Memories of an Intensive Care Nursery at Saint Margarets Hospital in Dorchester
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 7/1997 and in the Boston City Paper 6/2006 A story ran in the Foxboro Reporter a few weeks back that I read…
Elevator Woes
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 7/1997 Not one of my best for sure; and actually a variation and redress of a paper I wrote in college for…
Just another day to be grateful
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 6/1997 Today has been one of those days, although most days lately have been one of those days. The phone won’t stop…
Our visit to Italy
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 6/1997 and the Boston City Paper 4/2007 Back in January, Sue and I hosted some of her family from Viareggio, Italy. Uncle,…
My first Foxboro town meeting – and the senior center vote
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 5/1997 In the six years I’ve lived in Foxboro, last week was the first time I’ve attended a town meeting. My main…
Old Days Are Coming Back With a Vengeance (first Y2K column)
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter5/15/1997
Zero Tolerance For Toy Guns in School
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 5/1997 Note: I redacted the child’s name and identifying details from this post. Meet , the 5 year old who was recently…
Seniors benefit rolling in dough after weekend pizza fundraiser
by Robert GillisPublished In the Foxboro Reporter5/1/1997
Reflections on the April Fool’s Blizzard of 1997
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 4/97 Some random thoughts and observations on the Great Blizzard of 1997: Any snowstorm with even mild accumulation brings the inevitable comparison…
Celebrating vocations
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 3/1997 and the Boston City Paper, 2006 We are now nearly through the Catholic season of Lent, a time of fasting, prayer…
Practicing Skiing at the Old Mountain Home
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 3/13/1997 and Boston City Paper 3/2007 He’s about seventeen years old, awkward as hell, and trying his best to look cool while…
We’ll all be a senior someday – support the new Foxboro senior center
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 3/1997 “Dismiss that notion of the ancient senior in a wheelchair with nothing to offer the world anymore. Foxboro’s seniors are a…
Even Computer Geeks Are Not Immune From the Dreaded, “Bad Technology Day”
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 2/1997 Last week, I had a “bad technology day.” It started innocently enough last Saturday morning, when I decided it was time…
Ciao Italia!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 2/1997 and the Boston City Paper 10/2006 Ciao and buongiorno! (Hello and good day!) Sue and I have played “ambassador to the…
When Hell freezes over (or, how to endure three months of ice, snow and cold)
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro reporter January, 1997 The icy blast of the alarm clock jostled most of us out of our beds this morning. The browning Christmas…