Breaking Bad News
Let’s face it, we all secretly love finding about bad news – at least so long as it doe not involve us personally, especially in ways criminal and/or financially painful.
As such, this is where Quincy Quarry aficionados can get their daily fix of breaking badly badly news© – be it local, national and/or international.
Latest Breaking Bad Posts
Got Wood?
Think last year’s COVID-19 pandemic-fuelled toilet paper shortfall was bad? Check out the lumber aisle at home improvement stores.
Quincy suffers yet another COVID-19 fatality
While three months ago, the Koch Maladministration announced that it would only be doing weekly updates on Fridays on the number of local COVID-19 fatalities, the designated coat holders in City Hall failed to post a Friday COVID-19 fatality tweet update
Coming this summer: Gas stations running out of gas
Thought the toilet paper shortages were bad when COVID-19 hit the fan last spring? Wait until this summer when pandemic restrictions lift but gasoline will be short in supply for going on road trips, returning to the grind of the commute to work, etc.
Quincy Point Bar Parking Lot Scene of Multiple Victims Knife Attack
In yet another case of proof positive that little good happens at closing time, the parking lot of a busy to a point arguably not socially distant bar on Washington Street the scene of the alleged knifings.
Robert Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General
While no one has actually seen the report outside of Mueller and Barr’s inner circles, early reports are reporting that Mueller is not recommending any further indictments by his team …
United States Attorney sues City of Quincy over alleging dumping raw sewage into the harbor
The lawsuit alleges – among other things – that water quality samples tested positive for ammonia, pharmaceutical compounds, and surfactants, all of which are pollutants found in untreated sewerage waste …
Quincy hit by massive 5-Alarm Fire in Wollaston Center; 3 Buildings Destroyed
The site of the fire at least included a building that was involved in a major fire in 2015. In turn, such baits questions as to how strenuous were the City of Quincy’s building inspections as such repair work is typically required to bring such a repaired building closer to current building codes …
The Geography of Partisan Prejudice in the United States
After excluding smaller counties, the most politically intolerant county in America appears to be Suffolk County, Massachusetts, which includes the city of Boston …
Economists issue caution flags over state and United States business outlook
There is an undercurrent among the latest commentaries: the pop from last year’s federal tax cuts is running out of fizz.
Quincy City Hall snow job failure
While Kim Jong Koch Plaza in front of City Hall as well the entrance to City Hall itself were cleared from curb to curb, things were as deep in the VIP parking lot as is typical after a State of the City bloviating.
















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