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Online Fundraiser Established To Support Family Displaced By House Fire

By SCOTT JACKSON An online fundraiser has been established to support the family of three displaced by a two-alarm fire in Quincy Point on Friday night. A fundraiser is available through the website GoFundMe to support the Bernardino family, who were residing in the second floor of the two-family home at 15 Hersey Place. Nicholas Rue, who started … Read more

Former Patriot Named Quincy High Head Football Coach

By SCOTT JACKSON A former linebacker for the New England Patriots has been named the new head coach of the football team at Quincy High School. Vernon Crawford was announced as the school’s head coach on Thursday. “Crawford comes to Quincy with an extensive coaching background at the professional, college and high school levels,” Quincy … Read more

West Quincy Flood Control Work Underway

A long-awaited flood control project to help alleviate flooding in neighborhoods in West Quincy is underway along Furnace Brook, city officials announced this week. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant is paying for the design to increase the brook’s capacity and regrading the banks along the brook to augment flood storage. The … Read more

Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Warns Residents Of Phone Scams Impersonating Law Enforcement

Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott is warning county residents that phone scammers have been impersonating local law enforcement, including the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, in an attempt to fraudulently steal funds from residents. “Residents should remain vigilant when they receive calls asking them for money. The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and local law enforcement will … Read more

Renovations At Mount Wollaston Cemetery Include New Gate, Entrance At Sea Street

Renovations are underway at historic Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Mayor Thomas Koch announces.  Improvements will include a new gate and entrance at Sea Street, new tree plantings, safety improvements, and renovations to the perimeter granite wall. The new decorative wrought-iron Gothic style entrance gate will represent the period which the cemetery was originally Consecrated in 1855.  … Read more

Zach Taylor’s 30 Points Lead Raiders Past Presidents, 74-32

Quincy Girls Basketball Downs North, Qualifies For State Tournament

 

Quincy Man Sentenced For Counterfeiting $100 Bills

A Quincy man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for counterfeiting over 4,000 fake $100 bills. Victor Cardona, 34, on Jan. 18 was sentenced by US District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 41 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a fine of $5,000. In … Read more

Devine, Buenaventura To Face Off For Open Council Seat

By SCOTT JACKSON James Devine and Joel Buenaventura were the top two vote getters in the four-person preliminary election for the vacant Ward 4 seat on the Quincy City Council and will go head to head in next month’s final election. Devine finished first and Buenaventura second in Tuesday’s preliminary contest. Devine finished with 318 … Read more

Presidents Day Winterfest Feb. 20

Mayor Thomas Koch and the City of Quincy will host Presidents Day Winterfest 2023, a family-friendly holiday event, on Monday, Feb. 20. The afternoon and early evening activities will take place from 2  to 7 p.m. in and around the Hancock Adams Common, 1305 Hancock St., under a heated tent as well as inside Quincy … Read more