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Word of the suspension of a City of Quincy department head who is also one of Quincy Mayor Tom Koch BFF’s broke this weekend via the reporting of a local television station’s news unit.
Also reported was that the individual has been put on paid administrative leave while an investigation is underway.
Quincy Quarry News was similarly dimed with word that this Koch Administration insider and mayoral bff had been walked out of the Kennedy Senior Center building, the locks to the building changed, and Informational Technology peeps brought into investigate.
Quincy Quarry News was in the process of vetting things before going to press on this matter given its commitment to balanced and fair coverage, however, the television news outlet was the first to broach word of the suspension.
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In turn, it is only reasonably to assume that a bigger role of dimes was dropped to the television station news operation than were dropped Quincy Quarry’s way.
Reasons for this view include that while particulars were not broached by the television news outlet, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s Chief of Staph Pinocchio Walkbacker was reached on Saturday by one of the station’s likely persistent reporters and was so surely was pressed to reluctantly confirm both the suspension and that an internal investigation was underway.
“Move along folks, nothing to see here ….”
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At this point, however, there is no known to the Quarry specific reason or reasons for the suspension even if the nature of what little is known events poses at least a few reasonable initial suspicions.
In any event as well as in the meanwhile, only to be expected is that the Koch Maladministration will refuse to offer up any further particulars by asserting that this is a personnel matter as well as that an investigation is underway for as long as possible as well probably then some.
That and while also hoping that Trump’s Stormy trial as well as the Karen Read murder prosecution take up a serious amount of regional media’s attention.
Further only to be expected is likely endeavoring to slow walk a referral to an outside prosecutorial entity if the obligation to do so is found to be in order.
“Say what?!?!?!
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Fortunately for Quincy Quarry News’ ever-growing legions of loyal readers, the Quarry will continue to follow this story and then duly report updates as appropriate.
In the meanwhile, the Quarry continues to monitor things as regards the sexting investigation of Quincy Police Detective Andrew (“Randy Andy”) Keenan and who is the also problematically hired son of former Quincy Police Chief Paul “The Beav” Keenan.
At the same time, however, it is surely but a coincidence that Randy is a nephew of Quincy Mayor “Uncle Tom” Koch.
The Patriot Ledger reported in 2009 that Clasby helped his parents move into a recently vacated unit at Naval Terrace, even though the unit had been set aside by contract for low-income seniors who qualify for federal Section 8 housing assistance. Another couple was already at the top the waiting list.
Elder Housing Corp. is a nonprofit created to manage Naval Terrace, an affordable senior housing complex near Quincy’s Squantum neighborhood. Elder Housing Corp. policies bar family members of city officials or board members from living in the senior housing community. Clasby was both. If this is still true how is it the mayor’s sister who is retired city employee lives there.
JW,
Surely you know that In Quincy the code is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules.
You bring up a great point. If I were the Mayor of Quincy, City of Presidents, I would certainly order an audit and review of placements at the Elder Housing Corporation.
What say you Mayor Koch? Are you up for this task?
The feds are gonna want to look at this — that department receives federal funding.
It’s all gonna unravel. Anne Mahoney should count her blessings that she did not win as she would have had to preside over the deck chairs of the Titanic.
Karma,
Look to Mayor Koch’s all but assuredly written by someone else written statement as regards this matter — he is clearly in full damage control mode, including posing a willingness to throw under a bus one of his department heads who is also a BFF.
Actually do so, however, remains to be seen. After all, slack was cut for the Dipper and at least a couple more connected peeps more recently.
At the same time, how would Mahoney have taken hits had she won in November? Other than the time and trouble incurred to clean house on this and probably more koched-up problems that likely would have been uncovered, that is.
Looks like the drama at the Quincy Senior Center just got a bit more spicy! Paid suspension, you say? Must be nice to get a vacation while the rest of us suffer through our 9-to-5 grinds. Can’t wait for the tell-all memoir: “Suspension Stories: Tales from the Time-Out Chair.” Keep the popcorn handy, Quincy, because this investigation is turning into quite the spectacle!