Quincy braces for a holiday week stacked with closures, a heat emergency, and a mayoral celebration. Mayor Thomas P. Koch has announced a Patriotic Celebration for July 2 to open the Independence Day weekend, while the city is simultaneously alerting residents to a temporarily out-of-se…
Quincy rolls into the Fourth of July weekend with a city-sponsored Patriotic Celebration on July 2 and a string of facility closures. Mayor Tom Koch is hosting the event to open the holiday stretch, while the Department of Public Works has confirmed on-schedule trash and recycling picku…
Trader Joe's is officially coming to Quincy, anchoring a week of significant local news. The popular grocery chain confirmed plans for a new Quincy location tied to a major downtown development, per Quincy Patch, while a separate Patch report found that a bar fight in the city cost a Ma…
Quincy gets a Trader Joe's and a patriotic send-off into the Fourth of July weekend. Mayor Tom Koch has announced a city-sponsored Patriotic Celebration for July 2nd to kick off the holiday, while the Department of Public Works confirmed no disruption to the week-of-June-29th trash and …
Quincy marks a somber day alongside holiday preparations, mourning the loss of lifelong volunteer Linda C. Mitchell while Mayor Thomas P. Koch's office finalizes a Patriotic Celebration for July 2. Per Quincy Patch, Mitchell was remembered as a devoted community fixture; separately, Pat…
Quincy's mayor's proposed pay raise has been withdrawn, leaving the city's broader salary structure unresolved heading into summer. Quincy Patch's morning newsletter flagged the reversal in its lead item, "Quincy mayor's big raise is gone—what happens to salaries next?", raising questio…
Quincy is rallying around the family of drowning victim Kayron Costa, with residents mobilizing support in the days following his death. The community grief comes as Massachusetts beach closures climbed to 28 sites after Tuesday's downpours sent stormwater runoff into coastal waters, a …
Quincy City Council received additional purchase documents for the former Eastern Nazarene College campus on Friday, the sharpest civic development of the day. Mayor Tom Koch also announced a Patriotic Celebration for July 2, giving the city a second near-term community milestone to pla…