Current Events / News Commentary Dorchester Where can I pick up the Boston City paper? Sep 21, 2013 Robert Gillis The Boston City Paper is a terrific weekly newspaper and I am grateful to editor Paul Feeney for allowing me…
Current Events / News Commentary Sports Reevaluating what makes a hero and a role model Jun 28, 2013 Robert Gillis by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and The Boston City Paper, 6/2013 Last week, in light of the…
Christmas Current Events / News Commentary Mass Shootings News image from Web A Christmas prayer for the victims of Sandy Hook Dec 16, 2012 Robert Gillis by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2012 All I want to write this week…
Current Events / News Commentary NASA Image Super Storm Sandy’s aftermath, for this region, a time to be grateful, and to help those affected Oct 30, 2012 Robert Gillis by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City paper 11/2012 Tuesday morning, 11:00am; still no power at…
Catholic / Church Current Events / News Commentary Dorchester Grieving the Saint Kevin’s Property Aug 13, 2012 Robert Gillis By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 7/2012 and the Foxboro Reporter 8/2012 ived my first 25 years…
We Are All Patriots — Thank you Pats for an amazing 2015-2016 season!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2016 A year ago, in 2015, before…
Where Are You Christmas? The Christmas Season Doesn’t Start in September
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 1/2016 My grandmother – God rest her…
The horror as school shootings become “routine”
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 10/2015 Once again, a school shooting. This time,…
Finding hope through the darkness of shootings — National Night Out (Rescheduled due to Thunderstorms)
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reorter 7/2015 Last week, for the first time in many years, I wrote…
Musings on the latest blizzard of the 2014-2015 snowpocalypse season
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 2/2015 This past Valentine’s Day weekend, depending on…
Robin Williams, 1951-2014
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2014 In September 1978, at one of the most depressing and lonely…
Remembering the fallen Boston fire fighters, and thanking all our courageous protectors
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 4/2014 This past week, less than one year…
Regarding CVS/Caremark’s decision to stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products: THANK YOU!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2014 “Cigarettes are the only product, that…
“Open on Thanksgiving!”
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 11/2013 T’was a few days before Christmas, some…
Boston Red Sox prove we are BOSTON STRONG with World Series win at Fenway
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 11/2013 “This is for you, Boston. You guys…
Where can I pick up the Boston City paper?
The Boston City Paper is a terrific weekly newspaper and I am grateful to editor Paul Feeney for allowing me…
Reevaluating what makes a hero and a role model
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and The Boston City Paper, 6/2013 Last week, in light of the…
A Christmas prayer for the victims of Sandy Hook
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2012 All I want to write this week…
Super Storm Sandy’s aftermath, for this region, a time to be grateful, and to help those affected
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City paper 11/2012 Tuesday morning, 11:00am; still no power at…
Grieving the Saint Kevin’s Property
By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 7/2012 and the Foxboro Reporter 8/2012 ived my first 25 years…