The MBTA will be closing the north section of the Wollaston parking lot on Friday for final paving.  Paving is also scheduled for Greenwood and Woodbine Streets adjacent to the station on that day. Customers planning to drive and park at Wollaston may want to consider other options this Friday. On Saturday, the intersection of … Read more

By SCOTT JACKSON State police and first responders from Quincy rescued a woman from the waters off Wollaston Beach Friday afternoon. At 12:40 p.m. Friday, State Police were notified that a woman had entered the ocean off the beach and appeared to be in distress about 100 yards off shore, being swept by the current. … Read more

By SCOTT JACKSON Classes were cancelled Thursday at North Quincy High School Thursday following after a nearby water main break, but the school is expected to re-open on Friday. The water main at the intersection of Hancock and Hunt Streets broke during the early morning hours of Thursday, according to Laura Owens, an assistant to … Read more

Quincy Youth Softball will be hosting a skills clinic on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for interested players ages 8 to 18. The clinic will be held at the Marina Bay Sportsplex. Members of local high school softball programs will also be providing instruction. The cost for this clinic is $20 and … Read more

By SCOTT JACKSON The applicant seeking to replace a South Quincy barroom with a 48-unit condominium building will go back to the drawing board after the initial proposal got a chilly reception from area residents. The owners of Southside Tavern, located at 73 Liberty St., had proposed building the six-story, 48-unit building on site. Ward … Read more

A third person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Wednesday (Nov. 6). The patient, a man in his 50s from Worcester County, reported vaping both nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an ingredient found in marijuana. The patient is among more than 200 suspected vaping-associated lung injury patients … Read more

By SCOTT JACKSON Police believe one suspect is responsible for robbing at four convenience stores in North Quincy and Wollaston at gunpoint since the middle of August. The first of the four armed robberies took place at the Five Corners Market at 161 Newbury Ave. on Aug. 17, Sgt. Karyn Barkas said. The next took … Read more