Early voting opens Saturday for the Sept. 1 state primary, giving Quincy voters their first chance to cast ballots in person. Communities statewide, including Quincy, will open early in-person voting this weekend ahead of the tight Democratic U.S. Senate primary between Ed Markey and Se…
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was suspended after a late-night altercation at Quincy's Marina Bay, Quincy Patch reports. The suspension, reported Saturday, August 22, follows an earlier Patch report that the same night out at the waterfront district led to criminal charges agains…
Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton traded sharp closing arguments in the final Massachusetts Senate primary debate, Quincy Patch reported Friday. The face-off, the campaign's last before primary voters decide, centered on age, transgender rights and progressive credentials. Separately…
Massachusetts's high court declined to toss a lawsuit blocking two Catholic saint statues at Quincy's new public safety building. Mayor Thomas Koch's administration must keep the project paused while the case proceeds, according to a report from NBC Boston headlined "Quincy loses bid to…
Mayor Thomas Koch on Wednesday launched the City of Quincy Legacy Business Program to honor longtime local businesses. The new initiative, announced by the mayor's office, recognizes Quincy establishments with long track records serving city residents, though officials did not immediate…
Quincy's Licensing Board approved a contested billiards hall on Newbury Street and eight other license requests.
Quincy's "Doors to History" program will open the city's historic sites to the public for one free day. The event, first flagged by NewsBreak contributor Dianna Carney, invites residents and visitors to explore local landmarks at no cost as part of a push to spotlight the City of Presid…
Mayor Thomas Koch ranks among the ten highest-paid mayors in the country, according to a new Mental Floss report on municipal salaries. The article, "The 10 Highest-Paid American Mayors, Ranked," lists Koch's pay at $285,000 a year, placing Quincy's chief executive alongside leaders of …
Two Quincy-resident obituaries were published this week: Clifford, Daniel, 89, and Taylor, Kathleen E., 78, both of whom died August 12, 2026. Arrangements for Clifford are with Hamel-Lydon Chapel & Cremation Service of Massachusetts; arrangements for Taylor are with Keohane Funeral Homes.
A Quincy pub owner turned a hard-fought lease battle into a new mobile bar business this weekend. Gerry Hanley owned Paddy Barry's in Quincy from 1998 to 2025 before a landlord dispute ended the pub's run at its longtime location, and he has since relaunched as a traveling mobile bar he…