Quincy Morning Brief, Oct. 30: Council votes to end Flock contracts

From Quincy News

• License board takes up Hancock Street restaurant permit Quincy's License Board took up seven liquor and food-service license requests, including a new all-alcohol restaurant and ice cream shop proposed for 453 Hancock Street and special use permits tied to the fall Kilroy Square Holiday Market.Quincy News
• Planning board delays Newport Avenue decision to Nov. 18 Quincy's Planning Board pushed back a decision on the 520-unit Newport Avenue Extension project to November 18 after State Rep. Bruce Ayers requested a new Neponset River Bridge traffic study, with members also pressing the developer on flood risk and building settlement.Quincy News
• Council votes to recommend ending Flock contracts The Quincy City Council weighed a resolution urging Mayor Koch's administration to drop its Flock Safety license-plate camera contracts, after a resident's records request turned up discrepancies in how many cameras the city actually has installed.Quincy News
• License board weighs holiday expo, dessert shop permits Quincy's Board of License Commissioners took up three licensing requests, including a special use permit for North Quincy High School's Parent Advisory Council Holiday Shopping Expo, a new Japanese dessert bakery on Hancock Street, and a contested wine license transfer for a Squantum Bay 7-Eleven.Quincy News
• Zoning board takes up Rockland Street renovation fight Quincy's Zoning Board worked through a contested renovation at 95 Rockland Street after the developer dropped a plan to subdivide the waterfront lot, amid opposition from more than 40 Rock Island Cove neighbors and two other nearby subdivision bids.Quincy News

Happening Fri, Oct 30

• 10:00 a.m.: Library offers preschool discovery program Thomas Crane Public Library's Children's Room hosts Preschool Discovery for ages 3 to 5 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Main Library.Thomas Crane Public Library
• 12:30 p.m.: Friends bookstore open at main library The Friends of the Library bookstore is open at the Main Library from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Patch previews Granite Links lease's cost to taxpayers Quincy Patch previewed a report examining what a proposed 50-year lease at Granite Links golf course could mean for Quincy taxpayers.Quincy Patch

Yesterday in Quincy (Thu, Oct 29)

• Quincy apartment rents 47 percent above national median The Patriot Ledger reported Quincy one-bedroom rents reached $2,670 and two-bedrooms $3,110, with asking rents up from a year earlier and running 47 percent above the national median.The Patriot Ledger
• Flavin & Flavin Realty marks 100 years in Quincy Flavin & Flavin Realty is marking 100 years in business in Quincy as third-generation family leadership continues at the firm, according to a company announcement.Fortune.com
• Patch examines President Plaza renovation changes Quincy Patch previewed coverage of changes planned as part of a major renovation underway at Quincy's President Plaza shopping center.Quincy Patch
• Quincy prepares for annual Veterans Day parade Quincy Patch reported the city's annual Veterans Day parade returns this year to honor those who served, as organizers prepare for the event.Quincy Patch
• NFPA offers Halloween safety tips for Quincy Quincy Patch highlighted guidance from the Quincy-based National Fire Protection Association on keeping Halloween trick-or-treating and decorations safe this weekend.Quincy Patch
• Tickets available for Kettle Kickoff Breakfast Quincy Patch reported tickets are available for the Kettle Kickoff Breakfast, a fundraiser benefiting the Salvation Army.Quincy Patch

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 a.m.: English conversation class offered for adults Thomas Crane Public Library hosts an English Conversation Class for adult learners from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Main Library.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Sat, Oct 31: North Quincy library hosts rubber duck dress-up North Quincy Library invites children ages 5 and up to a Rubber Duck Costume Dress Up event on Halloween.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3: No school Nov. 3 for Election Day Quincy Public Schools are closed all day on November 3 for Election Day.Quincy Public Schools
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: State election set for Nov. 3 Polls are open for the state election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at voting locations citywide.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 p.m.: Library hosts talk on Indigenous nations, Revolution Thomas Crane Public Library presents an online talk, "Freedom for Who: Indigenous Nations and the American Revolution," from 7 to 8 p.m.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 p.m.: Adams Shore library hosts winter planting Adams Shore Library hosts a Winter Planting program from 2 to 3 p.m.Thomas Crane Public Library
• Wed, Nov 11: No school Nov. 11 for Veterans Day Quincy Public Schools are closed all day on November 11 for Veterans Day.Quincy Public Schools

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