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Quincy Quarry truly believes in “Citizen Journalism” – the notion that regular people can often cover the news just as well – if not often better – than those who graduated from the journalism program at a certain Manhattan university.

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Latest Citizen Journalism Posts

FBI Reports Crime up in Quincy. Up a lot!

by Nancy Drue | Oct 22, 2023 | Featured Articles, Instagram

Crime in Quincy was up by more than twice the state average increase in crime in 2022 from 2021. Even more troubling, violent crime in Quincy was roughly 36% higher than the statewide average on a per 100,000 population basis in 2022.

Quincy Quarry News Weekly Fish Wrap: Unhappy Rails for You!

by Jon Swift | Oct 21, 2023 | Breaking Bad, Featured Articles, Instagram

What is a week in Greater Boston without usually breaking badly bad news© involving the MTBA? Not a week in Greater Boston!

The MBTA Goes Off Track On Its Rails

by Jon Swift | Oct 20, 2023 | Featured Articles, Instagram, Regional

Just when one might at least hope that things could not become any worse at the MBTA, things went off the track. Way off track

Quincy Center MBTA Station Overdue Renovation Next Step

by Jon Swift | Oct 19, 2023 | Featured Articles, Instagram, Only In The Q

The long-needed renovation of the Quincy Center MBTA station renovation takes a step forward.

Quincy Center Project Announcement Real or October Surprise Mirage?

by Jon Swift | Oct 19, 2023 | Election Coverage Quincy 2023, Instagram, Slider

Among nurmerous shortcomings regarding this announcement, normally de rigueur renderings of the proposed project were apparently not provided.

A Quincy Quarry News Election Fact Check Snippet

by Eric Blair | Oct 18, 2023 | Election Coverage Quincy 2023, Instagram, Slider

After laying waste to the mud hurled by Mayor Koch against his mayoral election opponent in a recent campaign mailer, the Quarry then took a look at the claims of success foisted by Mayor Koch in the same mailer.

Mayor Koch’s Reelection Campaign Goes Negative

by Carl Woodward | Oct 17, 2023 | Election Coverage Quincy 2023, Instagram, Slider

As is both well-known as well as common practice, going negative is a common practice when a candidate, especially an incumbent, is facing a closer race than had been anticipated.

Cannabis Sales in Quincy Need a Half-Off Sales Promotion?

by Jon Swift | Oct 15, 2023 | Featured Articles, Instagram, Only In The Q

Granted, sales promotions are only to be expected at most any retail business. At the same time, given reports of very little traffick inflicted up on the Fore River Bridge rotary, one has to wonder if perhaps sales are so-so at this pot shop.