26+ years of published Op/Ed columns, professional photography, my first book and more from the 28 known galaxies!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 10/2016 November 8 is Election Day – and I’d like to talk write-in ballots, specifically for Massachusetts. First,…
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…
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…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City paper 7/2016 Brace yourselves, this one isn’t summer fluff, I’ll be funnier next time. Also, as much as I…
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…
by Robert Gillis 4/2016 What was so special about the silver age of comic books? Read about it HERE (Click any image to enlarge) The super-heroes of the bronze and…
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…
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…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band at TD Garden, The River Tour, February 4, 2016 Concert Review and Fan Rave by Robert Gillis, 2/2016 “THE RIVER! The River was…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2016 A year ago, in 2015, before the AFC game, I wrote a column in this space…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 1/2016 My grandmother – God rest her soul – had a holiday tradition that was not exactly…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper December, 2015 Welcome to Christmas fun with Facebook, 2015 edition! Mark Cohen: “December 24th, 9:00PM: Benny wants ALL…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 11/2015 Recently, we had a special Diwali celebration at lunch time at work. Diwali, also known as the “festival of lights,” is…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 10/2015 Once again, a school shooting. This time, in Oregon. The facts come in. This many dead. This…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City paper, 9/2015 and the Foxboro Reporter 10/2015 Recently, my nephew Colin made me very proud when he successfully completed his own historical…