The REAL storm wasn’t a blizzard: School Violence
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter March, 2001 Well, once again the story began with the hype: Astronomical tides. Snowfall that just might be bigger than the blizzard…
What was the Silver Age of comic books? Superman, Batman, Superboy, etc.
Welcome to The SILVER AGE of comic books! Silly! Sexist! Preposterous! Implausible! Absurd! Written for a nine-year old audience but still beloved when those kids grew up! The SILVER AGE!…
Another Millennium? Yawn!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 1/2001 What if they gave a millennium and no one cared? Unlike the galactic hype accompanying New Year’s Eve 2000, the dawn…
A loss too deep for words: Remembering Lorraine and Stanley Garland
by Robert Gillis Originally published in The Foxboro Reporter December 2000 One week and a day after Lorraine and Stanley Garland died, Foxboro and the surrounding area got hit with…
Finding the perfect Christmas tree
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter December 2000 and the Boston City Paper December 2006 When I was four, I tried to climb up the Christmas tree and…
Thoughts on Election 2000
By Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter November 2000 What an exciting and fascinating time this is. No one alive has ever seen a United States presidential election like…
Foxboro Senior Center Christmas fair
Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter November 2000 Every year, it seems like the Christmas sales start earlier, and the decorations are in the stores sooner. The corporations begin…
Foxboro Jaycees Haunted House 2000: Frontier Fright
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…
Babysitting Colin
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter September, 2000 My nephew Colin recently celebrated his fourth birthday, and recently I had the opportunity to baby-sit the little guy. I…
The Old Dorchester Neighborhood
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 9/2000 and the Boston City Paper 1/2007 Recently I was out driving with the family, and Mom suggested a tour of the…
Vote!
Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter September 2000 This morning’s mail brought a little red booklet, “The official Massachusetts information for voters.” Now, quick show of hands. How many…
Jaycees and Other Volunteers in Foxboro
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter July 2000 Recently, the Foxboro Human Services organization was merged with the Council on Aging (COA). The move so angered Human Services…
Foxboro Founders Day 2000
Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter June 2000 Well, let’s start this Founders Day column with two shocking confessions: First, I did something stupid Founders Day morning, and second,…
Memorial Day 2000
By Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter May 2000 and edited for the Boston City Paper May 2007 Memorial Day 2000 is here. People will visit cemeteries and place…
April, 2000: Saying Bon Voyage to Father Steve Madden
NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 2000; IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE 2015 STORY CLICK HERE By Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter April 2000 True story: Many years…