Win or lose, THANK YOU New England Patriots!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 1/2013 Before our New England Patriots go to Denver this weekend, before we are either anticipating another Super…
Christmas 2013 at Mom’s house
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2013 It’s Christmastime, 2013, and Mom has just come home carrying bags of Chinese Food. The Christmas tree…
“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 years back, when a company called Blockbuster still rented what…
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 deserve it… We’ve been through a lot this year and…
My professional photography at GillisPhotos.com – the Boston and New England Photo Gallery
I started Gillis Photos in 2005 to share my unique view of New England, particularly Boston, where I grew up, and work. I’m not another guy who slapped together a…
Remembering Tom Sawran, Foxboro Jaycee and so much more
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 10/2013 Tom Sawran passed away last week, and if you’ve lived in Foxboro for any length of time you probably knew him.…
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 to be an unpaid contributor since 2006. His generosity with…
Another Slow News Day!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 9/2013 Back by popular demand! Slow news day, random thoughts! The less said about Miley Cyrus’ antics on…
Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel? — My review of the 2013 Superman film
By Robert Gillis 7/2013 Usual disclaimer applies: Yeah, yeah, I more than understand that Superman is a fictional extraterrestrial comic book character who flies and shoots fire from his eyes.…
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 events in the Aaron Hernandez case, the New England Patriots…
Foxboro Founders Day turns 25!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 6/2013 Living here for more than 20 years, and contributing to this newspapers for slightly less than that time, this columnist has…
I won the Superman Homepage Caption Contest Again!
This is kind of fun — there’s no prize involved, but I won the “Caption Contest” on the Superman Homepage several times 🙂 The Superman Homepage is THE site on…
Celebrating the remarkable clergy of Saint Mary’s Foxboro
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 5/2013 Each year around this time, I’ve made it a tradition to write a piece about spirituality, about…
Foxboro town election 2013 — some thoughts, some advice, and a reminder to VOTE!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2012 As a Foxboro Jaycee, I was so honored to be the moderator for candidates night — yes, I was nervous but…
The Water Heals
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 3/2013 The water heals. I’m a little kid, enjoying one of an uncountable number of childhood trips…