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While reviewing the election results, there were some newbies elected into local elected offices as well as a few departures.
For example, challenger Richard Ash knocked off Quincy Ward 2 incumbent Anthony Andronico and challenger Courtney Perdios bumped School Committee member and former Quincy High School principal Frank Santoro off of the Quincy School Committee.
Perdios also received the most votes among the three candidates who won seats on the School Committee and such scores her benefits as to her standing among committee members.
Both Ash and Perdios are expected to not be be tools on stools for the Koch Machine or at least not to the level that the machine’s preferred incumbent candidates have long been.
The City Council will also see Dan Minton, a retired Quincy police lieutenant, taking the open Ward 4 Council seat given the retirement of incumbent ward councillor Chuck Phelan (no relation to former Mayor Bill Phelan, ed.) and Scott Campbell slipped into an at the at Large Council seat given that incumbent at Large Councillor Anne Mahoney opting to instead run for mayor.
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And as for the one clearly bright note, at least as far as most Quincy Quarry News readers will likely enjoy more than a little schadenfreude for at least this morning, former Quincy Ward 1 ward heeler Margaret LaForest will yet again be out of a job come the first of the year.
LaForest signed on last spring as Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros’ Chief of Staph and with the all but certain tacit expectation that she would help see him win reelection; however, Kokoros was upset last night by challenger Erin Joyce via a convincing margin.
In turn, LaForest will thus be both again out of a political job came the New Year as well as likely without a recommendation from Kokoros.
While the Quarry did not bother to reach out to Braintree’s Town Hall for comment, it is only reasonable to expect that LaForest will soon be calling on Quincy Mayor Koch to ask for a job with the early line in Las Vegas that the ask will be for the post of Harbormaster.
More like shellfish warden….
More like a shellfish.
That bitch lied to me. She gets what she deserved. What good news to see her out of any picture. Koch has to be smart enough to keep her away. Let her scream and wail.
On another note, I looked into the ONE sign put up in the shit detector’s yard. He turned out to be a good guy and is a new at large councilor.
Johnson,
Karma has again caught up with Mayor Kokoros’ soon to be out of a job Chief of Staph.
As for Koch knowing better than to provide her with a new place at the public trough, we shall see. After all, he has a history of curious hirings.
Next, are your confusing the successful challenger who beat the Ward 2 incumbent with Mr. Campbell?
FYI: Mr. Campbell was a co-defendant on the Cahill illegal campaign money raising case.
Granted, perhaps Scott has seen the errors of his way, however, it is still only fair to note that Mayor Koch saw Cahill become the President of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce at a point he was all but unemployable by someone who was a former State Treasurer and Mr. Campbell scored a transitional manner of gig with the City of Quincy a while back when he was similarly hard-pressed.
Yeah, and that Rock Island lobster was involved with the Chamber too. A picture of her car, my, isn’t it illegal to have stickers on a car in this state??? The messages tell a huge, distorted view of things.
Still lost in the forest.
The incumbents were “tools on stools” I’m not sure I’ve seen any evidence of that.
Joe,
Obviously you have not paid attention to the actions of many on the Quincy City Council over the years. Just the actions of the current Ward One and Ward Six Councillors alone scream puppets.
I thought you were referring specifically to this years ousted incumbents
I met her several years ago and she was unprofessional, rude, and lacked empathy.
Koch is now beholding to contractors for over half a million dollars. Look for lots more luxury apartments and unusual variances.
“Chief of Staph” had me rolling.
Stop & Shop is always hiring — maybe she can get a job there.