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– News about Quincy MA from Quincy Quarry News.
Quincy Mayor Koch was yet again picketed by understandably disgruntled union workers who are continuing to hold this pandering politician’s own words against him.
For the second time in but a couple of weeks as well as at least the third such protest this year alone, duly embattled incumbent Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s campaign kick-off gala late night was picketed by union members seeking jobs for Quincy workers given that Koch had previously as well as often said that he would see them provided as Quincy Center might actually be redeveloped.

The number of picketers was a bit more than 150 per Quincy Quarry’s double check counting and thus comparable to the 200-plus participants variously reported at the previous protest rally.
QQTV video of the protesters can be seen accessed here.

Unlike last time, however, when the mayor was able to stay holed up inside of City Hall until things quieted down or could escape the scene without crossing a picket line, this time he had no choice but cross the line as it blocked his only roadway available to drive to his own reelection campaign kickoff event at the local Elks Lodge.
That and so be able to partake the pasta-themed buffet offered at this soirée.
The union rally conversely featured understandable while at the same time restrained rancor towards increasingly not exactly union-friendly and putative erstwhile Democratic incumbent Mayor Thomas P. Koch in ways comparable to the previous well-organized as well as also well-attended rally.

Even Norfolk County Sherriff Belotti turned his back on Koch as Koch crossed the line while Belotti was on the sidewalk among picketers both pressing the flesh and chatting with protesting union members.
Others also crossing the picket line were often seen doing so in ways ranging from hoping to not be spotted by the picketers to wishing they could have just mailed in their tribute check to racing past the picket such that it was amazing that none of the picketers were struck.
At the same time, it is only proper to note that the several police officer detail trying to manage the considerable trafficking did the best they could under difficult circumstances.

Given a tight publication deadline, Quincy Quarry was not able to determine if this was a campaign-paid for detail or a freebie care of mayoral brother-in-law and Quincy Police Chief Paul “The Beav” Keenan.  That and the Quincy Police Department is not exactly known for its forthcoming phone call response practices.
While Quincy Quarry could not tell how many invitees decided to drive on rather than cross the picket line so that they could pull into the Elks’ parking lot, it can report that a number of passersby honked their horns and variously gave at least one digit up waves to the long throngs of protesters lining both sidewalks.

In any event, among those spotted crossing the line was longtime City of Quincy City Clerk Joe Shea.
The Clerk surely had no problem finding the place as he is both a member of the local Elks Lodge as well as intimately familiar with its card tables.  Inexplicably, the Clerk was then spotted driving out of the driveway moments later and then hastily driving away from the scene.
Additionally, Quincy Quarry spied many not quite late model Ford Crown Vics and older Lincoln Town Cars sporting the all but de riguer semi-low number vanity license plates of the hacktocracy as well as more than a few high-end German imports driven by various sorts of suspected special interests types.

Various other locals officials also at least suspected of crossing the picket line include Quincy Ward 1 Councillor Margaret LaForest, whom Quincy Quarry has variously recounted her disfavor among her constituents previously, in spite of her husband’s membership in IBEW Local 2222 as well as given its endorsement of her reelection in what is expected to be a hotly contested race.
Only time will tell if her lap dog ward heeling given her crossing the line will hurt – or help – her on election day.
As always, expect Quincy Quarry to continue feature by far the most hard-hitting coverage into the considerable underbellies of Quincy’s often well-fed fat hacks.
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