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At the podium
A Boston Globe old file photo
Monday morning past when most of the general public other than the retired could not readily attend, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch presented the mandatory State of the City Address in Old City Hall before a friendly crowd of fraught with the usual fawning suspects.
Fortunately, productivity probably improved given the absence at work of those who were instead present at the State of the City Address.
In any event, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch phoned in a reading of a selected individuals from the history of Quincy instead of recounting the recent state of the City of Quincy nor much on its future.
“A City on the Move” takes a dump?
An iconic Quincy Quarry News exclusive image
For someone who has long talked up his plans for a new Quincy, the change was curious.
Most curious as a matter of fact.
Then again, with many of his often profligate plans far more often than not not working out, changing the subject might have been viewed as the way to go.
The view from the cheap seats
An old Quincy Quarry News file photo
The 2025 Blatherama address.
Tips from the grave: with the Ethics Commission circling and the AG likely on deck, don’t say nothing about anything
Quincy — where the only thing more elusive than actual substance is a parking spot along Wollaston Beach in July. Bold move to skip over the ‘state’ part entirely. It’s like ordering a pizza and getting an empty box, but with more buzzwords and less satisfaction. At this point, they should just rename it ‘The State of Vague Generalities Address’ and call it a day.
This is not a news source. It’s someone living in their mom’s basement. A real news source doesn’t have opinions in a news story.
PJ, My mother died over a year ago in California and as is typical in California her house did not have a basement, not to mention that I moved out after I finished college many decades ago.
In turn, do note that QQ’s main facilities are in arguably the nicest part of Quincy with contributors to it living all over Quincy.
Next up, Quincy Quarry has broken many a scoop on matters of often considerable local interest. The Quarry also regularly shares things that come its way with other media that might be the better news outlet with the information as well as others who have acted upon information provided to them.
Finally, essentially all media engage in offering up opinion and to this end Quincy Quarry is fully forthcoming about its policies and practices re same in its terms of service and such.
In closing, how about you going upstairs and give your mother a hug as well as a much deserved thank you or ten.